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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Carnegie Ethics Fellows
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Carnegie Ethics Accelerator
The Carnegie Ethics Accelerator is a new kind of incubator designed to empower ethics in the face of swiftly evolving challenges in technology and public policies.
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JUL 11, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Cap and (Fair) Trade
Climate change is rising on the agenda in many world capitals due in part to the emergence of market-based mechanisms and their embrace by both ...
MAY 31, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: WHO Pushes Pharmaceutical Innovation
The innovation gap is especially troubling in the pharmaceutical industry, where only a small portion of funding goes toward the diseases that disproportionately affect developing ...
MAY 7, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Hybrid Value Chains
Ashoka is forging ahead with sustainable enterprise through its Hybrid Value Chain program in rural Mexico. Farmers, citizen sector organizations, and corporations work together to ...
APR 17, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Discord over KORUS
NAFTA's defects show room for improvement in trade negotiations. Has the United States struck a fairer deal with South Korea?
APR 4, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Unethical Ethanol Tariff
Importing Brazilian ethanol made from sugar could reduce U.S. gasoline consumption and environmental footprint, and increased consumption would lead to a higher price for ...
MAR 5, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Ruggie Tells States to Mind Their Businesses
Susan Aaronson outlines the tricky territory of states, corporations, and NGOs that John Ruggie navigated while preparing a United Nations report on human rights and ...
JAN 18, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Yes, Virginia, there is a Corporate Social Responsibility
Riffing on the famous 1897 Sun editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," Frederick argues that the larger purpose of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) advocacy ...
JAN 5, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Positive Deviance Initiative Story
Policy Innovations interviews Jerry Sternin of the Positive Deviance Initiative.
DEC 19, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The AccountAbility Story
AccountAbility's mission is to advance innovations in accountability in order to promote sustainable development. It strives to build the definitions and requirements for accountability and ...
DEC 15, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Diamond Movie Unearths Rock-hard Ethical Dilemmas
Given that cinema is a cultural tastemaker, Blood Diamond has a chance of damaging the global diamond trade, one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most profitable ...