About the St James Ethics Centre
St James Ethics Centre is an independent charity working in the field of applied ethics. The Centre does not have any religious or political affiliations. Established in 1989, the Centre’s diverse programs include work with a number of organisations wishing to define and apply their own, distinctive ethical frameworks. The Centre’s role is to facilitate this process – offering disinterested, technical support and guidance to its clients.
As befits a responsive organisation, the Ethics Centre is continually evolving. However, underlying its creative and open-ended framework is a considered and consistent approach. This approach is founded on the application of a few core values and principles. These are that the Ethics Centre will ...
- be a genuinely independent organisation open to people of any (and all) philosophical or cultural traditions, whether religious or secular in nature
- act with courage, compassion and integrity
- offer practical assistance of the highest quality
- be an integral part of the community and not something removed from the ebb and flow of daily life
- base its activities on a sound theoretical foundation – translated into terms which are accessible to all
- not seek to impose its views on those with whom it works
A more comprehensive view of the Centre and its work can be found at www.ethics.org.au
Dr Simon Longstaff
Executive Director of St James Ethics Centre