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Preventing Another Bangladesh Tragedy: Three Ways to Transform Supply Chain Ethics

Harvard Business Review

So here are three radical suggestions for transforming the field of supply chain ethics. We already have complex systems for ensuring that some products get marked with country of origin; some firms are taking voluntary steps to reveal where stuff comes from in detail and down to the micro-level of batch, plant, and date.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. Cisco Systems. BAE Systems. Barratt Developments. Telecommunications. Telecommunications. Technology. Automotive.

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What Data Scientists Really Do, According to 35 Data Scientists

Harvard Business Review

But it’s poised to transform all sectors, from retail, telecommunications, and agriculture to health, trucking, and the penal system. Ethics is among the field’s biggest challenges. The data scientists I’ve interviewed approach our conversations from many angles.

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Before You Open a Business…

Leading Blog

Because business is fraught with many risks and challenges, and because this journey isn’t right for everyone, I’ve developed some questions that will help you get more clarity so you can make better decisions for yourself when it comes to starting a business. We were actually slowly growing rich, but we felt pretty poor.

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Corporations Need a Better Approach to Public Policy

Harvard Business Review

Too few businesses have sought to make a systemic approach to public policy an important dimension of their global posture. telecommunications or food safety or healthcare or aerospace or energy/environment). They can be cross-cutting issues which impact the whole corporation (e.g.,