Global watchdog proposes new ethics code to combat greenwashing
London, UK Reuters Firms that check environmental, social and governance claims made by companies will be asked to follow a proposed new ethics code to help combat greenwashing, the chief of a global standards body told Reuters. Trillions of dollars have flowed into investment funds touting green credentials, but these can be misleading, a practice […]
Sight-Seeing: Seven tips for ethical shopping this Christmas
SIMON OLDHAM and LAURA SPENCE, of Royal Holloway University of London, provide – in an article first published on The Conversation – some help for those wanting to make ethical choices when shopping…
Essay: It’s time at last for an ethical conversation about Afghanistan
In an article published on Religion News Service, JIM WALLIS says the US must not be distracted from “the deep reflection about our values now required in the aftermath of the United States’ longest war”…
Podcasts: “Intelligent and relevant” – Nomad tackles issues across the spectrum
NILS VON KALM listens to Nomad, what he describes as an “intelligent and relevant” look at “issues, dilemmas and areas of concern for Christians of a more progressive persuasion”…
Essay: Leadership for the post-COVID age – building human-centric cultures
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER reflects on what the post-pandemic world may look like and the opportunities to rethink values and ethics that it presents…
Out of my mind: Advances in brain tech spur calls for ‘neuro-rights’
AVI ASHER-SCHAPIRO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the push to protect how a person’s brain data is accessed and used…
Immunisation ethics: How the quest for a COVID-19 vaccine raises healthy questions and thoughtful responses
Three Australian prelates recently raised concerns over the origins of one of the proposed coronavirus vaccines. JO KADLECEK looks at the ethical issues involved…
Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore says churches may apply for US government loans
RNS Russell Moore, the Southern Baptist Convention’s top ethicist, said he saw no problem with churches applying for government loans as part of the coronavirus relief legislation enacted last month. That legislation provides $US350 billion for the Small Business Administration to extend loans to small businesses – and in a government reversal, churches and other […]
In the US, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary resigns due to ‘ethical lapse’
RNS Rev Molly T Marshall has stepped down as president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary due to an unspecified “ethical lapse,” according to a statement from the seminary. Marshall said she offered her resignation effective from 1st March “because of an ethical lapse that betrayed my stewardship of office,” according to her statement the seminary released […]
ESSAY: FIVE ETHICAL QUESTIONS FOR HOW WE CHOOSE TO USE THE MOON
With the world about to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, EVIE KENDAL, of Australia’s Deakin University, looks at, in an article first published on The Conversation, some of the ethical questions around the Moon’s future…