St James Ethics Centre 5515182 192979336 2008-02-21T05:46:41Z Jfire 31320 plenty of gnews hits '''St James Ethics Centre''' is a fully independent not-for-profit organisation which provides a non-judgemental forum for the promotion and exploration of [[ethics]] and ethical decision-making. The Ethics Centre works with [[business]], professions, community groups, [[governments]] and individuals to encourage and assist them to include the ethical dimension in their daily lives<ref name="St James Ethics Centre"> [http://www.ethics.org.au/ St James Ethics Centre - official website] — (retrieved [[11 June]] [[2006]])</ref>. It is based in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. The Ethics Centre was launched in 1989 by The Anglican Parish of St James in Sydney in order to work with business in the city to promote ethics and ethical decision-making. In 1996 St James Ethics Centre became entirely independent from the church. It is now a secular organisation, open to those of any or no faith<ref name="History of St James Ethics Centre"> [http://www.ethics.org.au/about-us/ethics-centre-history.html "History of St James Ethics Centre"] — (retrieved [[9 September]] [[2007]])</ref>. Today the Centre still works extensively with business in Sydney, however, its work expands well beyond this sphere, going well beyond the business world and working throughout Australia and occasionally undertaking projects overseas. The organisation is widely known within and extensively supported by the business community in Australia. It receives no government funding and relies very heavily upon support from business and individuals to provide its services. The Centre's Executive Director, [[Simon Longstaff]], often appears in the media in Australia to discuss ethics-related issues in the media and ethics more generally<ref name="As Socrates Said to the Redneck - interview with Dr Simon Longstaff">[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/04/1033538766386.html As Socrates Said to the Redneck - interview with Dr Simon Longstaff, The Sydney Morning Herald] - (retrieved [[9 September]] [[2007]])</ref>. One of the Centre's most notable services is its Ethics Counselling Service which provides free counselling to anyone who may be facing an ethical dilemma. It is believed to be the only service of its kind in the world and is the reason for the Centre's Public Benevolent Status, which was afforded by the Australian Taxation Office<ref name="Ethics Counselling Service">[http://www.ethics.org.au/about-us/ethics-services/ethics-counselling/index.html Ethics Counselling Service of St James Ethics Centre] - (retrieved [[9 September]] [[2007]])</ref>. The Centre is the trustee for the [[Corporate Responsibility Index]] in Australia, partnered by [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] and [[The Age]]. ==References== <div class="references-small"> <references /> </div> ==External links== *[http://www.ethics.org.au St James Ethics Centre official website] *[http://www.corporate-responsibility.org.au Corporate Responsibility Index Australian website] [[Category:Non-profit organisations based in Australia]] {{nongov-org-stub}}