Business Ethics: The New Bottom Line. A Discussion Paper

Extract

This discussion meeting was on the subject of business ethics, with particular reference to the work of actuaries.

As an introduction to the meeting, copies of the paper, ‘Business Ethics: the New Bottom Line’, by Sheena Carmichael, were distributed to members of the Institute.

Sheena Carmichael is the director of ETHOS, a consultancy dedicated to helping organisations identify and manage ethical issues. She is a research associate at the European Institute of Business Ethics at Nigenrode University in the Netherlands.

The paper ‘Business Ethics: the New Bottom Line’, was published in 1995 by Demos, which “is an independent think-tank committed to radical thinking on the long-term problems facing the United Kingdom and other advanced industrial societies.

It aims to develop the ideas — both theoretical and practical — that will shape the politics of the 21st century, and to improve the breadth and quality of political debate.” It is a registered charity.

The paper has not been reproduced in British Actuarial Journal, but further information can be obtained from:

Demos, 9 Bridewell Place, London, EC4V 6AP; telephone: 0171 353 4479; facsimile, 0171 353 4481; email, [email protected]