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XXI Century Ethics: a Global View Dr. Roberto Artavia L. Costa Rica November 12, 2009 6,782,662,630 people in the world today 3,2 billion live in poverty 26500 more since we started this morning Globalization of: trade capital technology brands organizations people culture >69,000 MNCs >823,000 international subsidiaries integrating the business dynamics of the world And still most of the companies and work is local, run by millions of micro, small, and medium entreprises One way to look at the structure of today’s world Productive private sector NGOs State, government, and international institutions New borders make analysis and decision-making more complex Flexible political borders New borders make analysis and decision-making more complex Flexible political borders Permeable trade borders Corporate borders open to technological integration Capital markets are interdependent Technology eliminates distance Financial markets Transfer risks across borders Make the movement of capital an easy and safe flow Operate on an ever more “virtual” platform Are becoming more heavily regulated Scientific and technological progress New frontiers Space… Deep oceans… Polar regions… Scientific and technological progress New frontiers New concepts and ideas to be managed and traded How fast is technology changing? Synthetic biology 109 Sequencing technology 108 107 Moore’s Law 106 105 104 1000 100 1970 1985 2000 2005 Scientific and technological progress New frontiers New concepts and ideas to be managed and traded Poor global distribution Mitigation of new challenges and risks Moving to a world of scarcity and volatility Oil and gas, nuclear sources Metals and other key materials Water Biocapacity and climate change… Future energy sources Moving to a world of scarcity and volatility Oil and gas, nuclear sources Metals and other key materials Scarcity of key materials 30 29.2 27.9 15 4.5 4.6 Brasil China 0.6 0 India Japón Aluminum consumption in Kg/yr U.S.A. Moving to a world of scarcity and volatility Oil and gas, nuclear sources Metals and other key materials Water Biocapacity and climate change… The resulting scenarios Technological progress and adaptation Future Negotiation and adaptation Conflict, war, control…and segregation Ethics 1. Set of principles of right conduct. 2. A theory or a system of moral values. 3. The study of the general nature of morals and of the moral choices to be made by a person. 4. The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession. Ethics of development (scarcity) " [Scarcity] ethics is useless unless it can be translated into public action. By public action is meant action taken by public authority, as well as actions taken by private agents [which have] important consequences for the life of the community. The central question is: How can moral guidelines influence the decisions of those who hold power? " International Development Ethics Association Corporate social responsibility "Corporate social responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the community and society at large" Can corporations do this and at the same time fill the expectations of their stock- and stakeholders? What are some possible responses? But also… http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19141333 Can we redefine our concept of ethics in time? What are the implications for the legal, accounting, and audit professionals? the end