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This category is Ethics, exploring moral principles, corporate responsibility, and integrity in business decision-making. It features expert insights on ethical leadership, compliance, and strategies for fostering trust and accountability within organizations and industries.

Authentic Leadership Shifts in the AI Age

Authentic Leadership Shifts in the AI Age

By Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael J. Provitera When the AI train pulls in to the platform, the accompanying steam clouds of uncertainty may disorientate those...
Trust in business

Trust Is the Moat That Growth Metrics Cannot Build

By Yulia Farber After a decade of hypergrowth metrics defining success, the companies built to last are those that users actively choose to trust. For ten...
Contemporary Capitalism

Five Ways of Reinventing CSR under Contemporary Capitalism

CSR is intimately connected with the way that capitalism is practised, and poor CSR outcomes are often the result of shortcomings of contemporary capitalism....
leadership

Corporate Social Responsibility: Do Companies Have Souls?

By Bill Novelli The harshest criticism of corporate social responsibility is that companies are essentially immoral, or rather amoral. It’s said that money trumps everything,...
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Impact Externalities: How Capitalism Can Drive Authentic Social Impact

By Adam Crouch and Dr Llewellyn D W Thomas The traditional ESG playbook is failing. Smart executives are discovering that the most powerful path to...
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) In China: Huawei as a Case Study

By David De Cremer Adopting CSR as a company philosophy in China seems to be more challenging than could be expected. In this article, David...

Ethics + Business: Ingredients for Great Leadership

By Claudia Peus and Armin Pircher Verdorfer Imagine you have been asked to support a company with their employee survey. You have done your research,...

Literature and its Role in the Cultivation of Ethics in the Business Environment

By Kyle Scott Literature is, by and large, invaluable in one’s understanding of human nature and the world in general. It serves as a gateway...
purpose-driven leadership

Leading with Purpose: Uniting Inner Conviction and Societal Demands

By John Almandoz and Carlos Rey It's one thing to talk about corporate purpose, quite another to make it happen in a way that has...
AI in Healthcare

The Dangerous Illusion of Unregulated AI in Healthcare

By Ángel Alberich-Bayarri As general-purpose AI enters clinical settings, healthcare leaders must ensure innovation does not outpace accountability, safety, and regulatory oversight. In parts of Europe,...

People and the Planet – CSR Initiatives Sweeten Ferrero’s Success

By Tammi L. Coles For global businesses to thrive, “doing sustainability” is no longer an option. Tammi L. Coles spoke with recognised CSR researcher and...
Organization - Where’s Your Sense of Justice?

Where’s Your Sense of Justice?

By Adrian Furnham Is the world a just place – or just a place? Then again, should we just pessimistically expect the unjust and so...
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Moral Engineering: When AI Decides Where It’s Safe to Walk

By Vladimir Spinko While AI is increasingly deployed in humanitarian, security, and disaster-response domains, the real challenge lies not in detection accuracy but in moral...
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The Future of Corporate Responsibility: 15 Companies Leading the Charge in 2024

In today’s world, businesses are no longer evaluated purely on profit margins. Consumers, especially Millennials and Gen Z, expect corporations to adopt socially responsible...
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Can Machines Demonstrate Integrity? Crash-Testing Artificial Integrity, Not Intelligence.

By Hamilton Mann Large language models are already being consulted in decisions that touch patient safety, regulatory compliance, and public trust, yet their behavior under...
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Are Unethical Practices in the Global Business Environment Becoming the Silent Norm?

By Clarissa Peters Holistic solutions must be sought out to pre-empt increasing risk posed to fair competition from exposure to underhanded practices. Recent antitrust disputes have...

Beyond Good Intentions – Bringing Strategy To Giving, Impact Investing, and Corporate Responsibility

By Olga Almqvist Value-driven leaders and people with means have an array of options for giving back to society. But whether through philanthropy, impact-driven investments,...
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The Core Principles of Comprehensive CSR Evaluations

Gone are the days where businesses only needed to focus on profitability above all else. These days you can’t go to any website without...
How European Companies Strengthen their Ethics, People, and Adaptability

Turn AI into a Force for Responsibility

By Laetitia Cailleteau, Philippe Roussiere, and Josh Elkind AI could become Europe’s next instrument of responsible enterprise, making companies fairer and more responsive to change. Across Europe,...
AI is Taking Over Leadership

Redefining Leadership in the Age of AI: What Skills Will Future Leaders Need?

By Vedika Lal, Zuzanna Staniszewska, and Géraldine Galindo Artificial intelligence is transcending its original role as a tool designed to support humans and is increasingly...
Corporate Social Responsibility – Does Sustainability Come into it?

Corporate Social Responsibility – Does Sustainability Come into it?

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) means businesses operate in a way that benefits both society and the environment at large. Some debate that business sustainability,...
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What Is Compliance Management in HR and Why It Matters

Robust HR compliance management centralizes labor law adherence, data protection, and policy tracking to mitigate legal risks. Integrating these pillars ensures operational stability and...
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The Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Recruitment Process of Generation Z

By Nicolas Scharlack, Supervised by Dr. Anna Rostomyan   This article delves into the effect that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has on recruiting and retaining...