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 The Carnegie Council's Workshops for Ethics in Business (WEB) is a one-of-a-kind forum that brings top corporations and NGOs together in a civilized setting to share innovative ideas for addressing ethical issues related to globalization.
Inspired by Booz & Company's concept of "mega communities," or multi-stakeholder engagement, and Georgetown professor Pietra Rivoli's notion that civilization advances through the positive interaction between civil society and business, the luncheon workshops aim to fill a vacuum in corporate training, business schools, and organizational leadership. To this end, the Carnegie Council is creating a series of accessible case studies in applied ethics.
 The goal is to provide examples of best practices that help address stubborn ethical problems that organizations face. The world's best companies have enjoyed success partly because their competitive management systems deal with these problems globally, while their less successful competitors have been dealing with them on an ad hoc basis. Meanwhile, internal change agents have expressed the need for outside pressure for corporate reform.
 Each workshop produces podcasts, summaries, and lists of related organizations and biographies. Starting in the 2008 program year, the meetings will also yield videos of interviews for teaching and training. By presenting these resources to companies and business schools, the Council can help strengthen the ethical component of management systems, having a potentially dramatic positive impact on corporate reform. These workshops are open to the public, and attract an engaged and motivated audience of leaders of business, consulting, finance, governments, media, and NGOs.
Previous workshops include:
- Taking Stock of Business and Human Rights: Policies and Practices
3/22/07 with BP, General Electric, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, and Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
- Innovations in Fighting Corruption: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Who Is Accountable
9/24/07 with AccountAbility, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and the World Bank
- Responsible Profit: Climate Change and the Green Economy
11/2/07 with Booz Allen Hamilton, RSA, Deutsche Bank, and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
- Cyberethics: Private Money, the Media, and Political Influence
4/3/08 with New American Foundation and others
- Olympic Mettle: Business, Civil Society, and Politics During the Beijing Games
5/16/08 with Ian Buruma, Robert L. Corcoran (GE), Thomas Crampton, Qi Qianjin, and Minky Worden
- The Rise of the Rest: How the Ascent of Russia and China Affects Global Business and Security
7/1/08 with Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Harry Harding, Flynt Leverett, and David C. Speedie
Future workshops include:
- How Drug Companies Advance Global Health
Fall 2008
- Ethics of Energy Security: Auditing Policy Choices
Winter 2008
- The War for Talent: Who Is Responsible for Preparing Today's Employees
Spring 2009
SPONSORS AND PARTICIPANTS:
Our lead sponsors are Booz & Company and Merck & Co., Inc.:
 
Others involved include:
For more information on WEB and on sponsorship opportunities, contact: GPI Program Director Devin Stewart: mailto:dstewart?subject=Workshops for Ethics in Business
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