Framing ethical perspectives
Applied ethics refers to the practical applications of the moral principles that govern behavior. Carnegie Council focuses on this field, mostly through the realm of international affairs, by identifying and addressing the most critical ethical issues of today and tomorrow. Our initiatives, content, and experts analyze the way that governments, institutions, and individuals interact and make choices on global issues, such as climate change, emerging technology, and governance.
Featured Applied Ethics Resources
Practical conversations, decision analysis, and more
MAY 10, 2022 • Podcast
Making Decisions When Values Conflict or Are Prioritized Differently, with Paul Root Wolpe
JUL 5, 2023 • Article
A Framework for the International Governance of AI
Carnegie Council, in collaboration with IEEE, proposes a five-part AI governance framework to enable the constructive use of AI.
APR 12, 2022 • Podcast
Surveillance Tech's Infinite Loop of Harms, with Chris Gilliard
In this discussion with Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel, Chris Gilliard explains why the arc of surveillance technology and novel AI bends toward failures that ...
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Explore Our Applied Ethics Resources
JUN 3, 2008 • Podcast
When Principles Pay: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line
Geoffrey Heal examines how social and environmental performance affects a corporation's profitability and how the stock market reacts to a firm's behavior in these areas.
MAY 29, 2008 • Podcast
Olympic Mettle: Business, Civil Society, and Politics During the Beijing Games
An expert panel discusses the ethics of engagement with China in the context of the Olympics. What lasting positive or negative effects, if any, will ...
MAY 22, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: In Vitro Meat, a More Humane Treat
As a growing world population demands more calories, new food technologies may help alleviate some of the hunger, cruelty, and environmental problems associated with industrial ...
MAY 21, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Sovereign Wealth Funds under Scrutiny
Sovereign wealth funds could face a backlash if they fail to allay concerns over transparency.
MAY 13, 2008 • Article
Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Blood Diamond"
Set during Sierra Leone's civil war in 1999, "Blood Diamond" draws attention to the fact that the diamond trade has been used to fund conflicts.
MAR 12, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Waging Peace through Commerce
Prosperity has the potential to strengthen democracies and enhance security, but only in a global atmosphere of nonaggression.
FEB 29, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Business Ethics Gone Without TRACE
As a neutral third party, TRACE works with commercial competitors to address the challenges they all face, delivering an antibribery message to corrupt officials.
FEB 26, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Global Strategies for Child Nutrition
So long as we treat ending child malnutrition only as a series of national problems, the effort is doomed to failure. There must be a ...
FEB 19, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Trouble with Tuna
Today's globalization may be causing more stress to our planet than we realize, and the food industry is just one example. When it comes to ...
JAN 22, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: The Debt of Dictators
The Debt of Dictators by filmmaker Erling Borgen is a good introduction to the central questions of Third World debt: Whose debt is it, and ...