Ethics

“Is it sustainable?” COVID-19 points to the value of asking big questions to inform planning resilience and social justice
COVID-19 underscores firms’ need for planning resilience, disproportionate impacts on poorer populations, and our interconnectedness.

Under the Influence: How behavioral contagion can drive positive social change
Others’ choices affect our own and have enormous economic, social, and environmental consequences, argues Robert H. Frank in his new book.

A nonpartisan approach to fixing the politics industry
Ethics lecturer Katherine Gehl advocates for political innovations like ranked choice voting to break partisan gridlock.

Ethical Fashion
A global fashion revolution calls for greater transparency, sustainability, and ethics in the industry. Cornellians are stepping up to drive change.

The character of conscience
You can help yourself to act virtuously in your personal and professional life by acknowledging that you are vulnerable to mistakes in moral judgement.

Ethics speaker Kristin Behfar: Effective team leadership is ethical leadership
Kristin Behfar, PhD ’03, professor at U.S. Army War College, sees effectively leading a high-performing team as a manager’s ethical responsibility.

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Ethical Behavior Starts at the Top
Linda Treviño focuses on the role of leadership in fostering best practices in Day Family Ethics Lecture.

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Impact Investing Takes Off
A demographic shift is driving a large, generational wealth transfer, accelerating interest in steering investments toward profitable businesses focused on positive social and environmental change.