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Fresh OECD Public Integrity Indicators

New evidence on how well countries manage corruption risks has been released on the OECD Public Integrity Indicators portal. The “Accountability of policy making” indicators cover both regulations and practice on lobbying, conflict of interest, political finance, access to information, open government, open data, and public consultation. Makes for super-interesting reading – and #EthicalBusinessPractice &Continue reading “Fresh OECD Public Integrity Indicators”

Join #IACC2022 online

One of the key events in the anti-corruption calendar this year – and attended by the good people from Basel Institute, Accountability Lab – and many more. In the words of IACC: 5 global plenaries. 60+ workshops. 140 nationalities. This year’s IACC will be held under the theme: Uprooting Corruption, Defending Democratic Values. Years ofContinue reading “Join #IACC2022 online”

Save the date: 2023 OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum

The 2023 Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum will be held under the theme Action to impact: Working together to strengthen integrity and fight corruption. The Forum will take place at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France. Registration for the Forum will open in December. Save the date: the week starting 27 March 2023 Previous Forums

Leading an Effective Ethics & Compliance Ambassadors Program

Whether you call yours an “Ambassadors Program”, “Champions Program”, or “Liaison Program”, they all do the same thing—spread awareness and broaden the reach of your compliance and ethics program by using businesspeople as extra arms, legs, and ears. Join us on December 8, 2022 for this one-day virtual conference, Leading an Effective Ethics & ComplianceContinue reading “Leading an Effective Ethics & Compliance Ambassadors Program”

The EU Whistleblowing Directive – does it matter to me?

The good people at the Institute of Business Ethics are putting on a timely discussion on the EU Whistleblowing Directive: The EU Whistleblowing Directive, adopted by the European Parliament in October 2019, is gradually being implemented across EU member states but this is lagging well beyond the original deadline of December 2021. Is the approachContinue reading “The EU Whistleblowing Directive – does it matter to me?”

Registration is now open for the 2022 EU Consumer Alternate Dispute Resolution Conference

In case you haven’t seen, you can now register for the Alternate Dispute Resolution conference of the year – it will run 9 & 10 NOVEMBER 2022 at WOLFSON COLLEGE, OXFORD. Programme Highlights Keynote: Modernisation of Regulation of Business Practice and of Dispute Resolution Professor Emeritus Christopher Hodges OBE, Oxford University Current and Forthcoming EuropeanContinue reading “Registration is now open for the 2022 EU Consumer Alternate Dispute Resolution Conference”

Culture and code of ethics: Connecting the dots through measurement

Article excerpt – By Ruth Steinholtz and Teri Quimby, JD, LLM in Ethikos Volume 36, Number 4. October 2022: Organizational culture seems to be discussed daily, yet few can define it. For our purpose, we can use a simple definition: the way we do things around here. Edgar Schein’s three components are useful for a more precise andContinue reading “Culture and code of ethics: Connecting the dots through measurement”