Ethical Banking Advocate Gifts

Archbishop of Canterbury takes on Payday Loans.

"So what else can we get our customers to do online themselves and charge them for it?"

'I really wish you guys would knock that off.'

"We'd better watch Cranston. He looks like a whistleblower."

'There's too much corruption in the third world.'

'Don't laugh Ms. Newborn, but I want you to proof this for 'accuracy'.'

'Nothing about the evils of corporate downsizing?'

'You've become like a son to me, Alvin. But the company has strict rules against nepotism, so I have to let you go.'

"Well here's my idea: Why don't we try serving better coffee than them?"

"Absolutely, Senator, in my mind it was always my country first, and obscene profits second."

"Whoa! Back up a second... 'R & D' stands for 'Research & Development?' We always thought it meant 'Rip-off & Distribute!'"

'I recommend this to get rid of that stupid little voice whispering 'Don't forget to act ethical and responsible'!

'The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. That's a wonderful mission statement.'

"Honestly, doing the right thing is going to be a big change for us."

'Great, and I'll also need some mirrors.'

'I don't care if you are the CEO of a large oil company, you can't claim your soul as a business loss.'

'Before we start, has everyone shed their moral baggage?'

'I'm not authorized to talk about that...I'll have to patch you through to our department of unspeakable evil.'

'Now hold on, Mike. You're talking about embezzlement! And unless I'm very mistaken, that's strictly prohibited in the company's employee handbook!'

'Why yes, the resume is a very important basis for who we hire.'

'And get this: just when I thought the worst was over, the media blasts me for 'opportunistic, predatory business tactics!' Boy, did THAT sting!'

'Your numbers are WAY off...I'd like to see them SLIGHTLY less off.'

Free-range C.E.O.s

Larry's snout was as clean as a whistle...this made some a little edgy.

"Actually, sir, I’ve found that the shortest distance between two points is money."

"I suppose it's too late to start testing on animals?"

Wall Street In Jail

"My company sells military goods and information to unsavory characters around the world, and donates 100% of our profits to local charities!"

"Generally accepted accounting practices weren't as generally accepted as I thought."

CEO slumber

"If you work hard, exploit your employees, take advantage of a pandemic, use loopholes to avoid taxes,hoard your wealth, and in an act of extreme self-indulgent meaningless vanity, you can someday be an astronaut."

'This is one of the drawbacks to leading by example.'

'We're looking for a 'temp' employee to serve time in Leavenworth.'

"We'll discuss the ethics of the matter if you're sure you want to open that can of worms."

"Your Board has decided to downsize its commitment to honesty and integrity by around 35% of the fiscal year."