Faraci Lange, Gorbel receive 2019 ETHIE Awards

ROCHESTER, NY—The Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF) presented its 2019 ETHIE Awards on October 7, 2019 to Faraci Lange and Gorbel. The ETHIE recognizes businesses and organizations that do the right thing through strong ethical foundations, aspirations to high standards of business conduct, and the multifaceted nature of ethics in our daily lives. ETHIE: […]

Don’t Try to Be the “Fun Boss”

During the Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation’s January meeting, the Board of Directors discussed an article from the Harvard Business Review entitled, Don’t Try to Be the “Fun Boss” — and Other Lessons in Ethical Leadership. When are off-color jokes or stories of weekend antics acceptable? At what point do they cross the line? Sometimes it […]

Keltner’s Power Paradox

At our December 2018 board meeting, board member John D. Keiser, Associate Professor, the School of Business Administration & Economics at The College at Brockport shared some findings from Dacher Keltner’s book The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence (Penguin Press, 2016). We’ve all witnessed incidents in which someone of higher stature belittles someone in a lower position.  It could […]

2018 ETHIE Finalists Announced

Rochester, NY—The Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF) announced the finalists for its 2018 ETHIE Awards. The ETHIE recognizes businesses and organizations that do the right thing through strong ethical foundations, aspirations to high standards of business conduct, and the multifaceted nature of ethics in our daily lives. RABEF plans to honor the ETHIE recipients […]

Tap Into Trust – Press Release

“Consumers are increasingly demanding trust, and businesses are responding. To maintain long-term, positive stakeholder relationships, leaders must make trust an intentional organizational imperative.” Barbara Brooks Kimmel, CEO and Cofounder of Trust Across America-Trust Across the World. RABEF is proud to endorse the new initiative of Trust Across America-Trust Across the World, the Million Taps Campaign. […]

Trust Across America Announces Trust Council

Last week the Trust Across America: Trust Around the World organization announced a “Trust Council” of 12 top worldwide experts in the field of Trust Thought Leadership in honor of their 10th anniversary in April. Stephen M.R. Covey, who spoke at a joint meeting in Rochester in 2008 is on the list as is Bob […]

2017 RABEF ETHIE Award Finalists Announced

Rochester, NY (August 4, 2017)—The Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF) announced the finalists for its 2017 ETHIE Awards. The ETHIE recognizes businesses and organizations that do the right thing through strong ethical foundations, aspirations to high standards of business conduct, and the multifaceted nature of ethics in our daily lives. RABEF plans to honor […]

Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation Announces New Chair

ROCHESTER, NY – December 16, 2015 The Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF) today announced Vicki M. James as the organization’s new chairperson, succeeding Dr. Twyla Cummings, Senior Associate Dean and Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, after 9 years of service as board chair. RABEF also welcomes these […]

Recipients of the 2014 ETHIE Awards announced today

Plus, scholarships given to four area college students and one Junior Achievement participant Three Rochester companies today have been named recipients of a 2014 ETHIE Award, presented by the Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation.  The announcement was made at the 12th annual awards event held at Geva Theatre Center. In the Large-Sized category (more than […]

Finalists Announced for the 2014 ETHIE Award

The Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation and its sponsoring institutions and partners announce the finalists for the 2014 ETHIE Award (originally known as The Rochester Business Ethics Award), now in its second decade. Further, 2014 represents the second year that non-profit organizations are eligible to enter; Rochester is one of just a handful of cities […]