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The most cost effective way to ensure that ethics permeates the organisation…

I was excited to read a blog by Linn Byberg at the Institute of Business Ethics titled Ethics ambassadors: helping hands across the organisation. A worthwhile read. It is a topic close to my heart as you might know – having pioneered the concept – and authored the Institute’s Good Practice Guide on the topic.Continue reading “The most cost effective way to ensure that ethics permeates the organisation…”

Call to action: Be part of the data-driven renewal of public integrity

A call to action from our friends at the OECD: The OECD Public Integrity Indicators establish a new benchmark for government resilience to corruption risks and provide guidance on how to strengthen public integrity. Based on primary data sources validated by governments, the Indicators will help bolster global efforts against corruption. Visit the OECD PublicContinue reading “Call to action: Be part of the data-driven renewal of public integrity”

Culture > compensation = the great resignation

The Great Resignation, also sometimes called The Big Quit rolls on… and the research on the why is beginning to roll in. A lot has been said about the role of compensation (stagnant wages being eroded by inflation for example). And at this stage we probably all deserve a pay rise. Yet that won’t reverseContinue reading “Culture > compensation = the great resignation”

Working with Human Rights in practice

Kick start the year with EthicsTalk LIVE on the human right in practice on January 31st The good people at Nordic Business Ethics are putting on another EthicsTalk LIVE – and it is a topic that is close to my heart. The EthicsTalk LIVE panelists include Parul Sharma, CEO at the Academy for Human Rights in Business and Annika Ramsköld,Continue reading “Working with Human Rights in practice”

New Year & New Handbook?

2022 is well underway and the FT section on Flexible Working has gotten a fair few people riled up with the recent article: Why modern managers are reviving old-school staff handbooks Corporate leaders are rewriting the rules of the workplace in response to the challenges of remote working – Emma Jacobs in the Financial TimesContinue reading “New Year & New Handbook?”

Register now: 2022 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum

The health, economic and social crisis triggered by the pandemic created new opportunities for integrity violations and corruption to thrive, prioritising integrity in governance like never before. While leaders were faced with this unique challenge, the COVID-19 crisis also exposed countries to unprecedented risks, leading to low levels of public trust across the globe. TheContinue reading “Register now: 2022 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum”

International Network for Delivery of Regulation

Founded in 2017 – and now recently incorporated as a non-profit – congrats to the team! The International Network for Delivery of Regulation (INDR) is a membership organisation that aims to provide: A Centre of Excellence to support improvement in the way regulation is delivered, namely how regulations are received and applied by businesses andContinue reading “International Network for Delivery of Regulation”

Debate: Bringing Behavioural Science into the 3 LOD

 18 Nov 2021 16:55 – 17:45 – Debate – Culture & Conduct What are the different approaches firms are taking to incorporate behavioural science within their existing control frameworks? Should banks be hiring a Chief Behavioural Officer? What insights does behavioural science provide that can help financial institutions improve conduct? How can behavioural science-based approaches help to effectContinue reading “Debate: Bringing Behavioural Science into the 3 LOD”

Every crisis is an opportunity

In an article for the Institute of Business Ethics, four well-respected ethics practitioners (Sally March, Jane Mitchell, Robert Smith and Ruth Steinholtz) argue that now is the time for ethics and compliance practitioners to lift their horizons, leverage their unique perspective of risk, governance and sustainability across their organisations, and take a more central roleContinue reading “Every crisis is an opportunity”