Congratulations to the 2021 winners!
Undergraduate category
The ethics of greenwashing by Urooj Iqbal, University of London
Postgraduate category
On whether Uber has improved the market and how it should be regulated going forward by Noah Mayall, London School of Economics and Political Science
Please note that the essays were judged according to the published competition criteria and do not necessarily represent the views of the IBE.
What is the student essay competition?
The IBE Student Essay Competition celebrates the best student writing and thinking on business ethics. All the information you need to know about the competition can be found below:
- Prizes are awarded in two categories – Undergraduate and Postgraduate
- Submissions should be 2,500 words (±10%) excluding all supplementary materials (appendices and bibliographies)
- You choose the topic that you want to write about
- You can base your submission on an existing assignment you have written
- A focus on current topics in business ethics is encouraged and rewarded through the judging process.
Previous Winning Essays
Undergraduate category
Year |
Student |
University |
Essay |
2020 |
Tony Chen |
University of Warwick |
Debt’s moral hazard: ethical considerations for biopharmaceutical finance |
2019 |
Joel Christoph |
UCL |
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2018 |
Nathalie Becker |
St Andrews |
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2017 |
David Kerr |
Birbeck College, University of London |
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2016 | Eleanor Weston | University of Brighton | Should the NHS be Free to Every Citizen Regardless of Health Choices? |
Postgraduate category
Year |
Student |
University |
Essay |
2020 | Rebekah Shanks |
University of Aberdeen |
Is the IESBA Code of Ethics sufficient to help solve ethical dilemmas facing the accounting profession? |
2019 |
Ysabel Dela Rosa |
University of Bath |
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2018 |
Firoza Dodhi |
UCL Faculty of Laws |
Exploring the Ethical Issues of Innovation in Legal Services |
2017 |
Charles Sherwood |
London School of Economics |
Doing the Right Thing: business ethics, moral indeterminacy and existentialism |
2016 | Jonathan Webb | Queen Mary, University of London | Supply Chain Corruption: a business ethics blind spot |