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CSR: Keep It Real
By Patricia J. Harned, Ph.D. President, ERC
The debate over corporate social responsibility -- besides giving life to grad school dissertations – is a legitimate issue for company executives, investors, activists and regulators alike. Depending on who’s talking, “CSR” crops up in discussions from climate change to labor conditions, from globalization to the water supply. One CSR white paper asks, “Is It Time to Rewrite the Social Contract?” read more...
A New Survey of HR Professionals
The Society of Human Resources Management and the Ethics Resource Center unveiled their latest survey of HR professionals last week – the third since the surveys began a decade ago.
The canvass of 513 HR practitioners nationwide found that fewer than half say their organization includes ethical conduct as part of their employees’ performance appraisals. Fifty-seven percent say ethics is not part of employees’ periodic reviews. read more...
ERC and U.S. Chamber to Co-Host Forum on Building Trust
Location: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Time: 8:30am to Noon
The Ethics Resource Center and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Business Civic Leadership Center will co-host a forum on July 15 to discuss how companies can build trust with customers and suppliers and enhance their brand in the process. register now...


Guest Column: Mark H. Allenbaugh