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If we are to continue a progression towards a more civilized society, we must consider the ethical aspects of actions we and others take. The links below will lead to useful resources for anyone interested in ethical questions regarding local, state, national and international affairs. See the Media home page for a link to the code of ethics for newspaper managing editors and the Corporations home page for links to organizations concerned with unethical conduct. The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs holds educational programs, sponsors original research, and generates new resources on human rights, armed conflict, reconciliation, global justice, the environment, and other areas of international affairs that raise important ethical questions. The Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Policy "Ethics. It's the defining issue for today's organizations. Companies, professional firms and individuals alike are being held increasingly accountable for their actions, as demand grows for higher standards of corporate social responsibility. Today we are judged not only on the financial performance of our organizations, but also on whether we are good corporate citizens. And at the heart of corporate citizenship is organizational ethics." The Center on Law, Ethics and National Security was founded at Duke University's School of Law on September 1st, 1993, by Robinson O. Everett, a professor of law at Duke and a former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. As an integral part of the Law School, the Center encourages and sponsors teaching, research and publications concerning national security law topics, and also conducts conferences and seminars in the national security field. Additionally, as the Center's name implies, it also seeks to provide a legal focus on national security issues from an ethical perspective. The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization, was founded by Charles Lewis following a successful 11-year career in network television news. The quality of the Center's work, in just over a decade, has firmly established the organization as an institutional presence in Washington, D.C. With our hard-earned reputation for "public service journalism," the Center is distinct from most other non-governmental organizations, because of our high-quality, well-documented, investigative research. This web site also hosts web pages for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a source of revealing reports that you are not likely to see in mainstream media. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington "targets government officials who sacrifice the common good to special interests." The Council for Ethics in Economy "is a worldwide association of leaders in business, education, and other professions working together to strengthen the ethical fabric of business and economic life. The Council identifies and responds to issues important for ethical economic practices and assists in the resolution of these issues." Clearly, a significant number of people in the business community have not followed the guidance offered by this council. The Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) is a professional organization for government agencies, organizations, and individuals with responsibilities or interests in governmental ethics, elections, campaign finance, lobby laws and freedom of information. The International Council of Online Professionals aims to set "the industry standard for online business! For business ethics! For consumer protection! For home based business!" The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) maintains and updates the 155-year-old AMA Code of Medical Ethics, widely considered the most comprehensive ethics guide for physicians. The National Council on Ethics in Human Research (NCEHR) has a mission to advance the protection and promotion of the well-being of human participants in research; and to foster high ethical standards for the conduct of research involving humans. Click here for the ethics code of the American Psychiatric Association. Click here for the code of ethics of the American Library Association Click here for a document on Ethics and Etiquette of Internet Resources The Foundation for Ethics and Meaning is a New York-based grass roots, 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. The Foundation's activities and research seek to challenge the present economic and cultural dominance of market driven hyper-consumption, and the worship of material wealth, power and celebrity, the political, spiritual and ethical apathy, and the ecological and human damage this worldview produces. Instead we work to encourage a holistic and community spirit of caring that promotes tolerance, justice, and reconciliation. Moving beyond outdated Left/liberal and Right/conservative paradigms, we work with numerous organizations and the public to develop a unified language that can offer both a sophisticated yet accessible critique of the current bottom line, and a coherent program for its transformation. |
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