Pharmaceutical companies against the stomach ulcer cure

'The great ulcer drug rip-off'
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/ulcer_drugs.htm

Barry Marshall's story
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/mar1bio-1

Seroxat exposed

Panorama article about some of the bad side-effects of taking the anti-depressant Seroxat.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/5346938.stm

Youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TozBgI5LyGc&feature=PlayList&p=E93A6BE5EDCF8A21&playnext=1&index=1

Dirty nail salons exposed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctld8mTZoGI&feature=PlayList&p=239271DB90E91A5C&playnext=1&index=1

Fairtrade

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/resources/default.aspx

Action Aid video - who pays for the supermarkets' price wars?

http://www.actionaid.org.uk/100621/blog.html?article=125

Presentation - international strategy

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/presentations/strategy/global/default.html

Presentations - corporate social responsibility

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/presentations/strategy/csr/default.html

Presentation - business ethics

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/presentations/strategy/businessethics/default.html

Presentation - exchange rates

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/presentations/external/exchangerates/default.html

Presentation - business and the euro

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/presentations/external/euro/default.html

Presentation - interest rates

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/presentations/external/interestrates/default.html

Presentation - the business cycle

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/presentations/external/businesscycle/default.html

Advice on whistle-blowing

Whistleblowing: when and how to raise concerns
As HBOS whistle blower Paul Moore knows, raising concerns can be a risky business. We ask the experts how best to go about it. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/article5460882.ece

Comparison between investing in unethical and ethical companies

Nina Montagu-Smith has put together a portfolio of 'ethically questionable' stocks such as tobacco to see if it proves the theory that such shares do well in a downturn
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/2816818/Will-we-make-a-packet-out-of-fags.html

Vice shares outperform ethical investments
Sinners have done better than saints on the stock market over the last year, with unethical stocks beating the FTSE For Good and FTSE100 indices.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/3079913/Vice-shares-outperform-ethical-investments.html

'Unethical' luxury brands criticised by WWF

Celebrities such as Sienna Miller are being urged to sever their ties with luxury brands whose allegedly poor environmental practices are highlighted in a damning report today.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3316454/Unethical-luxury-brands-criticised-by-WWF.html

Whistle-blower website vows to stay online

Wikileaks, the website that helps people to expose fraud and corruption in government and big business, has vowed to continue it whistle-blowing efforts despite a US court’s decision to shut down the site.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/3356427/Whistle-blower-website-vows-to-stay-online.html

BAE 'is damaging Britain's reputation'

Corruption allegations surrounding BAE, Britain's biggest defence company, have "damaged the global reputation of this country", according to a scathing report into the firm by Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1932753/BAE-is-damaging-Britains-reputation.html

Big Mac tops the most unethical companies poll

McDonald's beats Nike to unwelcome accolade in new survey that reveals UK consumers' concerns about the things they buyhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/apr/16/theobserver.observerbusiness1

Erin Brockavich trailer

Trailer to the film which uncovers an unethical business
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TjEklyF7-E

The real Erin Brockavich
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Brockovich

Youtube video on Business Ethics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDPsSyaZNIw

Economist report on CSR

Corporate social responsibility, once a do-gooding sideshow, is now seen as mainstream. But as yet too few companies are doing it well.
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10491077

Unethical chicken farming

Last year Hugh went on a chicken mission to expose the welfare conditions of Britain's favourite meat.
Around 850 million chickens are produced each year in the UK, most of them as 'standard' birds, reared in intensive conditions without access to natural light. Believing living, feeling creatures deserve a better life, Hugh set up his own factory farm and took his message to his local community, the poultry industry and the nation's supermarkets.
http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/river-cottage/hughs-chicken-run/hugh-s-chicken-run-07-12-18_p_1.html

http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/river-cottage/chickens-hugh-and-tesco-too/chickens-hugh-and-tesco-too-gallery-09-01-26_p_1.html

Short video clips from the programme
http://www.channel4.com/video/hughs-chicken-run/index.html

M&S charging for plastic bags

M&S have made the first move in what may be a new approach by retailers to charging for customers who want plastic bags at the checkout.
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/paying-the-price-for-plastic-bags/#extended

