Ethics
Employee culture, 21 September, 2018
Ethics: Must have, not nice to have
Surveys reveal that UK employees are becoming less ethical, while their counterparts in Europe are under rising pressure to compromise their ethics. What to do?
Business ethics, 12 September, 2018
Responsible business conduct: the OECD way
Recent guidance from the OECD provides a valuable resource for businesses seeking to operate responsibly, implement appropriate due diligence procedures and so support their own long-term success.
Financial Conduct Authority, 13 August, 2018
Enforcement activity of City watchdog FCA increases
The Financial Conduct Authority sees a rise in the number of cases brought to its attention by whistleblowers, and awaits its first case involving the new Senior Managers and Certification regime.
Diversity, 3 August, 2018
MPs call for extension of gender pay gap reporting
MPs criticise gender pay gap reporting and call for companies of 50 employees to be included in requirements.
Diversity, 1 August, 2018
Gender diversity in Singapore’s boardrooms makes progress
For the first time, a majority of Singapore’s top 100 companies have women in the boardroom.
Corporate social responsibility, 25 July, 2018
When doing good garners bad press
Firms that engage in corporate social outreach should make sure they send consistent signals, or they risk their actions being interpreted as a sign of bad conscience.
Corporate responsibility, 24 July, 2018
Follow the rules of corporate obligation, and reap the rewards
Recognising corporate responsibility—moral and social—makes for a well-run company that is attractive to all stakeholders.
Behviour at work, 6 July, 2018
Pressure increases on European employees to compromise ethics
Survey reveals that more employees across Europe are under pressure to compromise on ethics while more French managers find artificial inflation of profits acceptable.
Behavioural ethics and corporate culture, 25 June, 2018
Business ethics: Why do good people do bad things?
The UK’s revised governance code will require boards to keep a watchful eye on their corporate cultures. To this end, understanding behavioural ethics can help instil the right values in employees.
Sustainability, 19 June, 2018
Pension fund trustees to report on climate change policies
New legislation will ask pension fund trustees to publish policies relating to environmental, social and governance issues, including climate change.