Restatement Filings Rise to Record Level: Survey

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=01240516291117

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2. Commentary by Rushworth M. Kidder:

Ethics and Innovation: Why the FBI Struggles to Computerize

As we engage in fast-paced innovations -- in everything from fuel cells and camera phones to genetic modification and global positioning -- we have a responsibility to foresee their ethical consequences....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=01240516300953

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3. What They're Saying:

An Unintended Signal of Discouragement

"I was wrong to have spoken in a way that has resulted in an unintended signal of discouragement to talented girls and women. Despite reports to the contrary, I did not say, and I do not believe, that girls are intellectually less able than boys, or that women lack the ability to succeed at the highest levels of science."

-- Harvard University president Lawrence Summers, apologizing last week after making controversial lunchtime remarks at a conference held by the National Bureau of Economics. Summers said his remarks, which dealt with the dearth of women in the math, science, and engineering fields, were intended to provoke discussion and research into the under-representation of women.....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=01240516312849

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4. JPMorgan Chase Discloses Ties to Slavery Prior to U.S. Civil War

NEW YORK

JPMorgan Chase & Co. last week apologized for the actions of two of its predecessor banks, which accepted 13,000 slaves as collateral between the 1830s and the Civil War....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=01240516321165

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5. Monsanto Continues Hunt for Farmers Saving Seeds from Patented Plants

SAN FRANCISCO

Checking in on a growing bioethics debate, the Associated Press last week profiled Monsanto Co.'s efforts to fight seed piracy by filing lawsuits that seek fines and prison terms for farmers holding to age-old seed-saving traditions....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=01240516325089

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6. DuPont Accused of Hiding Dangers of Chemical Used to Produce Teflon

PARKERSBURG, West Virginia

Federal regulators last week asked a scientific panel to weigh the possible health risks posed by a chemical in DuPont's popular non-stick Teflon coating, accusing the company in a separate action of hiding studies into dangers for decades....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=01240516332388

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7. Reebok to Help Other Firms Track Treatment of Overseas Workers

NEW YORK

In a bid to help companies protect the human rights of their overseas factory workers, Reebok International Ltd. last week said it would provide access to software created by the firm to monitor working conditions....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=01240516340397

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8. China to Charge Nearly 70 in Sprawling Fraud Scandal

BEIJING

The Chinese government last week said it would file charges against 69 people accused of participating in a massive fraud scheme aimed at bilking a state-owned bank of $900 million....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=01240516344262

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9. Canadian PM Urged to Raise Human Rights Issue during China Visit

OTTAWA

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is reporting that human rights activists are urging Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin not to forget human rights when attempting to grow Canada's trade and business investment with China....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=01240516351739

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10. FBI Faulted for Handling of Whistle-Blower Case and Related Charges

WASHINGTON

The FBI failed to adequately investigate charges of espionage by a former translator, and fired her mostly for her repeated attempts to blow the whistle on alleged wrongdoing at the agency, the Justice Department's inspector general has determined....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=01240516354874

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11. Teacher Cleared after Tribunal Finds Flaws and Bias in Favor of Accusers

PRESTEIGNE, Wales

A longtime teacher fired after allegedly making sexual advances toward two students was cleared last week by an employment tribunal, which criticized the school and local authorities for "flawed" investigations....

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=0124051636496

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12. Research Report:

'Financial Restatements Increased at Record Level in 2004'

From the Huron Consulting Group:

"Huron Consulting Group today released a summary of its 2004 Annual Review of Financial Reporting Matters. The report revealed that amended filings for financial restatements rose to a record 414 in 2004 from 323 the previous year...."

Full story: http://www.globalethics.org/redir/nl.html?d=1/24/2005&;id=0124051637277

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13. Quote from the Ethics File:

Dogma

"Dogma does not mean the absence of thought, but the end of thought."

-- G. K. Chesterton (English journalist and author, 1874-1936)

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