Primark - unethical company

Over recent years, this topic has come up as ‘the most asked question’ in Business and Economics lessons. Specifically, is it ‘ethical’ to buy low priced goods produced in poor countries? My personal answer is an emphatic ‘yes’. It’s hard to see how our refusal to open some markets to free trade – particularly in agriculture – helps the world’s poor
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/the-primark-question/#extended

Panorama puts Primark's claims that it can deliver cheap, fast fashion without breaking ethical guidelines to the test.
Posing as industry buyers in India, the programme's reporter Tom Heap and his team find some of India's poorest people working long, gruelling hours on Primark clothes in slum workshops and refugee camps.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/7461496.stm

Divine Chocolate - ethical compay

Everything I had read about Divine Chocolate and its inspirational MD Sophi Tranchell suggested that we were in for a treat at the Business Teacher Conference 2008. However, even I was taken by surprise by the sheer energy and passion exuded by Sophi as she got our conference off to a stunning start. Here are a few personal observations and a download link for Sophi’s excellent presentation on Divine Chocolate…
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/2008-business-teacher-conference-report-divine-chocolate/#extended

Practical advice on CSR from Business Link

Your business doesn't exist in isolation, simply as a way of making money. Your employees depend on your business. Customers, suppliers and the local community are all affected by you and what you do. Your products, and the way you make them, have an impact on the environment.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1075408468

Starbucks' views on CSR

http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/csr.asp

The Government's view on CSR

The Government sees CR as the business contribution to our sustainable development goals. Essentially it is about how business takes account of its economic, social and environmental impacts in the way it operates – maximising the benefits and minimising the downsides.
http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/sustainability/corp-responsibility/page45192.html/

Working lunch - business ethics in a recession

Business in the Community’s vice president talks to BBC2’s Working Lunch about the importance of responsible business during a recession. I think it is about 12 minutes into the article.
http://www.bitc.org.uk/media_centre/news/julia_bbc2.html
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Wikipedia article on Business ethics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_ethicshttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Wikipedia article on CSR

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_social_responsibility

s-cool notes on External Influences

http://s-cool.co.uk/alevel/business-studies-as--a2-level/external-environment.html

Notes on PEST analysis

PEST analysis is concerned with the environmental influences on a business.

The acronym stands for the Political, Economic, Social and Technological issues that could affect the strategic development of a business.

Identifying PEST influences is a useful way of summarising the external environment in which a business operates. However, it must be followed up by consideration of how a business should respond to these influences.
http://tutor2u.net/business/strategy/PEST_analysis.htmhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Notes on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

http://tutor2u.net/business/strategy/corporate-social-responsibility-introduction.html

Does CSR take a back seat during a recession?

On Tuesday 3 February, Stefan Stern commented in the Financial Times that “now the recession’s here we can forget all that nonsense about corporate social responsibility (CSR) and get back to trying to make some money”.
http://www.bitc.org.uk/media_centre/comment/stephen_howard.html

Notes on Corporate social responsibility - BITC

A brief look at Business in the Community and their take on corporate social responsibility
http://tutor2u.net/business/strategy/corporate-social-responsibility-bitc.htmlhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Business Ethics magazine

Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, Business Ethics continues a rich tradition of leading the way with new ideas about business and the intersection of business and society. We’ve left the world of print magazines in favor of an exclusively web-based approach to offering information, opinion and cutting-edge analysis of critical issues in the field of corporate responsibility.
http://www.business-ethics.com/

Why the UK will never join the euro

http://www.economicshelp.org/2007/03/why-uk-will-never-join-euro.html

Countries with the Euro

http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/euro.htm

s-cool notes on International competitiveness

Some great notes on this topic.
http://s-cool.co.uk/alevel/economics/why-trade/international-competitiveness.html

IMD international competitiveness

Another interesting ranking of countries in terms of their competitiveness.
http://www.imd.ch/about/pressroom/pressreleases/IMD-World-Competitiveness-Yearbook-2007.cfm?

World Economic Forum competitiveness league table

Interesting site ranking countries in terms of their competitiveness.
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm