A desperate need for real information Nov 19, 2008
"Well there's a self-fufilling prophecy. Yes, if only two tree huggers put up PV panels, you're absolutely right and it's a small thing that doesn't make any real difference to the big picture.Exactly. Let's get out the real information out to the people. Information such as that coal powered electricity costs a lot more than a nickel a KW-hr. When you add in the externalities, it's more like about a quarter per KW-hr, which by the way, makes PV a solid good bargain.Here's a thought. We're fools... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Skidmore Receives Major Gift From Trustee S. Donald Sussman $12 Million to Fund Construction of New Residential Facility Nov 1, 2008
He also is honorary chairman of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. He attended Columbia College and received B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from New York University. (PR Newswire)
Seize the opportunity to clean up all councils Oct 14, 2008
The 27 recommendations are welcome, but we need to go further to instil good governance, moral leadership and a strong ethical culture in councils. This is an opportunity for fundamental reform. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Four ways to hire, retain solid employees in competitive times Oct 8, 2008
If you're committed to creating a healthy, ethical culture you will find the best and brightest beating a path to your door. A lot of factors influence culture, but here are four things that matter most: (1) involve employees; (2) invest in employees; (3) reward employees; and (4) respect employees. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Goodbye, Clay Sep 25, 2008
Monday evening at 5:30, at the Society for Ethical Culture in Manhattan, media types from all over gathered to remember and praise Clay Felker--the man who created, ran and was eventually forced out as editor of, New York magazine. It was nothing like his funeral. (Forbes -- Business)
What to do about WaMu? Sep 18, 2008
Earlier this week, the Department of Interior received a commendation for promoting a "stronger ethical culture". Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 01:52 EDT. (Salon)
Wall Street's nightmare goes nuclear Sep 15, 2008
" Some felt their free attendance at industry functions was an absolute necessity given that it was industry's practice to conduct business over lunch, dinner, and golf outings. Does such a cavalier disregard of the responsibility inherent in government office remind you of anyone? If there is one thing that history will remember about the Bush-Cheney years, it will be that this administration was profoundly confident that it was above the law, that the rules governing other mortals simply did... (Salon)
Ethics office budget stirs city turmoil Sep 5, 2008
Goals for the coming year include:- Refining guidelines to build City Hall into what Miller calls an "ethical culture" that can better police itself ... Miller said she's trying to build an "ethical culture," a way of encouraging City Hall to police itself while the public regains confidence in city officials ... "It's not something airy-fairy like, 'ooh, we're getting an ethical culture,' " she said. (Florida Times-Union)
Selectmen laud ethics package Aug 16, 2008
"I think it has to do with establishing a good ethical culture in the town hall and encouraging people to do what is right," Mr. Lasser said in an interview. The new ordinance is expected to take effect 21 days after it is formally published. (Brookfield Journal, CT)
Milestone: Patton-Pauport wedding Aug 7, 2008
and Mr. Benjamin Patton will be married among friends and family on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 17 at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, in Pocantico Hills, N.Y. Dr. Robert Berson of the Society for Ethical Culture will be presiding. Dr. Pauport. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Manpower Inc. Named to 2008 'World's Most Ethical Companies' List at Forbes, Ethisphere Institute Joint-Conference Jun 4, 2008
The program focused on ethical culture and leadership, highlighting companies' experiences and ethical challenges. The conference culminated with recognizing Ethisphere Magazine's 2008 World's Most Ethical Companies at an evening awards dinner. (PR Newswire)
Council backing sought for adding charter school May 14, 2008
Though they have some affiliation with New York City's Ethical Culture Society and the Fieldstone School, which it sponsors, Wallace and Goodal said the proposed school would have no financial ties with either organization. They said they have already heard from a cross-section of the city's parents who support the concept of an Ethical Charter School. (NJ.com)
BAE wants review of SFO inquiry May 7, 2008
He added that creating a deep-seated ethical culture in a company employing 97,000 would not be quick or easy - though he would have no hesitation about sacking anyone who breached the new code of conduct. The al-Yamamah deal with Saudi Arabia was first signed in 1985 but ran into the 1990s and involved BAE selling Tornado and Hawk jets, other weapons and long-running maintenance and training contracts. (BBC News -- UK)
Fostering community in nontheism Apr 19, 2008
The Ethical Society of Boston is part of the Ethical Culture movement, founded in 1876 ... The oxymoron hints at its own explanation: The society and Ethical Culture apply a central benefit and salient trait of religion - community - to agnosticism, atheism, humanism, secularism, and whatever other "isms" huddle under the umbrella of nontheism ... Ethical Culture's founder, Felix Adler, was a German immigrant, academic, and social reformer who joined the late 19th-century surge among thinkers to... (Boston Globe)
SHELBY DOING HER OWN THING Apr 1, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Last Update: 09:00 AM EDT. April 1, 2008 -- SHELBY Lynne is refreshingly blunt. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
My New York: Tony Roberts Feb 10, 2008
3 Society for Ethical Culture. 2 W. 61st St., at Central Park West. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
More than half of government workers surveyed cite ethical lapses Jan 30, 2008
The center said the proven solution is a strong ethical culture. When employees believe that leaders can be trusted and when supervisors set a good example of ethical behavior, misconduct is reduced by 52 percent and retaliation is lower, the survey found. (Boston Globe)
Advantages in fostering ethical culture Jan 30, 2008
There are huge advantages in commercial life in fostering an ethical culture that guides behaviour. Morality in a business organisation can operate as an informal internal control mechanism that reduces monitoring costs. (FT.com -- Markets)
Ethisphere Magazine Names Steelcase Inc.'s Allan Smith to 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics Jan 10, 2008
Corporate Culture -- Did the individual show success to transforming the ethical culture and behavior of a corporation or institution, particularly if such corporation or institution previously had less than ethical culture and values system. Investment and Research -- Did the individual impact corporate behavior through influencing investor decisions and the deployment of investment capital due to this individual's research or institutional fund management practices. (Primezone Releases)
List of RCMP embarrassments Dec 31, 2007
"RCMP senior management allowed an ethical culture to develop which discouraged the disclosure of wrongdoing and did not hold individuals to account for unethical behaviour," wrote the committee in its December report. "This has led to a crisis of confidence amongst the RCMP rank and file members.". (Canada.com)
US urges probe into UN peacekeeping fraud report Dec 19, 2007
"COLLAPSE OF ETHICAL CULTURE" ... The Task Force report described investigations into Congo contracts worth more than $25 million and what it called a "collapse of ethical culture and extensive corruption in procurement in the Mission which has existed for years.". (AlertNet)
Renowned philosopher of science dies Dec 13, 2007
Born in New York to German Jews who had fled the Nazis, he found his commitment to living an ethical life was encouraged by the Ethical Culture Fieldston school, from which he went on to read physics and philosophy at Wesleyan University, Connecticut. He then studied at New College, Oxford, where he earned his BPhil in 1978 and his DPhil in 1985 with a thesis on explanation and evidence under AJ Ayer, and met his wife Diana. (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
Making the Preschool Cut Dec 8, 2007
What do the Center for Early Education in Los Angeles, Washington's Sidwell Friends School, and New York's Ethical Culture Fieldston School have in common. First-rate curriculums and five-figure price tags. (SmartMoney)
God v. Atheism: My Debate with Daniel Dennett Dec 4, 2007
On Friday, November 30, I debated philosopher Daniel Dennett at Tufts University on the topic, "Is God a Man-Made Invention?" This was my third debate against a leading atheist, following my debate with Michael Shermer at Oregon State University and my debate with Christopher Hitchens at the Ethical Culture Society in New York ... On Friday, November 30, I debated philosopher Daniel Dennett at Tufts University on the topic, "Is God a Man-Made Invention?" This was my third debate against a... (Townhall.com)
Why they called it the Manhattan Project Oct 31, 2007
"One of the most famous scientists of the 20th century," Norris noted, got his start "walking these streets" and attending the nearby Ethical Culture School. Oppenheimer and his parents lived at 155 Riverside Drive, an elegant apartment building at West 88th Street. (International Herald Tribune)
You can buy excuse to skip work Oct 30, 2007
Employees can 'buy' excuse to take off work. Official looking template is filled out by customer. (CNN)
Company Offers Fake Excuses For Absences Oct 26, 2007
"At Lockheed Martin, we have a highly ethical culture and it is extremely unlikely any of our employees would use these kinds of services," according to a statement from Lockheed Martin Aeronatics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas. An annual nationwide survey of more than 300 human resource executives found an absenteeism rate of about 2. (Click2Houston, TX)
San Francisco director is leaving the SEC this month Oct 20, 2007
Morrison said she enjoyed her tenure at the SEC but wanted to do something new and was attracted by "a very ethical culture" at Hall Capital Partners. In addition, her salary will be "substantially higher" than what she earned as a federal official, she said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Weekend Calendar Oct 19, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007 Last Update: 08:25 AM EDT. (Reviews by Clive Barnes). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
My Debate with Atheist Christopher Hitchens Oct 16, 2007
The debate is at 7 pm at the Ethical Culture Society auditorium in New York city ... The debate is at 7 pm at the Ethical Culture Society auditorium in New York city. (Townhall.com)
Carolyn Goodman: more than a mother Oct 14, 2007
