Ethics
NEWS: Governance, 8 August, 2022
Ben & Jerry’s governance tested in court
Unilever, owner of the ice cream brand, is in conflict with the governance legacy put in place by Ben & Jerry’s when it changed hands.
NEWS: Ethics, 2 August, 2022
Consumers judge a company by its ‘morality’
Academics studying comments on Twitter find attitudes to brands are shaped by public perceptions of an organisation’s scruples.
NEWS: Regulation, 25 July, 2022
Regulator fines KPMG £14.4m
The Financial Reporting Council’s investigation into the Big Four firm’s auditing of Carillion and Regenersis revealed serious misconduct.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 22 July, 2022
Meta publishes first human rights report
The company has scrutinised the risks of Facebook and WhatsApp, but stops short of publicly committing to all the actions recommended.
NEWS: Executive pay, 19 July, 2022
CEO Covid pay cuts merely ‘symbolic’
Top-level pay was boosted to pre-pandemic levels by incentives schemes in many cases, leaving investors ‘outraged’, researchers found.
NEWS: Ethics, 19 July, 2022
FRC launches probe into professional exams
Cheating overseas sparks investigation by the Financial Reporting Council into conduct of UK accountancy and audit exams.
NEWS: Ethics, 29 June, 2022
Corporate world urged to show its ‘ethical credentials’
The public perception of ethical standards in companies has improved little, a survey by the Institute of Business Ethics finds
COMMENT: Ethics, 27 June, 2022
The UK needs a code of conduct for company directors
A formal code of conduct for company directors would signal their willingness to apply high ethical standards in governance and leadership.
INSIGHT: Ethics, 9 June, 2022
Into the mind of white-collar criminals
It is estimated that high-level fraud costs the global economy over US$5trn every year. What can be done to prevent corporate crimes?
INSIGHT: Book excerpt, 9 May, 2022
The heavy cost of boardroom disasters
The size and global reach of modern businesses means that the repercussions of scandals and collapses are more severe than ever.