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NDDCEL Overview

Ethical leadership is the bedrock on which enduring, successful organizations are built. 

With integrity at the helm, committed employees, a culture that supports your values, and the public’s trust, you’re better off. Your company is strong internally, and that’s not only good for you—it’s good for your industry, your community, and
the global market.

Yet every discussion of ethics seems to start with a litany of problems—from judgment lapses to outright fraud, the focus is on wrongdoing. And then we hear about the thing that’s going to prevent all of it from happening again: ethics. It’s an education in avoidance.

At the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, we’re about pursuit. We believe that ethics can drive the world forward and improve it, not just provide
a safety net to catch us when we fail. We aim to understand how ethical behavior is generated in work contexts, and then to disseminate that understanding to business leaders.

Our Commitment

We deal in ideas—not just about business or management or how to train employees, but also about the human mind, behavioral science, culture, interpersonal exchange, and personality theory. We explore how people work, how their individual traits and ideas and actions make larger organizations work, and how leaders can affect culture and inspire their followers.

megaphoneSharing forward-thinking insights from renowned leaders and pioneering academics to foster ethical business leadership and guide the next generation of change-makers.

scaleGrounded in rigorous research, we provide data-driven insights and ethical frameworks that empower leaders to navigate complex challenges with integrity and purpose.

teamBuilding a community of responsible leaders who apply ethical principles daily, inspiring positive change in their organizations and creating a lasting impact on society.

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NDDCEL Family

Our Center arose from a partnership between the University of Notre Dame and the professional services firm Deloitte.

Having identified a shared value of personal integrity in today’s business world, we developed the NDDCEL as a forum by which to advance the understanding and implementation of ethical leadership practices in the corporate sphere.

Our Center is led by the Rex and Alice A. Martin Faculty Director and reflects the Martin Family commitment to ethics in business.

Our NDDCEL community of faculty, business people, students, alumni, and other stakeholders is critical to our impact.

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The Mendoza College of Business is a United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Signatory Institution

2018 PRME SIP Report

2024 PRME SIP Report available Fall '24

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