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The New Zealand and International media have increasingly become interested in sustainable development and business ethics issues. In this section, we supply links and PDF documents of media coverage of such issues.

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05.12.2008| SOURCE:3 News
Rodger Spiller looks at the issues surrounding milk products made by the Sanlu company - a company owned in part by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra. link to view video

03.10.2007| SOURCE:NZ Herald
The days when businesses could operate solely on self-interest, short-term gain and with an eye on the bottom line are numbered as customers, employees and shareholders insist on knowing what companies are doing in the world. Chellie and Rodger Spiller discuss spiritual capital in the workplace. If you have difficulty opening the article - please contact us and we will send you a copy info@nzcbesd.org.nz

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The October 2003 issue of Ethical Investor Magazine features an article by Chellie Lake and Dr Rodger Spiller. The article explores the significant untapped potential for business to harness the power from Maori insights to add additional value to the way businesses have conventionally approached sustainable development.

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The attitude of New Zealand business is changing, and is described by business ethicist, Dr Rodger Spiller, as the 'coming of age' in business ethics. Read more in the Christchurch City Library newsletter. If you would like a copy of this article please contact us info@nzcbesd.org.nz

05.12.2002| SOURCE:Suburban Newspapers
Sponsored every year by Brookfields Lawyers and judged by Dr Rodger Spiller and Hubbard Foods chief executive, Dick Hubbard, the ethics awards were established four years ago by Profile Publishing and the New Zealand Centre for Business Ethics and Sustainable Development. They are based on a framework taken from Dr Spiller's PhD studies that included research into business practices rated most highly by investors internationally.

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24.10.2002| SOURCE:NZ HERALD
The challenge of educating prospective and existing business people about ethics and sustainable development is being addressed by the New Zealand Centre for Business Ethics and Sustainable Development. It provides a bridge between education and business. If you would like a copy of this article please contact us info@nzcbesd.org.nz

24.10.2002| SOURCE:NZ HERALD
'Doing well by doing good' is the catchcry for the organisers of the inaugural New Zealand Sustainable Business Conference, which starts in Auckland today. With the Government planning to release its own sustainable development policy this year, the conference is timely. If you would like a copy of this article please contact us info@nzcbesd.org.nz

25 August 2000| SOURCE:NZ HERALD
American business legend Roberto Goizueta's big marketing flop with New Coke is used to turn New York University students on to business ethics. Professor Ron Berenbeim, university lecturer and a leading expert on business ethics, is in New Zealand to spread the word on good business being good for business. If you would like a copy of this article please contact us info@nzcbesd.org.nz

29.10.2002 By Colin James| SOURCE:NZ HERALD
When a beery blokey icon company like DB Breweries takes an interest, maybe "sustainable development" and "triple bottom line" are edging into the mainstream. If you would like a copy of this article please contact us info@nzcbesd.org.nz

24 April 2000| SOURCE:NZ HERALD
Schools are not alone in their work on building character. Some companies also recognise that good values are good business.If you would like a copy of this article please contact us info@nzcbesd.org.nz

11 January 2000 | SOURCE: NZ HERALD
Evidence is increasing that there is a strong correlation between ethics and sustainable financial performance. Leading businesses internationally and local companies such as the finalists in the recent New Zealand Business Ethics Awards - 3M New Zealand, Datamail and Auckland International Airport - are committed to ethical leadership.
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13 January 2000| SOURCE:NZ HERALD
Increasingly, leading companies are recognising the value of working collaboratively. They are creating new and innovative partnerships and finding better ways to work with existing partners.
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12 January 2000| SOURCE:NZ HERALD
Following the international trend that has seen companies such as British Telecom, Shell and BP produce ethical accounting reports in 1999, leading New Zealand companies have committed themselves to producing in the coming year reports that account for not only traditional financial results but also environmental, social and ethical performance. If you would like a copy of this article please contact us info@nzcbesd.org.nz

April 1999| MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
1999 sees the advent of a new Top 200 award for Business Ethics. Management publisher Reg Birchfield introduces the award and its criteria, while Centre for Business Ethics director Rodger Spiller provides examples of the award-winning ethical practices of US companies.

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30 March 1999| SOURCE:NZ HERALD
Businesses are increasingly reflecting upon ethics and reaping benefits through this process. The Four Ps of ethical business: purpose, principles, practices and performance measurement provide a framework for this reflection and achieving a triple bottom-line of financial, social and environmental performance.

February 1999| MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Insights from the Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) USA Conference: “Learning from the Global Village: Corporate Responsibility Around The World.”

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February 2001| MARKETING MAGAZINE
The year is 1995. Greenpeace has just learned that the British government has granted petroleum giant Shell permission to dump an oil storage buoy into the North Sea. Greenpeace launches a PR campaign against the dumping of the buoy known as the Brent Spar, suggesting it is filled with toxic waste.

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2000| JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
Internationally renowned business publication, the Journal of Business Ethics, recently published the article, Ethical Business and Investment: A Model for Business and Society by Rodger Spiller. To view click on the PDF.

For subscription information and further details on the Journal of Business Ethics please refer to the website: www.kluweronline.com/issn/0167-4544/current

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