Future Global Ethical Issues (Excerpt from the State of the Future report)
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- Eubios Ethics Institute
- European Business Ethics Network (EBEN)
- Foundation for Future Generations (FGF)
- Foundation for the Future (FFF)
- Georgetown Business Ethics Institute
- Global Futures
- The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
http://www.ethics.org/global.htmlContact Information: Ethics Resource Center 1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006 Tel.: (202) 737-2258 Fax: (202) 737-2227 Email ethics@ethics.org Feedback Information:
-nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization with a mission to strengthen worldwide ethical leadership by providing expertise and services through research, education and partnerships - just as corruption impedes development goals, high standards of ethical behavior further economic, social and political advancement -they feel that such advancement will be better received in the context of shared values, as cross-cultural research indicates humans respect general values of honesty, integrity and courage -to facilitate the dissemination of such values, the ERC has built local, independent institutions in the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Colombia, Russia, and Turkey -it works with businesses, business associations, developing governments and civil society groups around the world. Like the Anti-Corruption Gateway for Europe and Eurasia, much of its global ethic work addresses the need for transparency and counter measures against corruption -established Ethics Today, a forum for exploring a broad range of business ethics, character development issues, global ethics, and character development philosophies -the ERC’s three main areas of work are organizational ethics, character development, and global ethics Future Issues: -has already established and looking to establish more global ethics centers around the world
-areas of research
Eubios Ethics Institute:http://www.biol.tsukuba.ac.jp/~macer/ (this webpage in English, but can also access in Japanese) Contact Information: Prof. Darryl Macer, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Science City 305, Japan; Tel: Int+81-298-53-4662 Fax: Int+81-298-53-6614 Email: Macer@sakura.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp
Same as contact information. Organization Information and Current Work/Research: -founded by Darryl Macer (Affiliated Professor, UNU) in 1990 in Christchurch, New Zealand and in Tsukuba Science City, Japan -nonprofit group that aims to stimulate the international discussion of ethical issues, and how we may use technology in ways consistent with "good life" (eu-bios) -aims at an integrated and cross-cultural approach to bioethics, and at building up an international network Future Issues: -online/ongoing/developing research projects:
European Business Ethics Network (EBEN):http://www.eben.org/ Contact Information: EBEN Secretariat
Tel: +47 22 98 50 56 Fax: +47 22 98 50 02 E-mail: secretariat@eben.org Feedback Information: Email webmaster@eben.org Organization Information and Current Work/Research: -non-for-profit association that is the only international network dedicated wholly to the promotion of business ethics in European private industry, public sector, voluntary organizations, and academia -founded in Brussels in November 1987 to promote values-based and more ethically aware management, ethical leadership, and increased awareness about companies’ responsibility in society, and to stimulate and facilitate meetings of minds, discussion and debate on common ethical problems and dilemmas -focus on promoting business ethics education and training as well as improving practies -current and ongoing work includes:
Future Issues: -Corporate Integrity Forum being developed Foundation for Future Generations (FGF):http://www.foundationfuturegenerations.org/welcome.htm Contact Information: Foundation for Future Generations rue des Brasseurs, 182 5000 Namur Belgium Tel : +32 (0)81-22.60.62 Fax : +32 (0)81-22.44.46 Email: ffg@foundationfuturegenerations.org Feedback Information: Same as contact information. Organization Information and Current Work/Research: -founded in 1998, the FGF adds the time dimension to the utilitarian principal - what is right for future generations - what is important for long-term survival -less active than the Foundation for the Future (FFF) -goals include:
-past work includes:
Future Issues: -European citizens’ deliberation on the future of European rural areas -Responsibility & New Governance Campaign Foundation for the Future (FFF):http://www.futurefoundation.org/index.html Contact Information: Foundation For the Future 123-105th Avenue SE Bellevue, Washington, USA 98004 Tel.: (425)-451-1333 Email list for board of advisors: http://www.futurefoundation.org/main/contacts.html Feedback Information: Same as contact information. Organization Information and Current Work/Research: -mission: to understand the factors that affect the quality of life for the future of humanity -various programs managed by the FFF for this purpose include:
-FFF ongoing process and more active than FGF, also individual futurists Future Issues: -development of various program listed above Georgetown Business Ethics Institute:http://www.msb.edu/prog/gbei/index.htm Contact Information: George Brenkert Georgetown Business Ethics Institute 209B Maguire Hall Washington, DC 20057 Tel.: (202) 687-7701 Email: brenkg@msb.edu Feedback Information: Same as contact information. Organization Information and Current Work/Research: -mission: to foster the creation and dissemination of significant conceptual, empirical and applied knowledge in business ethics -practical implications, methods, and techniques that derive from these research results are used to advance the ethical understanding and activities of students and practitioners in the realm of business, at the local, national and international levels -current curricula include:
-one of founding chapters for Net Impact (originally begun as Students for Responsible Business, 1993)—a community of graduate business students and alumni committed to conducting business responsibly and honestly by integrating our values into our business decisions Future Issues: -development of research and program listed above Global Alliance for Workers and Communities (GA): http://www.theglobalalliance.org/ Contact Information: Global Alliance for Workers and Communities 32 South Street Baltimore, MD 21202 USA Tel: +1 410-951-1500 Email list of contacts: http://www.theglobalalliance.org/contactus.htm Feedback Information: Same as contact information. Organization Information and Current Work/Research: -partnership of private, public and non-governmental organizations established in 1999 to improve the workplace experience and future prospects of workers involved in global production and service supply chains in developing countries -currently working in 5 countries (China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam) and reaching over 200,000 workers -GA aims to promote a new approach to corporate social responsibility, one that goes beyond code compliance to enhance workers’ knowledge and skills in critical areas relating to health, workplace issues, personal finance and personal skills while also improving the workplace environment -utilizes three major strategies:
Future Issues: -working on developing Beyond Compliance: Policy and Best Practices study Global Futures:http://www.globalff.org: Contact Information: The Future 500 415 Jackson St, 2/F San Francisco, CA 94111, USA Tel.: +1 (415) 364-3803 Fax:+1 (415) 693-9163 Email: info@future500.org Feedback Information: Same as contact information. Organization Information and Current Work/Research: -non-profit organization providing products and services to member organizations -mission: to maximize the Triple Bottom Line, by aligning interests of leadership companies and their stakeholders
-the tools and services of Future 500 harness the power of feedback (from all major stakeholder groups: investors, employees, customers, communities, activists and others) to advise companies on how to grow more adaptive, more resilient, and more sustainable -most recent work includes:
Future Issues: -areas of study:
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI):www.globalreporting.org Contact Information: Keizersgracht 209
Email contact list: http://www.globalreporting.org/about/contact.asp Feedback Information: Same as contact information. Organization Information and Current Work/Research: -multi-stakeholder process and independent institution, established in late 1997 by the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) -mission: to develop and disseminate globally applicable Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (applicable to corporations and eventually for any business, government organization, or NGO) -developed a generally accepted framework for triple-bottom-line reporting which provides a basis for performance evaluation and comparison as well as for benchmarking and best practice identification -cooperated with Global Compact to promote GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (2002)
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