Businesses lack commitment to ethics, say UK and Irish workers
A lack of organisational commitment to ethics, and plenty of unethical behaviour from the boardroom to the shop floor, pervade UK and Irish business, finds new ACCA survey.
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More than half of workers feel their workplace fails to be committed to ethical behaviour, according to a survey by accounting association ACCA.
The survey of 1,100 workers in the UK and Ireland found that 46% see their organisation as committed to instilling its ethical agenda, with 16% “somewhat committed” and 37% “fully committed”.
When asked whether they would act having seen unethical behaviour, 55% said they would ignore it. The same percentage believe people in a position of power act more unethically than others.
ACCA global president Brian McEnery said: “Global Ethics Day is when organisations around the world com
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