Business, Ethics and Society

What is the proper and accountable role of the corporation in wealth creation?  How do society's values sustain the operation of business in society and what are the reciprocal responsibilities of business in society?  What are the moral and ethical frameworks within which individual and organisational responsibilities can be examined?

Whilst there is growing acceptance within business of concepts such as licence to operate and the need to balance shareholder and stakeholder value, there is a need for further examination of the leadership challenges and ethical dilemmas that arise at the intersection between business and society.  Business leaders are increasingly required to make difficult decisions balancing competing demands of equity and efficiency and community and profit maximisation.

Through this important Symposium, The Cranlana Programme is inviting senior participants from the business sector and federal and state governments to examine and reflect on concepts, principles and competing perspectives central to the responsible conduct of business in society.

Participants in the Symposium will focus on:

• the legal, moral and societal frameworks within which business operates
• personal and organisational ethics and their application within a business setting
• a practical examination of ethical dilemmas in business.

Dates for Business, Ethics and Society in 2010 to be advised