Business Ethics Week 2010
On October 26, Business Ethics Week kicks off at San Francisco State University's College of Business. The event is intended to create a shared focus among students and faculty on the importance of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and sustainable business.
Students encounter business ethics in a variety of classes and events during Business Ethics Week.
In its fifth year, Business Ethics Week begins Tuesday., October 26 and runs through Wednesday, November 3, with events held on the main campus and at the SFSU Downtown Campus. During these seven days, faculty members include classroom activities such as relevant readings, case studies, speakers, exercises and discussions of ethical dilemmas in business practice.
Please Join Us for Three Special Events
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On Tues., Oct. 26, What is your Company's Greatest Ethical or Sustainable Business Challenge for 2011? Guest speakers include Deanna Robinson from Gap Inc., Bonnie Nixon from HP Inc.,
Ben Packard from Starbucks Co., and the MBA student group Net Impact. - On Wed., Oct. 27, Corporate Foundations that Make a Difference in the Community. Guest speakers include Suzanne DiBianca from Salesforce.com Foundation, and a student panel made up of members from the business student organization Ascend and other CoB student organizations.
- CANCELLED-On Wed., Nov. 3, Technology-led Community Development Efforts in Underserved Communities. Guest speaker is Leo Sosa from One Economy Corporation.
For details about these events, see the Business Ethics Week Calendar
Faculty Activities in the Classroom
View a list of scheduled activities in business classes in support of Business Ethics Week.
Partners
Net Impact, Ascend, Gap, Inc., Starbucks, One Economy Corp., Salesforce.com Foundation, The Campbell Foundation, Union Bank Foundation and Credit Suisse
History of Business Ethics Week
During the first Business Ethics Week in November 2006, over 4,000 business students at SF State's College of Business heard from more than 50 business and industry experts on topics related to business ethics. The College embraced the topic with approximately 50% of faculty integrating ethics-related modules or speakers. Campus-wide events included a former CIO of PG&E speaking on the topic of Corporate Ethics and a faculty panel on the topic of corporations and the environment.
The second Business Ethics Week in November 2007 again focused on classroom instruction, discussion and guest speakers in over 90 business classes. Outside corporate speakers came to campus from Hewlett-Packard and Starbucks Coffee Co.
The third Business Ethics Week in October 2008 created a shared focus among faculty and students on the importance of business ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainable business with classroom instruction, discussion and guest speakers in over 90 business classes. Outside corporate speakers came to campus from Starbucks Coffee Co. and the Gap Inc.
The fourth Business Ethics Week, held in November 2009, continued the tradition of faculty from every department in the College conduct discussions and activities in their classrooms related to business ethics. A speaker from Genentech and an expert in sustainability were the featured speakers for undergraduate students and MBA/EMBA students.
SF State’s College of Business is one of the few business schools that require all graduate and undergraduate business students to take a Business & Society course—and has for the past 25 years. Most of our faculty members in fields such as finance, accounting, marketing, information systems, decision sciences, management, international business, and hospitality and tourism management, integrate modules on ethics and social responsibility in their courses.
In addition, the College of Business is the first California State University to offer an MBA with an emphasis in sustainable business. For more information about the emphasis, see Emphasis in Sustainable Business.
Reminder: SF State Sustainability Week is November 1–5, 2010.
