St James Ethics Centre
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St James Ethics Centre is a fully independent not-for-profit organisation which provides a non-judgemental forum for the promotion and exploration of ethics
and ethical decision-making. The Ethics Centre works with business
, professions, community groups, governments and individuals to encourage and assist them to include the ethical dimension in their daily lives. It is based in Sydney
, Australia
.
The Ethics Centre was launched in 1989 by The Anglican Parish of St James in Sydney in order to work with business in the city to promote ethics and ethical decision-making. In 1996 St James Ethics Centre became entirely independent from the church. It is now a secular organisation, open to those of any or no faith.
Today the Centre still works extensively with business in Sydney, however, its work expands well beyond this sphere, going well beyond the business world and working throughout Australia and occasionally undertaking projects overseas.
The organisation is widely known within and extensively supported by the business community in Australia. It receives no government funding and relies very heavily upon support from business and individuals to provide its services.
The Centre's Executive Director, Simon Longstaff, often appears in the media in Australia to discuss ethics-related issues in the media and ethics more generally.
One of the Centre's most notable services is its Ethics Counselling Service which provides free counselling to anyone who may be facing an ethical dilemma. It is believed to be the only service of its kind in the world and is the reason for the Centre's Public Benevolent Status, which was afforded by the Australian Taxation Office.
The Centre is the trustee for the Corporate Responsibility Index in Australia, partnered by The Sydney Morning Herald
and The Age
.
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
and ethical decision-making. The Ethics Centre works with business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, professions, community groups, governments and individuals to encourage and assist them to include the ethical dimension in their daily lives. It is based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The Ethics Centre was launched in 1989 by The Anglican Parish of St James in Sydney in order to work with business in the city to promote ethics and ethical decision-making. In 1996 St James Ethics Centre became entirely independent from the church. It is now a secular organisation, open to those of any or no faith.
Today the Centre still works extensively with business in Sydney, however, its work expands well beyond this sphere, going well beyond the business world and working throughout Australia and occasionally undertaking projects overseas.
The organisation is widely known within and extensively supported by the business community in Australia. It receives no government funding and relies very heavily upon support from business and individuals to provide its services.
The Centre's Executive Director, Simon Longstaff, often appears in the media in Australia to discuss ethics-related issues in the media and ethics more generally.
One of the Centre's most notable services is its Ethics Counselling Service which provides free counselling to anyone who may be facing an ethical dilemma. It is believed to be the only service of its kind in the world and is the reason for the Centre's Public Benevolent Status, which was afforded by the Australian Taxation Office.
The Centre is the trustee for the Corporate Responsibility Index in Australia, partnered by The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
and The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
.