"Cultivating knowledge – Generating Action": A series of lectures engaging people in honest conversations on the broad issues associated with globalisation and the human face of economics.

Ethics in business – illusion or source of strength was the theme of a three day seminar, 13-16 February at the St Petersburg University, Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, Ethics Department.

Michael Smith, freelance journalist from the UK and author of Trust and Integrity in the Global Economy – stories of people making a difference, spoke about his book to a Dutch audience, at the Initiatives of Change Centre in The Hague on 11 December, 2007.

Much has been said over the last several years about business ethics. The reasons are obvious: high profile corporate scandals and abuses that have grabbed the public’s attention. My concern, in the midst of this media blitz and legal chaos, has been on how much attention has been given to compliance as a remedy for ethical lapses and how little attention has been focused on integrity.

Bernard and Dominique Koechlin

In a recent talk which we had with Bernard Koechlin during the Annual Business Conference, 'Caux Initiatives for Business 2005' at Asia Plateau, he shared his secrets of how to achieve success in business and personal life.

The German Helmut Rosskopf has proved that it is possible to be moral, spiritual and successful in business.

Is it possible for a successful business to remain truly ethical? Steven Greisdorf finds some practical advice in a recent book that promotes an alternative capitalism.

Corruption is bad for business, says Suresh Vazirani, Managing Director of an award-winning hi-tech company. He talks to Michael Smith.