Summer 2012

Are there personal characteristics? Are there specific actions? Who leads ethically? How can you tell? Are there ethical companies? Are there ethical people? Do ethics change depending on the situation? Can a person’s ethics change?

Alcoa American Express Best Buy Co., CH2M Hill Colgate-Palmolive Costco Electrolux Ford Motor Company Gap, Inc Kellogg Company L’ORÉAL Microsoft National Australia Bank Northumbrian Water Group Panama Canal Authority Patagonia PepsiCo Portugal Telecom Starbucks UPS

Companies must apply to be rated Questionnaire is online Verification of materials submitted Determines a corporate Ethics Quotient Process was vetted and refined by experts Ethisphere has a network of advisors Five core categories: Ethics & Compliance Program (25%) Reputation, Leadership, & Innovation (20%) Governance (10%) Corporate Citizenship & Responsibility (25%) Culture of Ethics (20%) *According to Ethispere:

Meta-ethics: Understanding of right and wrong Virtue ethics: Driving force behind ethical behavior (think of Socrates & Aristotle) Epicurean ethics: Pleasure coincides with virtue Normative (moral) ethics: What makes things right and wrong Stoicism: Contentment & peace are the greatest good Utilitarianism: Most good for the most people

Consequentialism: The results form the basis for action State consequentialism : Moral worth and contributions to the state form the basis Deontological ethics: Goodness of the acts or intentions as they relate to rules (opposite above) Pragmatic ethics: Moral correctness & scientific knowledge Relational ethics: With studies, respect for thos that are being studies

Evolutionary ethics: Considers the role of evolution Descriptive ethics: Sociological perspective looking at top-down perspective using ethical codes of behavior Military ethics: To guide those in the service Public service ethics: For making decisions when dealing with the public Situational ethics: Change depending on the situation

How do you make sense of anything?

Let’s use Walter Earl Fluker’s Model

Integrity A healthy sense of self Knowing what you value and believe Behaving in accordance with those values Empathy Emotional intelligence Being able to understand and connect Hope Confidence in the future Belief that life is reliable

Recognition Of self and others Involves reflection and observation Not mirroring or masking Respect Accepted standards of association Social dignity Reverence Loyalty

Courage Knowing what to fear or not fear Balancing between them Justice Sense of fairness Inclusive and dynamic Compassion The willingness to understand others Willingness to suffer with others