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The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell See book keywords and concepts

The universal triumph of the secular state has thrown all religious organizations into such a definitely secondary, and finally ineffectual, position that religious pantomime is hardly more today than a sanctimonious exercise for Sunday morning, whereas business ethics and patriotism stand for the remainder of the week.

The Amazon Herb Company: An Independent Review Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The Amazon Herb Company is clearly on the leading edge of harvesting, blending and distributing rainforest botanicals, and they have strong business ethics and demonstrate great care for the environment. Perhaps in some parallel universe all businesses act with integrity and compassion for the Earth, but here in modern society today, the Amazon Herb Company is a rare find. I encourage everyone to take a close look at what this company (and its products) can do for you.

Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world John Robbins See book keywords and concepts

In 1999, McDonald's was nominated for the prestigious business ethics Award, given by the judges at business ethics magazine. But the magazine decided not to grant the award to McDonald's. An open letter from the judges to McDonald's, published in the November/December 1999 issue of business ethics, explained why: "We must express concern about slaughterhouse cruelty by McDonald's suppliers. . . . Federal standards require that 100 percent of cows be fully stunned before they are skinned, but (according to) ... a McDonald's training video . . .

Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind Henry Hobhouse See book keywords and concepts

Only Georgia, a frontier state with frontier business ethics, but the state in which Mrs. Greene lived, where the cat missed the chicken, and where the gin was born, failed to pay up. Eli Whitney was naturally disgusted by the whole gin saga, which had absorbed twenty years of his life, yielded him less than $100,000, and made thousands rich beyond the dreams of avarice. He was to go down in history as the essential link in the whole cotton saga, one of the godfathers of the War Between the States.

Don't Go Shopping for Hair-Care Products Without Me Paula Begoun See book keywords and concepts

What's Good About This Line: Although I don't admire the business ethics of a company whose products try to capitalize on the success and reputation of an established brand, I have to concede that the products do work well and the prices are almost too good to resist. What's Not So Good About It: Every product is compared to and attempts to copy another hair-care line's successful, well-known product. © Freezing Hair Spray, Extra Firm Hold (Aerosol) ($3.86for 10 ounces) is a standard, firm-hold hairspray that, along with its strong hold, leaves hair feeling stiff and somewhat sticky.

Amazon Herb Company earns top recommendation: Top distributors and products listed Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

This company does it all right: business ethics, sustainable business models, preserving the culture and ecosystems of indigenous tribes, helping improve the health of customers, helping distributors earn a living doing something they love... the good news just keep on rolling. This company is the opposite of Enron, and if more Fortune 500 firms operated with half the heart of the Amazon Herb Co., our country wouldn't be in such a mess today.

Toxic Sludge is Good For You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton See book keywords and concepts

To combat Entine's story, which appeared in business ethics magazine, the Body Shop turned to their PR guru, Frank Mankiewicz of Hill & Knowlton. A former president of National Public Radio, Mankiewicz assailed his former NPR colleagues for running a piece critical of the Body Shop. NPR acquiesced by removing the original NPR reporter and editor from the story.35 The fallout over the Body Shop also prompted Ben Cohen—the "Ben" of Ben & Jerry's—to resign from the advisory board of business ethics magazine in protest against the publication of Entine's expose.

According to Craig Cox, former editor of business ethics magazine, Monsanto claims to have cut its toxic air emissions substantially, and is attempting to adopt other socially responsible business practices advocated by BSR.26 However, these improvements in Monsanto's production process don't change the fact that the company's most profitable products include dangerous pesticides, artificial food additives, and risky bioengineered products. Monsanto's membership in BSR underscores a fundamental dilemma: How does the movement for socially responsible business define "social responsibility"?

The fallout over the Body Shop also prompted Ben Cohen—the "Ben" of Ben & Jerry's—to resign from the advisory board of business ethics magazine in protest against the publication of Entine's expose. "Ben's response was extremely disappointing and made me wonder where his heart is really at," said magazine editor Craig Cox. "A full week before our story was distributed to anyone, he sent us a letter demanding that we pull the story. In the letter he said that the story was a bundle of lies. He had never seen the story.

In addition, Cox charged that Hill & Knowlton used another firm as an intermediary to obtain the mailing list of business ethics subscribers so the Body Shop could send them a ten-page letter attacking Entine's article. "Apparently a company named Hoffman and Associates called our list broker and said they wanted to rent the list to do a mailing of a nonprofit catalog," Cox said. "Apparently Hoffman and Associates gave the list to the Body Shop.

Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world John Robbins See book keywords and concepts

An open letter from the judges to McDonald's, published in the November/December 1999 issue of business ethics, explained why: "We must express concern about slaughterhouse cruelty by McDonald's suppliers. . . . Federal standards require that 100 percent of cows be fully stunned before they are skinned, but (according to) ... a McDonald's training video . . . it's acceptable if five cows in even' 100 are conscious while skinned and dismembered. It's inhumane to allow animals to suffer in this manner. And the real error rate may be far more than 5 percent. . ..

But the editors of business ethics were aware of the extraordinary "McLibel" trial in Great Britain, in which McDonald's sued five unemployed activists who had distributed a pamphlet finding fault with many of its practices. Two of the activists, Helen Steel and Dave Morris, with virtually no financial backing, proceeded to take on one of the world's largest multinational corporations in what became the longest running libel suit in British legal history. McDonald's fought bitterly, spending more than $16 million in legal fees.

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