This is a very good summary of the situation as of today. This is, however, a “gotcha” video where they veer off into obscenity laden rants. There is no problem – just click out a little after three minutes into the video.
James Pilant
Tag: business ethics
US power company abandons reactor construction (via hisatomijapan)
I am utterly astonished. I can’t figure this one out. The government is in the industry’s pocket. The American press really isn’t interested. The American public is opposed but if you have lived here any length of time, you know how little public opinion means. So, a utility is giving up builing a plant with loan guarantees from the federal government and indemnification if there were a crisis or future meltdown? I don’t get it.
Did some official in the company decided to exercise some judgment? Did somebody grow a backbone? Or did someone take out a calculator and figure out how much the building costs would increase if all the cures for the safety problems at the Fukushima plant were incorporated into the new plant’s design?
James Pilant
Not All Pirates Are in Somalia (via Off the Top o’ My Head)
This is some great writing. Many people are upset by the enormous salaries that CEO’s are pulling down and have conveyed their rage online. But few have explained the mechanics of the corporate system that make these salaries possible.
I visited “Off the Top o’ My Head.” I was impressed by the writing. This is a thoughtful author and he brings legal elements into his reasoning but not too much. The writing is very approachable. You should give this site a visit.
This is his business page.
James Pilant
Native American Code of Ethics (via theshywitch)
I never saw this before. Quite an elegant set of ideas. Read and enjoy!
James Pilant
via theshywitch
Fukushima Gov. Slams TEPCO, Govt for ‘Betrayal’ (via TheResistance)
Betrayed.
Exactly right. The people of Fukushima were told those plants were perfectly safe. They were told they were the way to economic success. They were told that the power plants would bring prosperity and jobs for decades.
And what they got was a nuclear dead zone. Most will never be able to return to their homes.
They were lied to. If the nuclear industry were honest and stopped telling us how many chest x-rays their latest disaster was equivalent to, we might have an idea of how much nuclear power we want to use and where. But they are not. They are wretched lying propagandists, readily assisted by hack writers beguiled by the opportunity of turning the nuclear industry’s talking points into quick gotcha articles to persecute the tree huggers.
It gets old after a while. You get tired of seeing the same old talking points over and over again while new radiation plagues the earth.
James Pilant
via TheResistance
Moral Worth and Inclinations in Kantian Ethics (via manwithoutqualities)
Few understand the importance of Kant in business ethics. I appreciate any enlightenment offered.
By the way, this is a beautiful web site. There is also a strong implication of heavy intellectual lifting going on, so be ready for a challenge.
James Pilant
Tweet Ethics (via anewguide)
I don’t tweet.
I use a desktop computer and have thus far stayed with the stone age e-mail system to maintain my communications.
As a college professor, trying to teach my students to think in paragraphs, tweeting strikes me as a retrograde step.
Nevertheless, it has become a formidable cultural influence and I was delighted to find this article discussing the ethics of tweeting.
If this is something you like to do, this advice will probably serve you well.
James Pilant
via anewguide
12 Ethical Principles for Educational Consultants (via Dr. Dore Frances PhD)
Business ethics is often a muddy field with many opposing points of view. I like this clear set of definitions. If the transnational entities followed anything like this, we would live in a different world.
James Pilant
CSR statements are easy; sustainable procurement is harder (via Fair For All)
I have written before about my doubts as to China’s coming status as the number one economic power. These kinds of articles and posting tend to reinforce my beliefs.
My great thanks to “Fair For All.”
via Fair For All
Maybe It’s Time For A Movement – A Movement That Moves Beyond Doing Good To Doing Right (via First Friday Book Synopsis)
My reply to the gentlemen at First Friday Book Synopsis.
It is time. Absolutely time.
How long are we going to live in a nation where the great economic units occasionally remark contentedly about how they have given a few thousand dollars to charity after ignoring, breaking and lobbying against the nation’s law.
I know what it is like to feel despair about what business is doing right night all over the United States. You feel helpless. But it is still a struggle. Totally one sided but still a struggle.
On the one hand we have those who believe in the great philosophies of history, in Christianity, in the development of civilization and finally those who believe in simple obedience to the law.
You’re right about all this.
James Pilant
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