Corporate

New Program: Rethinking Corporate Ethics with Julian Baggini

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Business ethics often make the headlines. Companies who compromise on their corporate ethics often witness a very damaging impact on their image and finances.

Many organizations understand the importance of good ethics and so have developed corporate social responsibility policies. But this is far from enough. Despite the efforts made, a large number of organizations continue to become engaged in shady practices and embroiled in scandals. Despite what the cynics believe, however, all this talk of doing good is more than just a PR exercise.

Most organizations are sincere in wanting to do the right thing. The reason they fail is that the solutions they have implemented, such as establishing ethical rules and codes, are missing something fundamental: encouraging all their employees, from top to bottom, to truly live according to the values they have defined.

Using his philosopher’s perspective, Julian Baggini will help you promote good habits and cultivate practical wisdom.

Ethics is about deeds, not words. It needs to be a centralized, transparent and sustained preoccupation, embodied by everyone in the organization.

Discover how your leaders can be more effective and thoughtful in their approach!


Dr. Julian Baggini is a British philosopher, journalist, and the author of over 20 books about philosophy written for a general audience, including How the World Thinks, A Short History of Truth, The Ego Trick, Freedom Regained, and The Edge of Reason. He is co-founder of The Philosophers’ Magazine and is a regular columnist for international newspapers and magazines such as the Financial Times, The Guardian, Prospect and The Wall Street Journal. In addition to his work on philosophy, he has also written on corporate ethics, atheism, secularism, and the nature of national identity. In 2019 Dr. Baggini was named academic director of the UK’s Royal Institute of Philosophy.