The Natoli Ethics Fund is used to support two annual awards of excellence for writing in ethics by an undergraduate and a postgraduate student.
Category 1: Undergraduate students
The category 1 contest is open to any student currently studying a business degree or unit at undergraduate level within the University of Sydney Business School.
Category 2: Postgraduate students (coursework and research students)
The category 2 contest is open to any student currently studying a business degree or unit at postgraduate level within the University of Sydney Business School.
Category 1: Undergraduate students
First Prize: The best submission will be chosen for a $1000 cash prize.
Category 2: Postgraduate students (coursework and research students)
First Prize: The best submission will be chosen for a $1000 cash prize.
The entries will be published on the Business Ethics Collaborative website.
The following guidelines apply to both categories:
Only one submission per entrant is allowed.
Submissions must be entrants' own original work.
Submissions must include your name and SID.
Submissions will be published on the Business Ethics Collaborative website.
The details of all entrants may be published on the Business Ethics Collaborative website.
The following formatting requirements apply to both categories:
Submission must be written in English.
Length: 300 words or less, excluding title. Submission exceeding the 300-word limit will be disqualified.
The submission is to be written as a blog with hyperlinks to source material (a reference list is not required).
Doc, docx or pdf file, 12-point font, double-spaced.
Pages must be numbered.
Submission must be made via email to business.ethics@sydney.edu.au.
The closing date for submissions is 11.59pm Friday, 11 April 2025.
Drawing on the SDGs and the use of an Australian listed entity as an example, submissions are to address the following:
The 2024 Ethics Index published by the Governance Institute of Australia highlights the perception that both the corporate and banking sectors are viewed as neither ethical or unethical by the Australian public.
Meanwhile, organisations such as the Australian Institute of Company Directors continue to publish guidance on ethical decision making, including frameworks for ethical decision making.
With all the resources available to companies and boards, why does society continue to have a neutral view on ethical corporate decision-making and practice?
The winners will be selected by 3-5 members of the Business Ethics Collaborative making up the selection committee.
The selection committee reserves the right not to award prizes in any and all categories should it deem that submissions do not meet the contest criteria. All decisions of the selection committee shall be considered final.