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Ofwat consultation on revised board leadership, transparency and governance principles

As part of our on-going work on Ethical Business Regulation, Professor Hodges and I recently commented on Ofwat’s consultation on revised board leadership, transparency and governance principles. The Water Services Regulation Authority, or Ofwat, is the body responsible for economic regulation of the privatised water and sewerage industry in England and Wales.  Here’s a brief excerpt fromContinue reading “Ofwat consultation on revised board leadership, transparency and governance principles”

New Board Effectiveness Guidance from the Financial Reporting Council

AretéWork whole-heartedly welcomes the new Guidance for boards and board committees from the Financial Reporting Council. The guidance covers a lot of ground. In this brief post we’ll focus on one key element in the guidance: “The workforce will be a vital source of insight into the culture of the company.” We agree with this, andContinue reading “New Board Effectiveness Guidance from the Financial Reporting Council”

Did you miss out? The first edition of AretéWork Quarterly is out

I thought it would be useful to pull together things that have caught my attention and that relate to Ethical Business Practice and/or Regulation in some way. That gives me quite wide leeway to bring things to your attention that I think are relevant to your mission. AretéWork Quarterly a-re-té [Ahr-et’-ay] noun – virtue, excellence, beingContinue reading “Did you miss out? The first edition of AretéWork Quarterly is out”

Policy Brief: The International Adoption of Ethical Business Regulation

This Policy Brief is the latest in a series on Ethical Business Practice (EBP) and Ethical Business Regulation (EBR). It summarizes current thinking on these topics, based on a Conference held at Wolfson College, Oxford on 4 May 2018. Big thanks to all who contributed. An excerpt  What are ethical business practice (EBP) and ethicalContinue reading “Policy Brief: The International Adoption of Ethical Business Regulation”

You say Compliance, I say Culture

The International Chamber of Commerce has a new report out on global trade. Timely with Brexit looming over us in the UK/ EU and the rattling of trade war sabres in the US. That said, the impact of new rules isn’t the only thing that is top of mind for people in this space. LivingContinue reading “You say Compliance, I say Culture”

Ethical Business Practice and Regulation [Podcast]

At the 6th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute (aka #SCCEecei) where I delivered a session on #EthicalBusinessRegulation and Culture Change – I also had a chance to catch up with Adam Turteltaub. Here’s podcast with our discussion. As Adam says in his post on complianceandethics.org There is a lot written and discussed about ethical business practices.  Not so much, though,Continue reading “Ethical Business Practice and Regulation [Podcast]”

Ethical Business Practice and Regulation Conference @ Wolfson College, Oxford

Ethical Business Practice and Regulation are new concepts that are transforming regulatory performance and business success. This conference, held at Wolfson College, will explain the concepts and share the findings from a series of examples and ongoing pilot studies across a range of contrasting sectors. ​Speakers will include Professor Christopher Hodges, Ruth Steinholtz, and senior officials from Government, OECD, andContinue reading “Ethical Business Practice and Regulation Conference @ Wolfson College, Oxford”

Why values?

Everyone has values, they are not only the source of our internal motivation and our decision-making but, as Richard Barrett explains in his new book, Everything I have learned about Values, they are the “energetic drivers of our aspirations and intentions”. Perhaps that is what attracted me to working with values when I set outContinue reading “Why values?”