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Leeds Students Help Local Companies with Sustainability

Feb. 23, 2015

Let鈥檚 say you鈥檙e a scuba diving aficionado as well as an MBA student focusing on sustainability. Imagine getting the opportunity to develop sustainable diving operations and expand the sustainable diving certificate for Ocean First Institute. This is one of the projects MBA students were able to choose from at the...

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New CESR Board Member Defends Big Business

Feb. 23, 2015

One of CESR鈥檚 newest board members comes to us from one of the largest global companies in the world, Royal Dutch Shell , with a message she鈥檚 passionate about: 鈥溾橞ig鈥 doesn鈥檛 equate to 鈥榖ad.鈥 Although they鈥檙e not perfect, global multi-nationals do so much to build relationships and forge understanding, because...

Mark Meaney, Business Ethics

Mark's Message - February 2015

Feb. 18, 2015

The job marketplace has caught up to CESR! That was a major takeaway from our first CSR Career Trek. In partnership with Katie Connor, Executive Director of Undergraduate Career Development, and Helen Zucchini, Director of Marketing & Outreach in the MBA Office, CESR sponsored a career trek out to the...

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CESR Executive Director Presenting at High-Profile Conferences

Feb. 17, 2015

With planned visits to both U.S. coasts in late February, Dr. Mark Meaney prepares to address ethics topics at two high-profile conferences. First, CESR鈥檚 executive director will touch down in Costa Mesa, California for The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Twenty-fourth Annual International Conference on February 19 -...

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*NEW* Scholarship for Ethics and Social Responsibility

Feb. 16, 2015

It has been an exciting start to the semester for the Socially Responsible Enterprise (SRE) Certificate Program within CESR. The program will graduate the largest class of students in the certificate鈥檚 history in May with 30 Leeds undergraduates completing the program. In addition, CESR was extremely fortunate to receive a...

Center for the Education on Social Responsibility - Business Ethics 3rd place with judges

An (Ethical) Fight to the Finish for $10K

Feb. 10, 2015

For the third straight year, the Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR) is preparing to host its Business Ethics Case Competition at the 麻豆影院, where $10,000 will be awarded to the winners of the competition. The event, open to all Leeds School of Business students, provides...

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Global Leaders to Join Together for Business Ethics

Jan. 22, 2015

PBE Participants Infographic Hosted by the Center for Education on Social Responsibility at Leeds School of Business 麻豆影院 Corporate leaders emphasize the importance of business ethics and integrity in the workplace. Yet they are concerned that business schools are not graduating students with the educational experiences necessary...

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What's the Burden of Proof?

Dec. 5, 2014

A whistleblower wins $65 million for calling out DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc., the kidney dialysis giant, for allegedly paying illegal kickbacks to physicians who referred patients to dialysis centers in which the physicians had an ownership stake. CESR Executive Director Mark Meaney weighs in on the issue of contractual ethics...

How do You Rationalize Your Little White Lies?

Nov. 18, 2014

鈥淧eople cheat on their taxes, on their spouses, in sports and cards. They commit petty theft and other immoral acts when nobody is looking. People lie to friends and family, and justify these as harmless, 鈥榳hite鈥 lies,鈥 states a recent Huffington Post article , 鈥淏reaking the Rules 鈥 And Feeling...

Mark鈥檚 Message

Nov. 17, 2014

The Leeds School of Business is ranked sixth in the nation under the Best Undergraduate B-Schools for Sustainability . As an important member of an excellent team, Dave Payne played an integral role in realizing this achievement. For those who don鈥檛 know Dave, he is a part-time instructor with full-time...

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