We seek to strengthen the Judeo-Christian ethical foundations in business and public policy decisions by fostering dialogue among academic and corporate leaders and by integrating the teaching of ethics throughout the business curriculum at Notre Dame.

• The Vatican issued a document calling for the gradual creation of an international political authority empowered to regulate financial markets and address... (more)
  
  
• MAJOR CONFERENCE: THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, THE GLOBAL COMPACT, AND THE COMMON GOOD CONFERENCE. Sunday, March 20 to Tuesday, March 22, 2011.
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• RECASTING THE BOTTOM LINE: EDUCATING FOR CAPITALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY (PRME) by Oliver F. Williams
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• Profits and ethics: Notre Dame and U.N. align interests during leaders summit.
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• Oliver Williams is a member of the board of directors for UN Global Compact. It sponsored the Leaders Summit this past June in New York for businessmen around the globe. Williams is currently teaching at Kyung Hee University for a summer program called "Global Collaborative 2010."
  
  His lectures include topics such as human rights, laborer rights, environmental problems, corporate corruption and other issues concerning UN global compact and the future of global economy.
  
  

  There is a 30 minute interview in the Korean-English TV station which is broadcast around the world. Please follow the link below. You can watch Father Williams 8 am Monday in New York City on Arirang TV. Or, you can find it on the web.
  
  Link: http://business.nd.edu/news_and_events/multimedia_gallery/video.aspx?id=8023
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• Civilizing the Economy and Catholic Social Teaching
  MAY 7, 2010
  Editor’s Note: This essay originally was presented at Villanova University as part of a paper titled, “Is It Possible To Have a Business Based on Solidarity and Mutual Trust? The Challenge of Catholic Social Teaching to Capitalism and the Promise of Southwest Airlines.”
• Peace Through Commerce Part II: Business as a vocations
  DECEMBER 17, 2009
  This is part two of Oliver Williams' commentary on "Peace Through Commerce."
• Peace Through Commerce Part I: The new role for business
  DECEMBER 4, 2009
  This is part one of a two-part commentary by Oliver Williams, CSC.
• A New Book for Business Leaders and Business Students
  Peace Through Commerce: Responsible Corporate Citizenship and the Ideals of the U.N. Global Compact, University of Notre Dame Press, (September 2008)
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• International Conference on HIV/AIDS held at Notre Dame (more)
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