Ethical dilemmas in working life

Working life naturally generates ethical dilemmas. They may remain hidden beneath the surface, but their roots burrow deep and sap the moral of the people and institutions they are capable of taking to the point of breakdown.

"L’Echo de l’Ethique" aims to provide a forum for discussion where the ethical problems linked to working life can be expressed and debated in complete anonymity, for the benefit of everyone.

The working group meet every two months for an in-depth discussion of the cases or situations, without necessarily striving for consensus. At the end of each meeting, a detailed report will be drawn up and published on the Observatore’s website. This will allow the authors of the initial missives to consult, in total anonymity, the working group’s comments and discussions.

You can submit your anonymous mail to

Observatoire de la Finance
L'Echo de l'Ethique
32, rue de l’Athénée
1206 Geneva

or via e-mail at: office@obsfin.ch

The last Working Group's Discussion

(in French only)

April 30th, 2008, Jusqu'où faire des accommodements avec l'éthique?

L’Echo de l’Ethique Working Group

Jean-Michel Bonvin, sociologist, professor at HES Lausanne
Paul H. Dembinski, economist, Director of the Observatoire de la Finance
Edouard Dommen, ethicist
Mohammad Farrokh, financial journalist
Werner Gloor, lawyer, deputy judge at the court of justice
Beth Krasna, company administrator
Jean-Jacques Manz, President of the Ethique & Art foundation
Jean Pierre Méan, Chief Compliance Officer
François-Marie Monnet, finance professional
Etienne Perrot S.J., professor of ethics