Pro Ethics

Independent journalists are among the very few in news media giving legitimate coverage to the recent US uprising against the corruption in our corporate and business world. Live coverage here. 

I would not feel the need to belong to a bank that is going to charge me to keep my money with them. The article states that the rule (to charge $5 for every debit card use) only applies to banks with $10 billion or more in assets. If this is the case I would switch to a smaller bank or just use cash. Is this ethical? I would say no, because I have already given all of my money to the bank to lend to other people. How can this be ethical if I have already given them money?

This article goes along with the video of Peter Eigen, who founded Transparency International. It is about bribery.

When President Obama addresses the nation's students today, he'll talk about an eighth-grade ethics class that still influences him in the Oval Office. "I remember being asked questions like, 'What matters in life? ... What does it mean to treat people with respect and dignity? ...

Greenbelt City Council took up an ordinance on Monday that replaced its current ethics requirements with many of the minimum state standards that would, among other things, open the door for council members and certain other officials to accept gifts from lobbyists.

When Social Responsibility is really a part of the character of the company - rather than one of the many things a company does that stakeholders expect - it becomes an organic part of the story of who the company is, what it stands for.

The defining moment of the Obama Presidency occurred on August 14th, 2010. On August 13th, the President made a ringing endorsement of the right of any religion to build a temple to their faith anywhere in the United States. I was very impressed.

This article is about the SEC holding more people responsible for the wrong doings during the economic crisis. It talks about the careless things done with investor's money.

This is a quote from this article: "It makes its money by spending as little as possible on operations, and getting people to pay as much as possible for every bit they consume." If this is true, Verizon does not have good ethics, it's not keeping the best of the customer in mind.

This article fits nicely with our discussion this week. It talks about adding a capital buffer. Some law makers say that without this, the banking industry could sink the economy again.

Is trying to make a dollar worth more than losing a customer? I would never jeopardize my customers for money.

Drug companies sponsoring human trials of possible new medications have ethical responsibilities to study participants and to science to disclose the results of their clinical research -- even when product development is no longer being pursued. Maybe this will lead to more improvements in modern medicine.

Cool little article that makes you think about were your products were maid and/or come from.

This is a video that talks about the news release of Obama deploying 100 US troops to Central Africa to help find and bring Joseph Kony (a man who has engaged Central Africa in war for 26 years, has killed hundreds of thousands, and kidnaps children and forces them to fight in his army) to justice. This group has come together because three guys saw a moral and ethical problem and wanted to do what they could to change it. 

great article

Interesting stats at the top of the article

This article goes hand in hand with the video we watched

More and more farmer's markets are being used, it isn't a yuppie thing any more.

This article has a quiz to see what kind of entrepeneur you are!

25 characteristics of entrepeneurs, goes along with our videos for this week.