June
  2006
ABOUT US

The Edmund Rice Business Ethics Initiative, launched in 1991, exists to promote a conversation between business and the community on values and ethics: promoting life humanly in our businesses, our communities, our planet. It aims to create a space where these issues can be discussed and researched in mutually supportive ways. It seems to promote better communication for the sake of better outcomes for us all.

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Who's choosing WorkChoices?
Recent surveys indicate very mixed take-up of the WorkChoices legislation.

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James Hardie case highlights ethical factors

James Hardie and stakeholders continue to provide us with ethical object lessons.

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Business credibility
Australian businesses generally do not enjoy much trust of Australians. Doubtless recent scandals, such as HIH, AWB, Steve Vizard, One.Tel and James Hardie have contributed to a rather cynical view of business but it is also quite likely that the combination of sophisticated and ever more widespread spin doctoring has fostered ever more cynical “bull---- detectors” in all of us. Why would we not believe what we are told?

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NSW State Government has missed the point
One of the greatest challenges in the ethical life is being able to detect ethical issues. The NSW Government has provided its tax-payers with an example.

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Is Santa being unethical?

There is a TV advertisement in which a fund manager acts like Santa allowing people to sit on his lap and ask for all sorts of things. None seem to be a problem – and it’s probably very dependent on how much they have to start with!
Justin Hooper

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  Patrick Dodson
» Ethics -- the practical realities
··Who's choosing WorkChoices?
··James Hardie case highlights ethical factors
··Business credibility
··NSW State Government has missed the point
··Is Santa being unethical?
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