Business Ethics

Business Ethics Links

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• Academic sites
• Membership organizations
• Codes of ethics
• Miscellaneous

Academic Sites

Australian Business Ethics Network at the RMIT University promotes ethical practices in 
business, advocate the need for ethics as part of business courses and to provide a forum for 
ethicists to discuss and exchange ideas on teaching, training and consulting in the field of 
business ethics.

Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics (Duquesne University) promotes moral integrity and behavior through ethics education and training to those who encounter, or are preparing to encounter, moral challenges in the business world.

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship works with global corporations to help them define, plan and operationalize their corporate citizenship.

Center for Applied Ethics at Hong Kong Baptist University strives to stimulate critical reasoning 
about fundamental ethical concerns in contemporary society, to raise awareness of moral values, 
and to further strengthen the university's commitment to research and whole person education. 

Center for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia is an interdisciplinary research 
centre which studies a diverse range of topics, including health care practices, business and 
professional procedures, new information technologies and environmental issues. 

Center for Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy (Carnegie Mellon University) is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to advancing the field of applied ethics and political philosophy through the integration of first-quality theoretical scholarship and a discerning engagement with the practical settings in which important ethical issues arise.

Center for Business Ethics at the University of St. Thomas strives to help business people and students make good choices that benefit themselves, their businesses and their community.  

Center for Ethics and Business at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles aims to provide an 
environment for discussing issues related to the necessity, difficulty, costs and rewards of 
conducting business ethically. 

Center for Ethics, Capital Markets and Political Economy is a non-profit organization [providing] a 
discussion forum and information resource for persons who believe that moral concerns should be 
taken into account in economic and political thinking.

Center for International Corporate Responsibility (Carnegie Mellon University) was established to raise awareness and increase understanding of the global consequences of corporate decisions.

Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness is the locus of research on business ethics and corporate governance at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership (University of Pittsburgh) focuses on the education of undergraduate business students through a unique certificate program in leadership and ethics that immerses students in the principles of ethics and leadership over a three-year period.

Dartmouth College Ethics Institute has been distinguished by a grassroots faculty interest in ethics. It now comprises over 150 Dartmouth faculty and administrators with interests in applied and professional ethics ranging from medical, business, legal, and engineering ethics, to the ethics of teaching and research.

European Institute for Business Ethics (University of Nyenrode, Netherlands) is an independent, academic, non-commercial organization whose aim is to promote ethical conduct in organizations, both in the profit sector and the non-profit sector, through education, research and organizational development.

Institute for Business and Professional Ethics at DePaul University.  The mission of the Institute is to facilitate ethical deliberation by stirring the moral conscience and by developing models for ethical decision-making in business and the professions

Southern Institute for Business and Professional Ethics (Georgia State University) is one of the nation's leading centers promoting professional integrity and global corporate responsibility.

Wharton Ethics Program enables students to develop the critical skills and analytical frameworks essential to identify, characterize, and resolve ethical problems likely to arise in their business careers.

Woodstock Seminar in Business Ethics was conceived in the fall of 1988 at Georgetown 
University, when a group of leaders in banking and finance, business and government, academia 
and church began discussing ethical dilemmas in the conduct of mergers and acquisitions.

Membership Organizations

Better Business Bureau Online.  Its mission is to promote trust and confidence on the Internet 
through the reliability and privacy programs. 

Business for Social Responsibility is a membership organization for companies of all sizes and 
sectors.  Its mission is to be the leading global resource providing members with innovative 
products and services that help companies be commercially successful in ways that demonstrate 
respect for ethical values, people, communities and the environment.

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility is a membership organization of Canadian 
businesses committed to developing and sharing expertise in socially responsible business
practices.

Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Policy is a volunteer-driven organization comprised of 
corporations and individuals dedicated to developing and maintaining an ethical corporate culture.

Council for Ethical Leadership is an organization that, through its diverse membership, seeks to promote ethical leadership and accountability through advocacy of best ethical practices and applied ethics education.

CSR Europe is the leading European business network for corporate social responsibility with over 60 leading multinational corporations as members.

Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct is a consortium of U.S. defense 
industry contractors which subscribes to a set of principles for achieving high standards of 
business ethics and conduct. 

Ethics and Compliance Officer Association is a non-consulting, member-driven association exclusively for individuals who are responsible for their organization's ethics, compliance, and business conduct programs.

European Baha'i Business Forum is a global professional non-profit association of men and 
women practicing and promoting moral and ethical values in business

European Business Ethics Network is the only International network dedicated wholly to the promotion of business ethics in European private industry, public sector,  voluntary organizations, and academia.

Greater Houston Business Ethics Roundtable is a voluntary professional organization dedicated to 
promoting ethical business practices and serving as a forum for the exchange of information and 
strategies regarding implementation, administration and compliance of ethical business conduct 
programs.

Institute for Global Ethics is an independent, nonsectarian, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ethical action in a global context.

Institute for Management Consultants USA exists to establish professional and ethical standards 
for management consultants, to provide continuing education and information relevant to the 
profession, and to increase public awareness of the management consulting profession.

Net-Impact (formerly Students for Responsible Business) is a global network of leaders who are changing the world through business.

Society for Business Ethics is an international association whose objectives are to promote the study of business ethics and provide a forum in which moral, legal, empirical, and philosophical issues of business ethics may be openly discussed and analyzed.

Codes of Ethics

Codes of Ethics Online The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at the Illinois Institute 
of Technology received a grant from the National Science Foundation to put our collection 
of over  850 codes of ethics on the World-Wide Web. We are including our codes of ethics of 
professional  societies, corporations, government, and academic institutions.

Miscellaneous

Business Impact is the first attempt in the UK to make the management of social responsibility 
both practicable and beneficial for every size of business. It includes the key information your 
organisation needs to get started on your own social responsibility programme. 

Caux - Initiatives of Change works for a more just society by strengthening the moral and spiritual foundations of democracy;

Global Ethics University is your one-stop online ethics and compliance-training provider for both individuals and corporations.

Ethics in Action Awards recognize leadership in corporate social responsibility in Ontario and 
British Columbia. 

Ethics Resource Center (Washington, D.C.) is devoted to independent research and the advancement of high ethical standards and practices in public and private institutions. 

Ethics Updates is designed primarily to be used by ethics instructors and their students. It is 
intended to provide updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to 
ethics. 

Global Compact (United Nations). Thousands of companies from all regions of the world, international labour and civil society organizations are engaged in the Global Compact, working to advance ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption .

International Business Ethics Institute fosters global business practices which promote equitable 
economic development, resource sustainability and just forms of government.

Intute: Business and Management provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities.

Online Ethics Center at the National Academy of Engineering offers ideas, teaching advice, research, and other pedagogical information about incorporating ethics into the engineering classroom at every level.

Resource Centre for the Social Dimensions of Business Practice (UK).  The Resource Centre's goal is to engage business more effectively and systematically in poverty elimination. We focus primarily on exploring the Social Dimensions of business practices in the South.

Tim's Brain, formerly Baobab's Corporate Power Information Center.

Transparency International, the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption, brings people together in a powerful worldwide coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on men, women and children around the world.