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Article

16 Jun 2005

Author:
Justine East, Independent [UK]

Saying no to dirty work [UK]

Careers with a conscience are more important than ever to graduates, with the latest UK Universum Graduate Survey revealing that a third of them count contributing to society among their top career goals...Philippa Foster Back, director of the Institute of Business Ethics [says]...'There is much more awareness among young people about major issues than there was 10 years ago...Climate change is the one most people are familiar with, but there are others too, like supply chain issues.' [refers to BT, ExxonMobil, BP, John Lewis]