Pro Ethics

This article points out the tendency for people to notice bad behavior and not good behavior. If one business acts unethically it can be compounded by an individual to assume all business is unethical.

Article on a decision on a man with cancer getting fired right or wrong?

Cancer patient gets fired for not spending enough time with clients while he was recovering from surgery.

Why is Walmart only now discovering women as a resource?

Thought this was interesting....

Brett, Good reflections here on some early challenges for Obama and his efforts to have a "moral impact" ... things seem to be getting worse just recently with the Solyndra issue: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63795.html

This article talks about adding a tax on those who make millions of dollars. Many questions arise from this idea. But the biggest one of all...how ethical would doing something like this be?

Sustainability Reporting for companies has grown over the last decade by a substantial amount. The reason for this is it leads to economic and social behaviors increasing in their business.

Here's a good example of how damaging the environment can damage your business--especially when you try to manipulate the legal system to avoid accountability. 

This is about the recent stopping of major online poker in the U.S. This is more or less an updated report of the earlier happenings of this year. Full Tilt Poker can be basically described as a ponzi type scheme

Interesting reflections on the current debates about taxation from one of our more famous millionaires, Mark Cuban (if you don't know him, he's owner of the Dallas Mavericks, among other things). 

Entrepreneur Richard Branson highlights a prominent sentiment in our discussion from last week about the importance of relationships in business: "...businesses aren't all about facts and figures - the people are your biggest assets." 

This is a good article talking about how one should act when other employees are acting uneticaly.

This article is about a solar power company, Solyndra, being the selection as the Obama administration's first loan guarantee recipient. The company was financially strong and now is declaring bankruptcy after receiving a $535 million dollar loan.

New app and website estimate how much forced labor is used to make everyday products.

Google booked record sales and earnings in the first half of this year, made a series of splashy acquisitions, and is on a hiring spree. But in the eyes of Google chairman Eric Schmidt, the company is fighting for its survival.

This is about an international company being recognized for their creative and innovative approach.

September 24, 2011 -- Updated 1125 GMT (1925 HKT) (CNN) -- The head of Swiss banking giant UBS has resigned in the wake of a $2.3 billion loss in unauthorized trading, the bank announced Saturday. Chief executive Oswald J. Gruebel is stepping down immediately, and an interim CEO has been appointed, the bank said in a statement.

Professional ethics in action. Boss realizes he is only as good as his people under him and when the mess up, he takes responsibility.

An example of big business turning a blind eye to not only an ethical dilemma, but also a legal one. The countries that buy tobacco have laws in place banning child labor as does the supplying country. The word "help" is used instead of work to cover up the use of small children in dangerous situations.

Obligations to other people help to make business transactions and opportunities run smoother for everyone involved. Trust and transparency are very important.

Big profits were made from insider trading!