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Excerpt:
“Conventional wisdom has it that two of the most glaring
examples of academic oxymorons are the terms “business
ethics” and “moral leadership.” Neither term carries credibility
in popular culture and when conjoined constitutes a
“null-set” rather than just a simple contradiction in terms.
The reason for this is definitional, but only in part. More significant
is that we have so few models of businesses and
leaders operating on ethical principles. Simply put, the
cliché persists because of the dearth of evidence to the
contrary. At best, both these terms remain in the lexicon as
wished-for ideals rather than actual states of being.”

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/
“100 million Americans shop every week at Wal-Mart to get ‘every day low prices.’ Some economists say Wal-Mart helps hold down the cost of living and boosts U.S. productivity. But critics charge that Wal-Mart is destroying good American jobs by pushing production of consumer goods to China. FRONTLINE Correspondent Hedrick Smith travels across the U.S. and to China to investigate Wal-Mart’s impact on American’s economic future.”

http://www.responsiblewealth.org/press/2004/notalonereportfinal.pdf
This report, published by Responsible Wealth, “spotlights successful entrepreneurs and concludes that the myth of self-made success is destructive to the social and economic infrastructure that fosters wealth creation.”

http://www.bsr.org
“Business for Social Responsibility is an alliance of businesses that defines, supports and promotes responsible business policies and practices that benefit not only our companies, but also our employees and communities, our economy and the environment. BSR seeks to reshape the way business does business so that members and other companies can best address the many problems and opportunities that face both business and society.”

http://www.business-ethics.com/
Now a web-based magazine, Business Ethics “works at the intersection of business and society. It reports on the fields of business ethics and corporate governance, tracking major regulatory changes and their impact on corporate behavior. It also examines the broader social role of companies and their accountability to multiple stakeholders – shareholders, employees, customers and the communities where companies do business.”

http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/business-society
“The Business and Society Program is an independently funded policy program at the Aspen Institute, dedicated to helping business executives integrate financial success and social and environmental progress.”

http://www.asyousow.org/
The mission of As You Sow is to “promote progressive social and environmental policies at companies through the Corporate Social Responsibility Program. At CSRP, we represent the interests of socially concerned investors in dialogue with some of the largest and most prominent U.S. corporations. “

http://apolloalliance.org/
“The Apollo Alliance is a coalition of labor, business, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution that will put millions of Americans to work in a new generation of high-quality, green-collar jobs. Inspired by the Apollo space program, we promote investments in energy efficiency, clean power, mass transit, next-generation vehicles, and emerging technology, as well as in education and training. Working together, we will reduce carbon emissions and oil imports, spur domestic job growth, and position America to thrive in the 21st century economy.”

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/a_citizens_independence_movement.php
“In an era when even Business Week runs cover stories about runaway corporate power, few Americans today doubt that corporations wield immense power over our laws, governments, and almost every realm of civic society. Every day, thousands of organizations work to resist harmful actions by corporations and their myriad front groups, but how will citizens move beyond reactive struggles to enable genuine progress?”

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