"There are some people who say we should never do this, from an ethical point of view it is wrong to tamper with the genes of future generations, " he told BBC News Online.

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And although that might be a great thing from the point of view of the ethical standing of the banking system, it is never nice or easy for any bank to see a vast amount of cash walking out the door - especially since, as I mentioned earlier, that can increase its dependence on emergency replacement finance from the European Central Bank.

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It is a simple rule, based on an ethical principle, which allowed a company to view the decision as either black or white when others saw a debatable gray.

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That is a sensitive ethical issue, but Dr Hameri's view, perhaps a typically egalitarian Nordic one, is that it does not matter as long as the results are openly available within the whole organisation.

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Some 48% of the 18, 192 people questioned by Ipsos took the view that "religion provides the common values and ethical foundations that diverse societies need to the thrive in the 21st Century".

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How do job seekers and business school graduates view the rising awareness of concepts like triple bottom line, corporate responsibility, and ethical management?

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