Ethical Issues
(a) Links to sites which explore ethical trading issues
Center for research
on Multinational Corporations (The Netherlands)
Clean Clothes Campaign
CorpWatch
Holding corporations accountable
Eldis Gateway to Development Information (many links to reports)
Ethical Trading Initiative
U.K. Government report
European Commission and Corporate
Social Responsibility
Green Paper: Promoting a European Framework for Corporate
Social Responsibility
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, July 18, 2001
The
paper can be downloaded from the website (pdf format)
Global Standard for Ethical Sourcing (SA8000)
International Labour Organisation,
Geneva
Sectoral Activities Programme: Textiles; clothing; leather;
footwear
Investor Responsibility Research
Center
National Labor Committee, U.S.
Natural Resource and Ethical Trade Programme
The Global Compact, United Nations
| Labour Practices in the Footwear,
Leather, Textiles and Clothing Industries (ILO) |
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(b) Links to pages which relate to responsible conduct in research
MMU Academic Ethics Committee
Seminar (December 2004)
Ethical
Considerations in Research - part of a research methodology web site at
the University of Art and Design, Helsinki.
Harvard
Center for Ethics - encourages teaching and research about ethical issues
in public and professional life.
Office of Research Integrity
- ensures the integrity of US government-funded research, and provides online
resources covering recent misconduct cases and whistleblower issues.
On Being a Scientist:
Responsible Conduct in Research - a booklet developed in the US by the Committee
on Science, Engineering and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences,
the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.
ORI Model
Policy for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct - a detailed
manual of the allegation process. Part of the Online Ethics Center
for Engineering and Science.
Responsible
Science, Volume I: Insuring the Integrity of the Research - the 1992 National
Academies report that pushed for a federal definition of research misconduct.
Science:
Next Wave. On Ethics (Recent articles)
The social
conscience of scientists - suggests that scientists need to accept responsibility
for the human and environmental consequences of their research, and learned
societies should pay more attention to the ethics of science.
This page is under construction
David J. Tyler
Last updated February 2005