Ethics Media & Resources

Having been criticized in several countries for its unregulated operation and irresponsible business practices, now people are questioning the firm’s ethics too. Uber was accused of price-gouging and “siege pricing." This rate hike is the norm under its surge pricing model, where prices increase in line with demand.

German car maker Volkswagen is paying out up to $15.3 billion to address the effects of the emission crisis in the US. What happened at Volkswagen is a symptom that of an economic system characterized by hyper-competition, enormous stakes and inflated corporate power. This system is ultimately what needs to change if they want to address the root causes of scandals like this.

Brand activism is moving from speaking directly to consumers to companies policing their own supply chains. It is part of a broad trend towards companies applying their own checks and balances on commercial ethics and activity. But this evolving role for business-to-business (B2B) brands is not without controversy or risk of financial blowback.

Russia-based group, DarkSide, began a cyberattack with ransomware on Colonial Pipeline, causing major infrastructure disruptions and gasoline shortage. CEO pays $4.4 million ransom, but was it the right thing to do?

Forensic Architecture, an international, inter-disciplinary research agency, uses various digital technologies – including open source intelligence, 3D modelling, photogrammetry, virtual reality (VR), data mining, audio analysis and more – to protect human rights.

Equifax's sub-par security policies and procedures proved liable to one of the largest data hacks in history. Were are of the vulnerabilities, refused to patch them, and blamed a single IT staffer.

Chik-Fil_A estimates to have paid $75 million in tuition to 53,000 employees. 90% report they will continue working for the company. Chik-Fil-A is now the third-largest fast-food brand in the USA.