Framing ethical perspectives
Business and commerce are at the heart of Western capitalist societies, and they play an ever-increasing role in quasi-capitalist societies, like China. Businesses – especially the tech giants – are becoming increasingly powerful as technologies proliferate and leaders acquire once-unimaginable levels of wealth and influence. Carnegie Council’s programs, events, and experts analyze these developments through an ethical lens and strive to create and highlight communities and programs with the capabilities to hold businesses and their leaders accountable for their actions.
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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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MAR 23, 2009 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Baseball and Global Sports Development
What are the ethics of global sports development? Now that America's favorite pastime has gone global, is baseball watched and played for the love of ...
MAR 11, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Global Ethics & Integrity Benchmarks
Global Ethics & Integrity Benchmarks is a tool for helping multinational organizations assess and measure their progress in making a formal and transparent commitment to ethics ...
MAR 11, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 5: The Fat Tail (8:51 mins)
How can the economic impact of political instabilities be predicted and managed? How well positioned is the United States to deal with shocks?
MAR 10, 2009 • Podcast
Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
Economist Jeffrey Sachs focuses on the financial crisis, both in the U.S. and worldwide. He concludes that we should look at it as a ...
MAR 10, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 2: Obama (7:16 mins)
How is President Obama managing the country in an environment of fear and anger caused by the economic crisis?
MAR 10, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 1: Davos (5:13 mins)
The news out of Davos is that this is the year of governments. Globally decisions are being made by public sectors, not Wall Street. But ...
MAR 4, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Shallow Cuts
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline was lauded in recent headlines for the announcement that it would voluntarily act to improve access to medicines in developing countries. ...
FEB 25, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Peer-to-Peer Finance: A Flight to Simplicity
Since bank capital will likely be further depleted as the credit crunch spreads into the productive economy, peer-to-peer finance offers a solution from an entirely ...
FEB 20, 2009 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: The Great Firewall of China
Should foreign companies fudge a commitment to free speech to gain early market access? Is some information better than none, or is censorship a black ...
FEB 19, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Managing Water Well
The economic stimulus bill signed this week by President Obama includes billions for water projects in the United States, but this is just a drop ...