Business ethics podcast, hosted by The China Business Network

A message from Christine Lu at The China Business Network:

Do you have thoughts on business ethics in China to share? In preparation for next month’s CIBE conference in Beijing on Consumer Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility, I’m conducting a series of podcast segments on the issue that will be featured on both The China Business [...]

Mattel: Sorry, China

Last week, Mattel Chairman and CEO Robert Eckert formally apologized for his company’s product safety lapses and tried to explain how millions of toys were recalled. (Read his full testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations here.)
“As I said at the outset of my testimony, these recent recalls have been a personal disappointment to [...]

What did the fish say when it hit a wall?

“Dam!”
OK, bad joke, but it’s still one of my favorites.
China’s flooding and erosion problem, on the other hand, is no laughing matter.
“Chinese eco warning over giant dam”
Associated Press via CNN.com
September 26, 2007
BEIJING, China (AP) — China could face a catastrophe if it fails to quickly stop environmental problems such as flooding and erosion caused by [...]

AmCham Shanghai CSR newsletter - Sept. 2007

Check out the latest CSR Newsletter from AmCham Shanghai, courtesy of the Corporate Social Responsibility Department:
september-csr-newsletter.htm

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China and Africa: A healthy relationship?

The China-Africa connection deepens…
The prevailing narrative? Once upon a time, Africa suffered abuse, exploitation and mismanagement by Western colonialist powers. Enter: China, a developing country with a similar history of imperialist aggression (and subsequent liberation) that promises new hope for a “south-south cooperation” in which Africa can bypass “northern” hegemonic superpowers and forge its way [...]