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[The Business Ethics Blog] The Business Ethics Blog: What's So Fair About Fairtrade?, by ...: But now I'm smacking my own forehead for not having seen the obvious (?) economic point that by favouring one set of coffee farmers (those who meet its special requirements), the Fairtrade system was thereby disadvantaging some other set of farmers. That is, unless it increases the total demand for coffee, growing demand for Fairtrade coffee necessarily shifts wealth from one set of farmers to another.

[Pyrmont Village] Ethical Supermarket Shopping Guide: Who's Behind Your Groceries ...: The “Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping” pocket-publication provides information on the environmental and social record of the companies behind the brand names of common supermarket products, drawing from sources like Greenpeace, Choose Cruelty Free, Corporate Monitor, Responsible Shopper and Sustainability Victoria.  It allows evaluation of the impact of these companies on the earth and our society, and gives insight into the ever-increasing concentration of company and brand ownership. It also highlights broader issues of concern to all of us as consumers, providing practical advice and links to more information on topics like ethical investment, organics, natural cleaning, buying local, food additives and many more.

[Money saving news from Prudent Minds] Investment managers optimistic about 2010 - investments news: Annabel Brodie-Smith, communications director of the AIC, said: "After a strong market revival this year, fund managers are generally optimistic about the prospects for 2010, with most expecting to see markets rise and the FTSE end the year in positive territory."

[Ethical Man blog] BBC - Ethical Man blog: Why micro wind turbines don't work: Besides, the best way to drive down energy consumption in this Country is to drive down house prices - house prices will fall sharply over the next few years anyway, but a land-value tax (to replace income tax) would prevent them rising again (as well as insuring that investment is channeled towards productive areas of the economy rather than house price speculation).

[Four Pillars] Socially Responsible Investing: Mike: I’m not so sure, he talks about “I invested in SRI funds for the positive changes they can effect on the economy by supporting clean and green technologies.” which seems to be more than just arguing for ethical choices at annual meetings…

[News] What Alistair Darling should have said - Telegraph Blogs: Labour is dedicated to investing in the public sector, to provide top quality schools, hospitals, transport and policing. Meanwhile the Tories would drastically cut public services, hitting the most vulnerable in our society by depriving them of doctors, nurses and teachers.

[Ethical Man blog] BBC - Ethical Man blog: A flight that almost cost me my marriage: One longhaul flight(for no reason other than "I can so I will go there") produces pretty much the same amount of carbon per passenger as you will use in the rest of your activities in a year and, because that carbon and all the other greenhouse gases (including water vapour) are released at 35,000 feet their effect is doubled - so that's two years of doing nothing else to make up for one trip to Jamaica.

[Thinking Made Easy] Thinking Made Easy: Exploratory Research Paper: Outsourcing started to enter the business in 1980s. The decision of companies to outsource is often made in the interest of lowering cost, conserving and redirecting energy to the competence of the company, or the need to be more efficient in the use of capital, labor, technology and other resources available worldwide.

[Merrily Orsini's] Do No Harm: Regardless of where you fall on these issues, both controversies shed light on the fine line that sometimes falls between legitimate business practices and unethical marketing behavior. Even the best intentioned of companies can find themselves making questionable marketing decisions if they rush into a marketing promotion without taking the time to consider all of the ramifications.

[God's Politics Blog] The Parable of the Unmerciful Bankers - Jim Wallis - God's ...: but the loan servicer unethically tricked me into an adjustable rate loan that could put me in foreclosure at any moment.” Now she waits for the “time bomb” of her loan to explode, and when it does she will join the millions of Americans facing foreclosure.  Mercy is not alone: in 2006, 61 percent of subprime borrowers were forced into mortgages more expensive and riskier than what they qualified for.

[The Volokh Conspiracy] The Volokh Conspiracy » Blog Archive » Who Are You (Non-Lawyers)?: I thought I wanted to go to law school (I was really into debate in high school), until I took a turn to B-school and investing. I still find the law fascinating, and I have quite a few lawyers in the family: my father is a lawyer, .

[Clout St] Clout St: Democratic, Republican governor candidates tackle ethics ...: I believe the long-term solution to the state’s fiscal imbalance is bringing back the 700,000 jobs Illinois has lost in recent years, ultimately resulting in a $3 billion annual infusion of tax revenues to the state treasury.   In the short term, I will order a top-to-bottom prioritization of state spending to curtail programs that are outdated or underperforming and reconstruct government from the bottom up.

[The Capitol Fax Blog] The Capitol Fax Blog » *** UPDATED x1 *** McKenna facing “ethics ...: Many party officials were, in fact, quite surprised at McKenna’s moves to run for office, perhaps because of his poor showing when he tried to be elected to the U.S Senate. If he did not tell his peers that he was testing his own viability, they have a right to seek clarification of his intentions.

[Ethical Man blog] BBC - Ethical Man blog: A diet to save the world: Moreover, although papers are published that do run against the mill, their numbers and conclusions (and sometimes validity) have been insufficient to really challenge the ever-growing body of work that, collectively, supports AGW very strongly. And meanwhile, criticism of climate models and research is not just accepted, climate scientists recognise that it is only through this process that the science and the models have been improved over the years.

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