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September 2013 Programs
Join us for our first three events of the fall 2013 semester
     
September 12th, 16th & 17th
Other RZCCI Programs

Save the Dates!

The Shareholder Value Myth - November 13th

Ensuring Integrity: 8th Annual Auditing Conference - December 5th


Baruch's Stan Ross Department of Accountancy Presents:
 
Can Financial Accounting Regulators and Standard Setters Get (and Stay) Ahead of the Financial Engineers? - October 28th
The World of Wal-Mart on September 12th

Join the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity on September 12th as we host Baruch's  own Professor S. Prakash Sethi for our first program of the fall 2013 semester.  Prof. Sethi will present his recent research on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and other multinational companies and discuss if they engage in unethical and, perhaps, illegal behavior.  The program will be preceded by lunch. Wal-Mart  

 
About the Program

The issue of low-wage workers and unsafe working conditions in developing economies has been a persistent public concern for more than 20 years. Pope Francis recently  commented  that these low-wage workers are akin to "slave labour" and are stain on both capitalism and civilized societies. The most recent examples of hazardous work environments include the loss of over 1000 lives in Bangladesh, and unacceptably harsh working conditions in Chinese factories that manufacture Apple products. Continue reading about the program.

 

Registration

Complimentary Pre-registration is required to attend:

When and Where 

Thursday, September 12, 2013

12:00 pm - Registration and lunch

12:45 pm - Presentation

 

Baruch College's Newman Vertical Campus  

55 Lexington Ave (enter on 24th or 25th street), Room 14-220  

Trust in Business: How Can American Businesses Help Move the Economy Forward? on September 16th

Join the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity and Corporate Communication International as we welcome Jonathan Spector, President and CEO of The Conference Board, Inc., to Baruch College. Trust  

 

About the Program

Whether the discussion occurs during the 24-hour media cycle or at the water cooler, the current business scandal is the news of the day. Trust in corporate America, and in particular the financial sector, is in dire need of repair. Profit margins may be improving, but financial institutions' images and reputations are badly bruised with each new revelation. US investors have lost confidence in the financial markets to operate on a level playing field.  Continue reading about the program.

 

In Partnership With

Corporate Communication International - enhancing the performance and reputation of corporate communication as a strategic management function; the number one choice of practicing professionals and scholars for information and knowledge on corporate communication.  For more information, please visit http://www.corporatecomm.org/.  

 

Registration

Complimentary Pre-registration is required to attend:

When and Where

Monday, September 16, 2013

6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

 

Baruch College's Newman Conference Center  

151 E. 25th Street (between Lexington and Third Aves.), Room 7-50  

Ride On: NYC's CitiBike Share Program on September 17th

Join the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity and the Sustainability Practice Network as we convene a panel to explore the CitiBike program from the perspectives of government, business, transportation, academia, urban planning, environmentalism and other areas.   CitiBike

About the Program

In May 2013, after nearly two years of planning and intensive public input, the much-anticipated New York City bike sharing program, sponsored primarily by Citi and thus named CitiBike, launched with roughly 6000 bicycles and 600 docking stations in Midtown, Lower Manhattan and West Brooklyn with plans to expand further north and east. Operated by NYC Bike Share LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alta Bicycle Share, CitiBike is the most high-profile bike sharing program in the US and, arguably, the world, joining existing systems in Hangzhou, Mexico City, London, Washington, D.C., Boston, Melbourne, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal and many others. Continue reading about the program.

  

Panelists

Hillary Brown, Professor, The City College of New York, CUNY*

 

Justin Ginsburg, Project Director, Alta

 

Charles Komanoff, Komanoff Energy Associates

 

John Orcott, Policy Director, NYC Department of Transportation*

 

Valerie Smith Director of Corporate Sustainability, Citi*

 

*invited

 

In Partnership With

The Sustainability Practice Network (SPN) is a New-York-based forum for professionals working with corporate responsibility and sustainability issues to build community based on learning, discussion, information and idea exchange. There are over one thousand members on our list-serve, representing practitioners from industry, academia, government and NGO's. For more information please visit: www.sustainabilitypractice.net.

 

Registration

Complimentary Pre-registration is required to attend:

When and Where

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

6:00 pm - Registration and Networking
6:15 pm - Panel
7:30 pm - Q&A
8:00 pm - Networking

 

Baruch College's Newman Conference Center  

151 E. 25th Street (between Lexington and Third Aves.), Room 7-50 

 
The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity
The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity is a forum for discussion of a broad range of contemporary issues confronting U.S. corporations and capital markets.  Our concerns include: transparency of corporate reporting, corporate governance, examining legal and ethical corporate behavior, spotlighting executive accountability, corporate responsibility in global business development, risk assessment and amelioration, resolving conflicting corporate stakeholder interests, and evaluating the role of governmental regulation. Learn more at http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/zcci/.