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Boston Globe
Sean Sposito
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The New England College of Business and Finance is hoping to carve out a new niche by offering a master’s degree in business ethics and compliance.

The Boston school, which caters mainly to about 650 adults doing online course work, says the degree is a first, and was conceived partly in response to the rash of financial world scandals in recent years.

There are about 20 students enrolled in the program, which began in January, according to Howard E. Horton, the college’s president, but over the next 12 months he expects enrollment to grow to about 100. The degree program, which is taught exclusively online, lasts 15 months and features courses such as Governance, Ethics and Compliance, the Culture of Ethics and Competition, and Conducting Internal Investigations.

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http://www.scu.edu/ethics/

http://www.faireconomy.org/issues/ceo_pay
“We believe that the lack of pay equity in the US can be addressed by changing the rules. The better informed average workers are, the more they will be empowered to generate changes.”

http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/
“The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century. It seeks to inspire in all peoples a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the human family and the larger living world. It is an expression of hope and a call to help create a global partnership at a critical juncture in history.”

http://ethics.iit.edu/
This listing, a project of the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at Illinois Institute of Technology lists over 850 codes of ethics available on the Web, from sources such as corporations, academic institutions, professional organizations, and government. In addition, the site also includes resources for writing a code of ethics, a bibliography, and information as to how the codes might be used.

http://levelcertified.org/
BIFMA International has “created a set of guidelines to serve as a roadmap for any office furniture manufacturer or supplier desiring to become a more sustainable company.” level is the multi-attribute, sustainability standard and third-party certification program for the furniture industry. It has been created to deliver the most open and transparent means of evaluating and communicating the environmental and social impacts of furniture products in the built environment.

http://www.benjerry.com/activism/
Certainly among the best known of companies espousing a social mission, the Ben and Jerry’s page includes their Mission Statement, a list of causes and campaigns supported by the company, and a copy of their most recent Social Audit Report.

http://www.careers.ed.ac.uk/STUDENTS/Careers/Corporate%20Social%20Responsibility%20and%20Ethical%20Careers.html
A very good resource with information about how to find a job and get training in CSR careers.

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