Corporate culture is the basis of any company’s code of ethics and is described as being ‘the way we do things around here’ (The Corporate Ethics Monitor, Volume 1, Issue 1, page 14). The idea of an organization’s culture can be applied to any group or corporation, small, medium or large. Is the employee encouraged
EthicScan, Canada’s oldest and largest corporate responsibility research and ethics consultancy, announces its extensive education program for next year. 14 faculty members, 15 courses, 10 webinars, and 4 learning circles on topics like complaint investigation, ethical partnering, end of life decision-making, managing sustainability, and corporate reporting. Most programs in Canada and the U.K. http://ethicscan.ca/events/
Some observers concede that the Bangladesh government and local manufacturers have been lax on safety issues, but note the countervailing ethical conundrum: that boycotts or cutting of ties with the impoverished nation will only move the problem somewhere else and further drive Bangladesh into wrenching poverty. http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2013/05/06/clothing-retailers/
CSR falls short in practice because it is still often a staff, not line, responsibility. As such there is over-emphasis on PR and the sponsorship of good deeds and an under-emphasis on issues integral to the business itself. There is also too much of a focus on compliance sign-offs on shiny codes of conduct and
EthicScan associate Jane Garthson is preparing a Resources Library for public service and private sector social marketing professionals in Canada on successful experiences with partnerships, sponsorships, alliances and other collaboration strategies. The community of practice suffers from an absence of updated federal and provincial government corporate policies in this area. If you have experiences,
Go here to view a documentary on integrity in business by Bill George.
The title says it all. A very insightful article by Jim Noertz who is a compliance director at Bausch and Lomb, and has global responsibility for developing, evaluating and supporting the company’s compliance and ethics programs.
Back in December, a Reuters investigation examined the ties between economists who testify to Congress on financial regulation and big financial institutions. A Reuters review of 96 testimonies given by 82 academics to the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee between late 2008 and early 2010 — as lawmakers debated the biggest
“On-the-job stress leading to sleepless nights and thoughts of quitting work MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — At a time when the public’s attention is focused on the need for greater corporate integrity, the majority of compliance and ethics professionals report that they often wake during the middle of the night with job-related worries and
“In an article in the December 2011 issue of Compliance Week magazine entitled “Board Checklist: What Every Director Should Know,” author Jaclyn Jaeger reported on a panel discussion at the Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2011 Annual Meeting, held in October. The discussion was centered on four core areas upon which directors should focus their attention: