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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

Decades of policy changes, however, often under the radar, today inhibit many diverse kinds of association. [We We need] the means to build associations that are powerful enough to successfully challenge the economic powers that be. Mutualism is the right to associate let loose in the economy. This must be rectified.

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What Is an Ethical Supply Chain—And Why Does It Matter?

NonProfit Quarterly

Companies are now often expected to actively contribute to environmental protection and uphold high ethical standards throughout their supply chains. Ethical supply chains are defined as networks of production and distribution that operate in a manner respecting environmental sustainability, human rights, and ethical labor practices.

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Reclaiming Heritage: The Global Push for Repatriation of Looted Artifacts

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2022, the Smithsonian voluntarily returned 29 of the bronzes to Nigeria as a result of adopting a new ethical returns policy earlier that year. A lot of people do act ethically, but we don’t hear a lot about that,” she notes, highlighting how people’s moral understanding of this situation is leading to more successful repatriations.

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Honest Brokers, Technology, and Health Justice: What Are We Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

But the sector needs a more compelling, ethical model for a brokerage that uses decentralized governance, transparency, and inclusivity. On the other hand, the brokers have faced ethical dilemmas and difficulties staying impartial while finding confidential information related to political strategies.

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Gather, Share, Build

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Ethically gathering reliable, consistent, and accurate data costs money, but its the only way to achieve an ecosystem in which most of the world can reap the benefits of emerging technology. Today, a major component of that infrastructure asymmetry is simply a lack of the volume and types of data required to make AI work.

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Leaders Say Public Health Ethics Is Necessary for Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

How does the field of public health—given its role in making decisions that impact entire populations—define ethics? These are some of the questions explored at the 150th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA)—a network of over 25,000 public health professionals—in November 2022.

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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Blue Avocado

Effective governance requires a commitment to all aspects of their role, not just the parts that might seem most appealing or convenient. I highly seek a person that promotes ethical and meaningful engagement of the organization’s stakeholders.

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