Ethics
Good news! People may be better than we think. Panera Bread has developed new non-profit locations where customers donate what they wish for a meal whether it be $20 more than the suggested price or nothing at all. And, believe it or not, not everyone takes a free meal. According to Panera’s chairman, Ronald Shaich, about 60-70 % of customers pay the full price while only about 15% pay less or nothing at all. In fact, about 15% were actually leaving more money and, as Shaigh put it, “living up to our best sense of humanity.” Read more about it at: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2010-05-18-panerabread18_ST_N.htm
If its shareholders approve, Kraft will amass a pile of debt to purchase Cadbury, the British candymaker, for billions of dollars. But will it honor Cadbury’s noble history?
AsNPR’s Vicki Barker reported:
Almost from its beginnings in 1824, Cadbury has been more than just a chocolate company. Its founder, John Cadbury, came from a long line of wealthy Quakers. He believed chocolate drinks could woo the working class away from alcohol.
In 1879, the Cadbury family created a model village for their workers called Bournville in rolling countryside, away from industrial smoke and fumes.
Cadbury pioneered pension schemes and joint worker-management committees and provided medical services long before socialized medicine came to Britain.
Even today, the company takes a progressive stance on issues from union membership and fair trade policies, to employee involvement. Employees who want to report any behavior that diverges from the company’s principles can call the confidential Speaking Up Helpline.
I wonder if that will be cut…
Leslie, and Anuj Desai, associate professor of law at UW-Madison, and Erik Ugland, assistant professor in the College of Communication at Marquette University were invited to talk about Media Ethics on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Milwaukee station, WUWM.
Recorded on January 16, just before President Obama took office, they discuss his likely relationship with the press and the propsects for a National Shield Law.
