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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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NOV 4, 2009 Podcast

Sustainable Branding: A U.S.-Japan Corporate Dialogue

See the highlights from this panel discussion on sustainable branding, with participants from the U.S. and Japan. They address customer engagement, supply chain management, ...

OCT 23, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: How The Yes Men Fix the World

What can it tell us about our system of business ethics when two pranksters emulate corporations acting at their worst and best?

Nails in China. Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesjin/58723033/">James Jin</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 22, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Beauty Salons Nailed for Labor Violations

Two-thirds of beauty salons have recently instituted green and sustainable practices to protect staff health, but in an industry attractive to immigrants there is a ...

By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willmontague/3787127610/">Will Montague</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 19, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The Paradox of Securitization

The financial crisis has demonstrated that if we are going to act responsibly and make sound economic decisions from inside the capitalist framework, we need ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/orbitaljoe/2287532902/">Orbital Joe</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 9, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Minding Our Minerals

Certain resources are destined for depletion if they become locked into built infrastructure or recovery costs prove too high. But this could all change if ...

Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/noborder/2560885744">No Border Network</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 7, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Informal Economy Pulls Migrants to Europe

Politicians are unwilling to admit that the informal economy provides low-paying work for paperless migrants in Southern Europe, and that border control is impotent without ...

OCT 6, 2009 Podcast

Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil

From Ecuador to Nigeria, in most oil-producing countries oil has not brought any benefits to the poor and has often damaged people's health and ruined ...

cover image, Civilizing Globalization, David Kinley

OCT 6, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Civilizing Globalization: Human Rights and the Global Economy

Policy Innovations interviews human rights expert David Kinley on his new book Civilising Globalisation: Human Rights and the Global Economy. Kinley explains his strategy for "...

OCT 1, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Six Models for Brand-CSR Integration

Integrating CSR and brand development can be daunting without a road map. This analysis identifies six models that companies can readily replicate in their own ...

SEP 30, 2009 Podcast

Reform of the International Monetary and Financial System

The spread of the financial crisis from a few developed countries to the entire global economy provides tangible evidence that the international trade and financial ...