Ethical trade - the first decade

Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGHQV19mCP8&feature=related

Ethical trading initiative:
a ground-breaking alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations. We work in partnership to improve the working lives of people across the globe who make or grow consumer goods - everything from tea to T-shirts, from flowers to footballs.
http://www.ethicaltrade.org/

Unethical Primark

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

On youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEgnimnkZ5Y&feature=player_embedded#

Garment workers tell what life is like producing for Primark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgJh79xFzxU&feature=related

British American Tobacco

BAT's webpage on Operating responsibly
http://www.bat.com/group/sites/uk__3mnfen.nsf/vwPagesWebLive/DO52AD7G?opendocument&SKN=1

Bannatyne takes on big tobacco
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cftb4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phw6tluRMtA&playnext_from=PL&feature=PlayList&p=8CE7E27C0DE64550&index=2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9nSr8jRcCc

BT's policy on society and the environment

Quote from their website:
'Sustainability has been at the corner-stone of BT strategy for many years and we're proud of our record. Our vision is to help customers thrive in a changing world and we believe that better communications can help create a better, more sustainable world for everyone. We hope that you'll find the information contained on the site useful and we welcome your feedback'.

Hover the pointer over the green drop-down rectangle, then click on some of the options, e.g. Education, skills and charities.

http://www.btplc.com/societyandenvironment/welcome/index.htm

Better Business Game

You are about to experience what it can be like to manage social and environmental issues in a business - are you up to the challenge?

As the new Chief Executive Officer (i.e. the boss) of your company you will be asked to make some decisions. You will have to make the best choices you can as you guide your company through the next twelve months.

Your aim is to balance the various stakeholders' satisfaction. You can see how they are feeling in their comments after each question you answer, and track their satisfaction levels. At the end of the game you'll attend your yearly Annual General Meeting (AGM) and face angry stakeholders or a round of applause depending on how satisfied each stakeholder is. The challenge is to balance all of their expectations and needs.

http://www.btplc.com/Responsiblebusiness/Ourstory/Interactivegames/BetterBusinessDilemmas/index.htm

Unethical chocolate

HOW MUCH CHOCOLATE DO YOU EAT IN A WEEK?
One form of trafficking is the use of children to harvest the cocoa beans on farms in Cote D'Ivoire. These children are likely to be working to make your chocolate.
http://www.stopthetraffik.org/getInvolved/act/chocolate/chocolate.aspx

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 - business ethics

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