# Ethical careers service launched

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/06/25/ethical-careers-service-launched/
- Published: 2003-06-25T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Entrepreneur and ethical businesswoman Anita Roddick has given her support and backing
to a new Ethical Careers Service.
Roddick explains: “The Ethical Careers Service
has been set up to help those who have an active conscience and who have made the
decision to work in a way that doesn’t compromise their fundamental beliefs.

“Until now there’s been very little help and support for graduates wanting an alternative
to working for what they perceive to be an unethical company. The Careers Service
has been designed to inform, advise and support individuals through the process 
of deciding on and establishing an ethical career.”

Ethical Career Services manager, Emma Farley says that traditional careers guidance
has usually tended to overlook the ethical sector. “Indeed many careers services
probably don’t even know what the ethical sector is. Research statistics show that
nine out of ten graduates are making decisions on whether or not to accept a job
based on how ethical the organisation is. This is a rising trend, it’s not a fad.”

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The service is not a recruitment agency, but aims to showcase the diversity of career
options available. An ethical job could include working for companies that recycle
their office waste and look after the well being of their staff or those that practise
corporate social responsibility and demonstrate their commitment to putting something
back into the community.

The Ethical Careers Service is being run by the non-profit student campaigning network
People & Planet. The service costs £15 for a one-year subscription for UK individuals,
£22 for individuals living outside the UK and £50 per year for organisations such
as a careers service or student’s union. Proceeds from subscriptions help to cover
the costs of running the Ethical Careers Service.

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