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Framing ethical perspectives

Business and commerce are at the heart of capitalist societies, and are becoming increasingly powerful as technologies proliferate and leaders acquire vast amounts of wealth and influence. Carnegie Council’s programs, events, and experts analyze these developments through an ethical lens.

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NOV 15, 2023 Podcast

Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World, with Bethany Allen

MAR 24, 2022 Podcast

The Doorstep: How Cryptocurrencies & NFTs May Change the Global World Order, with David Yermack

NYU Stern's Professor David Yermack discusses NFTs, Ukraine, and the future of crypto with Carnegie Council Senior Fellows Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin.

MAY 6, 2022 Podcast

For Companies, Could China Be the Next Russia? with Perth Tolle

Isaac Stone Fish and finance expert Perth Tolle discuss the global economic backlash to Russia after the Ukraine invasion, China, and much more.

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JAN 31, 2020 Article

Sharing is Caring: Governing the Internet

This essay written by Sasa Jovanovic is the second prize winner of the undergraduate category in the 2019 student essay contest. What are the benefits of ...

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JAN 31, 2020 Article

Internet Regulation: The Responsibility of the People

This essay written by Justin Oh is the second prize winner of the high school category in the 2019 student essay contest. What have data and ...

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JAN 31, 2020 Article

Big Data, Surveillance, and the Tradeoffs of Internet Regulation

This essay written by Seungki Kim is the first prize winner of the high school category in the 2019 student essay contest. Should internet users be ...

NOV 4, 2019 Podcast

The Crack-Up: How General Motors Shaped America, with Anna Clark

From financing mechanisms to labor policy to the rise of the suburbs, General Motors had a huge effect on the development of the United States ...

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SEP 23, 2019 Podcast

Solar Dominance + Citizen Action: Solving Climate Change By 2030, with Eban Goodstein

Can new developments in solar technology put the United States on track to produce 50 percent of its energy with renewables by 2030? What global citizen actions ...

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AUG 20, 2019 Article

Ethical Considerations in a Trade War with China

Are there ethical considerations that need to be factored in as part of assessing the merits of a "trade war" with the People's Republic of ...

AUG 5, 2019 Video

Ethics in Business: In Their Own Words, with IFAC's Kevin Dancey

Kevin Dancey, CEO at the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), speaks about the role of ethics in accounting. He discusses his organization's diversity, how accounting ...

JUL 10, 2019 Video

Ethics in Business: In Their Own Words, with Pendal's Emilio Gonzalez

Emilio Gonzalez, group CEO at Pendal in Australia, speaks about the role of ethics in global investment management. He discusses his organization's charitable work, its ...

MAY 17, 2019 Podcast

Civic Responsibility in the Internet Age, with Michael H. Posner

Historian Ted Widmer and Michael Posner, an NYU Stern professor and former U.S. State Department official, discuss local politics, journalism, and money in elections ...

APR 11, 2019 Podcast

Global Ethics Weekly: Finance for Social Change & #MeToo, with Criterion Institute's Christina Madden

Criterion Institute's Christina Madden discusses her think tank's strategy of demystifying finance for non-profit and grassroots organizations and using these global systems to create transformative ...