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Published Monday by the Globe and Mail:

For anyone involved in global commerce, there are moments of ethical choice – either to compromise your standards to gain a business advantage, or walk away with your self-esteem, and the company’s reputation, intact.

“Sometimes, you are defined by the business you don’t do,” said Brian Porter, president of the Bank of Nova Scotia, drawing on three decades in the trenches, including more than two years as head of Scotiabank’s international operations.

It is that worldwide experience that inspired Mr. Porter to lead the bank’s $1.5-million commitment to Dalhousie University’s business school to fund programs in ethical leadership – including an annual conference and leadership award.

This is Mr. Porter’s personal mission, and as a Dalhousie commerce alumnus, he has been the link between the 181-year-old bank and the Halifax-based university’s Rowe School of Business. More than that, he and his wife, Megan, are making a personal donation of an undisclosed amount to the initiative.

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