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November, 2008

How business can save the world The Boston Globe, November 26, 2008 By Matthew Battles (Reprint from February 17, 2008)
	A provocative study suggests that enlightened management philosophies can spread from the office -- and change societies. When Milton Friedman famously stated that "the social responsibility of business is to increase profits," he furnished ammunition to both free market evangelists and their critics. In a number of articles in business and law journals, Timothy L. Fort and Cindy A. Schipani have argued that businesses that employ, train, and empower women, foster attitudes of civil engagement in the workplace, and encourage stability in governance can produce positive effects on environmental stewardship and civic life.
Prophets, Profits, and Peace: The Positive Role of Business in Promoting Religious Tolerance CSR-News.net, November 18, 2008 A Review by William C. Frederick
	Tim Fort believes there is compatibility (though largely unrealized) of religious belief and business practice. He favors drawing on deep, widespread, even hard-wired reservoirs of religious belief to promote workplace harmony, enhanced effectiveness, human rights, ethical behavior, and—especially—an informed sense of personal meaningfulness and transcendence in today’s global workplace.
Religion Notes The Washington Post, November 6, 2008
	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church continues its 2008 Kiplinger Lecture series with a lecture by Timothy L. Fort, executive director at the Institute for Corporate Responsibility, on the theory of "Peace Through Commerce," about the role ethical business practices plays in fostering international understanding.

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