New code of ethics for wind energy companies doing business in new York: A back-door approach to regulating municipal ethics
| Abstract | Following allegations of corruption and unethical conduct on the part of both wind farm developers and municipal officials, the New York Attorney General unveiled a voluntary code of ethics for wind energy companies. Perhaps recognizing the gaps in municipal ethics laws and regulations at the state and local level, this voluntary code is an avenue for indirectly regulating the conduct of municipal officials. The only potential signatories to the voluntary code are wind companies, and to date, only two companies have signed - and both of these companies were facing investigations by the Attorney General. This article compares provisions in the voluntary wind code of ethics with existing state statutory language regulating disclosure of interests, gifts, lobbying, employment, education and training and notification. A copy of the code of conduct for wind farm development is appended to the article. | |||||||||
| Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Categories | No categories specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,653 |
| External links |
  Try with proxy. |
| Through your library | Only published papers are available at libraries |
Similar books and articlesJanet S. Adams, Armen Tashchian & Ted H. Shore (2001). Codes of Ethics as Signals for Ethical Behavior. Journal of Business Ethics 29 (3):199 - 211.
Thomas R. Wotruba, Lawrence B. Chonko & Terry W. Loe (2001). The Impact of Ethics Code Familiarity on Manager Behavior. Journal of Business Ethics 33 (1):59 - 69.
Jeanne M. Logsdon & Donna J. Wood (2005). Global Business Citizenship and Voluntary Codes of Ethical Conduct. Journal of Business Ethics 59 (1-2):55 - 67.
John D. Neill, O. Scott Stovall & Darryl L. Jinkerson (2005). A Critical Analysis of the Accounting Industry's Voluntary Code of Conduct. Journal of Business Ethics 59 (1-2):101 - 108.
Mark S. Schwartz (2004). Effective Corporate Codes of Ethics: Perceptions of Code Users. Journal of Business Ethics 55 (4):323 - 343.
Robin S. Snell, Almaz M.-K. Chak & Jess W.-H. Chu (1999). Codes of Ethics in Hong Kong: Their Adoption and Impact in the Run Up to the 1997 Transition of Sovereignty to China. Journal of Business Ethics 22 (4):281 - 309.
Rory Sullivan (2005). Code Integration: Alignment or Conflict? Journal of Business Ethics 59 (1-2):9 - 25.
Mark S. Schwartz (2002). A Code of Ethics for Corporatecode of Ethics. Journal of Business Ethics 41 (1-2):27 - 43.
Isaac D. Montoya & Alan J. Richard (1994). A Comparative Study of Codes of Ethics in Health Care Facilities and Energy Companies. Journal of Business Ethics 13 (9):713 - 717.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2009-04-02Total downloads4 ( #178,434 of 548,977 )Recent downloads (6 months)0How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
