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AccountAbility
AccountAbility is an independent, global, not-for-profit organisation promoting accountability, sustainable business practices and corporate responsibility.
AccountAbility is an independent, global, not-for-profit organisation promoting accountability, sustainable business practices and corporate responsibility.
Authority
Authority is a right conferred by recognized social position.
Authority is a right conferred by recognized social position.
Authority problem
An authority problem is an interpersonal conflict in which a person struggles in how to cope with someone who claims control over an aspect of their lives.
An authority problem is an interpersonal conflict in which a person struggles in how to cope with someone who claims control over an aspect of their lives.
Being Globally Responsible Conference (BGRC)
Being Globally Responsible Conference (BGRC) is an annual, 2-day corporate social responsibility (CSR) event held in May at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China.
Being Globally Responsible Conference (BGRC) is an annual, 2-day corporate social responsibility (CSR) event held in May at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China.
Corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model.
Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model.
Culpability
Culpability descends from the Latin concept of fault.
Culpability descends from the Latin concept of fault.
Culpable and Reckless Conduct
Culpable and Reckless Conduct is a Common Law offence under Scots Law.
Culpable and Reckless Conduct is a Common Law offence under Scots Law.
De Beneficiis
De Beneficiis was written by Seneca the Younger.
De Beneficiis was written by Seneca the Younger.
Delegated authority
Delegated authority is an authority obtained from another that has authority since the authority does not naturally exist.
Delegated authority is an authority obtained from another that has authority since the authority does not naturally exist.
Distributive justice
Distributive justice concerns what some consider to be socially just allocation of goods in a society.
Distributive justice concerns what some consider to be socially just allocation of goods in a society.
Dominator culture
Dominator culture is a term coined by futurist and writer Riane Eisler.
Dominator culture is a term coined by futurist and writer Riane Eisler.
Election promise
An election promise is a promise made to the public by a politician who is trying to win an election.
An election promise is a promise made to the public by a politician who is trying to win an election.
Enlightened self-interest
Enlightened self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimatel...
Enlightened self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimatel...
Environmental volunteering
Environmental volunteers conduct a range of activities including environmental monitoring (e.g.
Environmental volunteers conduct a range of activities including environmental monitoring (e.g.
Ethics Commission
In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials.
In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials.
Ethics in Government Act
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is a United States federal law that was passed in the wake of the Nixon Watergate scandal and the Saturday Night Massacre.
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is a United States federal law that was passed in the wake of the Nixon Watergate scandal and the Saturday Night Massacre.
Ethicurean
An ethicurean is a person who attempts to combine ethical food consumption with an interest in epicureanism, eating ethically without depriving oneself of taste.
An ethicurean is a person who attempts to combine ethical food consumption with an interest in epicureanism, eating ethically without depriving oneself of taste.
Evolution of corporate social responsibility in India
The evolution of corporate social responsibility in India refers to changes over time in India of the cultural norms of corporations' engagement of corporate social responsibility, with CSR refe...
The evolution of corporate social responsibility in India refers to changes over time in India of the cultural norms of corporations' engagement of corporate social responsibility, with CSR refe...
Feminist ethics
Feminist ethics is an approach to ethics that builds on the belief that traditionally ethical theorising has under-valued and/or under-appreciated women's moral experience and it therefore choos...
Feminist ethics is an approach to ethics that builds on the belief that traditionally ethical theorising has under-valued and/or under-appreciated women's moral experience and it therefore choos...
Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize
The Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize, created by Grinnell College, is an annual program honoring individuals under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in thei...
The Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize, created by Grinnell College, is an annual program honoring individuals under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in thei...
Impact and evaluation of Western European colonialism and colonization
Colonialism is the practice of creating settlements in lands other than the parent land.
Colonialism is the practice of creating settlements in lands other than the parent land.
People's jury
A People's Jury, or Citizen's Jury, is an institution used by a democratically elected body to resolve a divisive issue, in order to reach a consensus.
A People's Jury, or Citizen's Jury, is an institution used by a democratically elected body to resolve a divisive issue, in order to reach a consensus.
Philanthropreneur
A Philanthropreneur is an entrepreneurial philanthropist.
A Philanthropreneur is an entrepreneurial philanthropist.
Potter Box
The Potter Box is a model for making ethical decisions, developed by Ralph B. Potter, Jr., professor of social ethics emeritus of Harvard Divinity School.
The Potter Box is a model for making ethical decisions, developed by Ralph B. Potter, Jr., professor of social ethics emeritus of Harvard Divinity School.
Procedural justice
Procedural justice refers to the idea of fairness in the processes that resolves disputes and allocates resources.
Procedural justice refers to the idea of fairness in the processes that resolves disputes and allocates resources.
Progressive Era
The Progressive Era in the United States was a period of social activism and political reform that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s.
The Progressive Era in the United States was a period of social activism and political reform that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s.
Projects Abroad
Projects Abroad (formerly Teaching & Projects Abroad) is a profit UK company that arranges volunteer placements in 24 countries worldwide.
Projects Abroad (formerly Teaching & Projects Abroad) is a profit UK company that arranges volunteer placements in 24 countries worldwide.
Public trust
The concept of the public trust relates back to the origins of democratic government and its seminal idea that within the public lies the true power and future of a society; therefore, whatever ...
The concept of the public trust relates back to the origins of democratic government and its seminal idea that within the public lies the true power and future of a society; therefore, whatever ...
Simunye (philosophy)
"Simunye - We are one No matter how fat or skinny you are, or whether you black white yellow or somewhere in between, you are a person.
"Simunye - We are one No matter how fat or skinny you are, or whether you black white yellow or somewhere in between, you are a person.
Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum
The Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum is an initiative organized by the Réseau Alliances in 1993 in partnership with private and public organizations, to encourage social and e...
The Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum is an initiative organized by the Réseau Alliances in 1993 in partnership with private and public organizations, to encourage social and e...
Social Choice and Individual Values
Kenneth Arrow's monograph Social Choice and Individual Values and a theorem within it created modern social choice theory, a rigorous melding of social ethics and voting theory with an econ...
Kenneth Arrow's monograph Social Choice and Individual Values and a theorem within it created modern social choice theory, a rigorous melding of social ethics and voting theory with an econ...
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is an ideology of society that seeks to apply biological concepts of Darwinism or of evolutionary theory to sociology and politics, often with the assumption that conflict betwe...
Social Darwinism is an ideology of society that seeks to apply biological concepts of Darwinism or of evolutionary theory to sociology and politics, often with the assumption that conflict betwe...
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that r...
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that r...
Social responsibility
Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large.
Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large.
Theta Nu Xi
Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. is a historically multicultural sorority founded on April 11, 1997, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, by seven women who sought to brid...
Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. is a historically multicultural sorority founded on April 11, 1997, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, by seven women who sought to brid...
Ubuntu (philosophy)
Ubuntu or "uMunthu" is an African ethic or humanist philosophy focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other.
Ubuntu or "uMunthu" is an African ethic or humanist philosophy focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other.
Unilateral gratuitous obligations
Unilateral gratuitous obligations are undertaken voluntarily and are also known as unilateral voluntary obligations or gratuitous promises.
Unilateral gratuitous obligations are undertaken voluntarily and are also known as unilateral voluntary obligations or gratuitous promises.
Volunteering
Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life.
Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life.