On Sunday, more than 500 people gathered at the New York Society for Ethical Culture to remember this remarkable woman who changed the lives of so many. U.S. Rep. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Citi looks to reverse research separation Oct 13, 2007
By David Wighton in New York. Updated: 3:42 a.m. ET Oct. 13, 2007. (MSNBC -- Business)
The Most Expensive Preschools Sep 21, 2007
That is the price of admission to the preschool program at New York's Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Other private schools in aren't much better. (Forbes -- Business)
To work, corporate ethics must start at the top Sep 17, 2007
Despite formidable growth in the field of organizational ethics and high-profile ethical failures in business, the systems for building ethical cultures remain a mystery to many who look only to regulation for guidance ... Locally, there are many individuals and organizations who are pioneers in developing the systems and structures that support managers in leading ethical cultures ... Once employees know the message, they also have the responsibility to maintain the ethical culture. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
BAE Systems sees H1 profits soar on strong US sales UPDATE Aug 10, 2007
Turner also defended claims that BAE's ethical culture was suspect ... We have a very strong ethical culture and always have had, but the world is changing and people expect higher standards all the time and we want to make sure our policies and processes are benchmarked. (Hemscott)
Ontario appoints Justice Sidney B. Linden Conflict of Interest Commissioner Jul 26, 2007
The Commissioner is also responsible for ensuring consistent conflict of interest rules for Ontario government employees in about 350 public bodies and to reinforce the strong ethical culture within the Ontario Public Service. Justice Sidney B. Linden was born in Toronto and graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Arts (1961) and Faculty of Law (1964). (Canada Newswire)
Marion Collins Carson Jul 7, 2007
She was an active member of the American Ethical Union (Ethical Culture). Marion was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Carson; her beloved parents; her aunt, Gail (Fry) Walter Cunningham; and her step-mother, Alma (Larsen) Collins. (Knoxville Journal Express, IA)
New Siemens chief says he'll recover ethical culture Jul 6, 2007
Michael Sohn/AP Peter Lscher, the new head of Siemens, aims to create clearer lines of responsibility. Published: July 5, 2007. (International Herald Tribune)
Kindness Pays Dividends Jul 2, 2007
One way companies can lessen their fine is if they tried to "promote an ethical culture." But the feds couldn't say exactly what that meant. I decided to write a book proposing what an ethical culture means. (Forbes)
Anti-Bush push goes to town to call for impeachment Jun 30, 2007
They crowded into the Centre for Ethical Culture to hear calls that the impeachment process at least begin. They were drawn by a full-page advertisement in The New York Times to one of a series of such meetings organised by a group calling itself The World Can't Wait. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Rocky disillusioned with 'friend' Romney Jun 26, 2007
Rocky Anderson Anderson, in New York City to speak in favor of impeaching President Bush at a meeting of the Society for Ethical Culture, appeared on Democracy Now. a syndicated radio program that is broadcast on more than 500 stations across North America, including KRCL in Salt Lake City. (Deseret News)
Stress and Long Hours Prompt Employees to Lie, Cheat and Steal Apr 27, 2007
As many as 78 percent of respondents said managers and supervisors were the top two influences on the overall ethical culture of the workplace. Allen said it was important for managers and supervisors to live the values they preach, rather than simply enforcing strict rules and penalties, in order to maintain a "culture of ethics" in the office. (Fox News -- Views)
Buy American Jan 19, 2007
Though new EADS/Airbus managers Thomas Enders and Louis Gallois vow that they have improved the ethical culture in the European aerospace giant, others disagree. According to The Atlantic Times, an English language paper published in Germany, EADS/Airbus is still being wracked by "delays and turbulence." One industry insider told me, "If anything, the use of Schmiergelder ('grease monies') to facilitate sales became more rampant as Airbus sales tanked in 2006 and the vaunted Airbus 380 white... (Human Events Online)
Citigroup ready to furl a dated symbol of success Jan 16, 2007
He has also sought to build an ethical culture after a series of legal and regulatory setbacks. Copyright The Financial Times Ltd. All rights reserved. (MSNBC -- Business)
Explosions In The Sky Ready New Album, Tour... Jan 9, 2007
Feb. 19: Brooklyn, N.Y. (The Warsaw)Feb: 20: New York (Society for Ethical Culture Concert Hall)Feb: 23: Cologne, Germany (Gebaude 9)Feb: 25: Amsterdam (Paradiso)Feb 26: Brussels (AB Box)Feb 27: Paris (La Maroquinerie)March 1: London (Koko's)March 5: Austin, Texas (Emo's)March 7: Houston (Numbers)March 8: New Orleans (The Republic)March 10: Ybor City, Fla. (Crowbar)March 11: Sunrise, Fla. (Billboard.com)
Bribery, Bureaucracy and Bull Jan 7, 2007
"First go here, then when you finish, take this form and go over there. Then ' etc.' Our systems are designed to serve the bureaucracy not the person paying for the service. Many of these systems of service provision were designed by an oppressor administration to frustrate the colonial subject and to inculcate a fear of dealing with governmental authority. We are attempting to administer a modern nation with a template written and christened as General Orders 1933 (G.O. 33). No measures of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
