News - Powered by Yahoo NewsAre sweaty brokers more ethical
LONDON (Reuters) - If you want to know how ethical your broker is, give them a moral dilemma and see how much they sweat before deciding what to do. It's quite a jump from the laboratory to real-world decisions about asset management but British researchers have found that gut feeling can override rational thought when people are faced with financial offers that look unfair. Even when we could ...
Tue, 22 May 2012 07:44:05 -0700 -
Azim Premji: Capacity Building Helps Ethical Behavio
Employees should witness their organizations infusing ethical practices into everyday action.
Sun, 20 May 2012 20:45:44 -0700 -
How ethical is your shopping
While the term "ethical shopping" may not be as well-known and trendy as the likes of "going green" and "eco-friendly", it's a lifestyle choice that is gaining momentum in our society, with many South Africans considering more carefully the practices and principles of companies and products that have, for decades, enjoyed unquestioning trust and support from consumers.
Mon, 21 May 2012 22:24:00 -0700 -
CGMA Report Reveals Gap in Rhetoric, Reality on Business Ethic
Four out of five businesses worldwide have committed to ethical performance, but rhetoric does not always match reality, according to a new report from the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants .
Mon, 21 May 2012 03:00:00 -0700 -
Ethical Oil urges eastern pipeline suppor
An oilsands advocacy group is challenging Canadian politicians to support the proposed reversal of an existing oil pipeline in Ontario that would send Alberta?s oil to eastern Canada.[...]
Wed, 16 May 2012 03:14:00 -0700 -
Ethical living: should I start my own packaging campaign
My local supermarket has starting putting bacon into larger plastic sleeves. Is it time for a new crackdown on packaging? Thanks for sending me photographic rather than physical evidence, as old bacon packets are not pleasant. This is how great anti-waste campaigns start. Our last investigation into packaging started with a reader's photographs of coconuts wrapped in plastic. Ian Bates of Less ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 19:59:25 -0700 -
?Ethical? role for the Kir
THE Lord High Commissioner told the General Assembly yesterday that the Kirk has a key role in helping society to ?reassess? and ?rediscover? its ethical values.
Sat, 19 May 2012 16:22:21 -0700 -
Yes, It's Ethical To Drive A Stick Shift [Rants
# rants I really shouldn't have to even be answering this question. This week in Salon David Sirota wrote an article asking " Is it ethical to drive stick ?" It's great to see a mainstream, intelligent publication like Salon talking about manual transmissions, except for one thing: the article is inane, and the fundamental question its asking is insipid. And, some of the facts are wrong. And it ...
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:21:56 -0700 -
Caviar dreams fulfilled: Ethical, delicious and even Canadia
Global sturgeon farms have spawned an industry that many say is as good, if not better, than the original. How Canada?s tiny black eggs stand out in the roe
Tue, 22 May 2012 12:09:21 -0700 -
Ethical living: whatever happened to acid rain
Why do we only hear about certain eco issues, such as climate change? What happened to acid rain and the ozone layer? I agree that planet green has a tendency to be a little one-note. For a long while it's been singing a plaintive song (more of a wail, actually) about climate change. But you can see why this preoccupies us. In the run-up to the Rio climate conference we are without an agreed ...
Tue, 15 May 2012 07:51:32 -0700 -