Ethics
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Supply chains, 20 November, 2017
Campaigners call on EU to back mandatory human rights due diligence
The European Union should introduce compulsory human rights due diligence for companies to check their supply chains, argues campaign group the European Coalition for Corporate Justice.
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Social impact investing, 14 November, 2017
Call for more corporate reporting on UN Sustainable Development Goals
Advisory group calls on companies to "embed positive social impact in business as usual", which would increase the number of “investable” companies for social impact investors to target.
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Corruption, 8 November, 2017
Rolls-Royce executives plead guilty to bribery charges
US Department of Justice publishes charges of foreign bribery against three former Rolls-Royce executives and two consultants.
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European culture survey, 6 November, 2017
European survey: boards struggle with culture
New research from Board Agenda, conducted in association with Mazars and INSEAD, reveals that while some boards recognise the value of corporate culture, a significant number are still grappling to give it adequate time and attention.
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Regulation, 3 November, 2017
US watchdog raises hurdle for shareholder votes
Guidance from the US financial watchdog widens the use of a rule which allows companies to exclude shareholder proposals, potentially making it easier for companies to resist votes on social or ethical grounds.
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Ethics in the workplace, 18 October, 2017
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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Ethics & leadership, 27 September, 2017
Personal moral values key to ethical corporate governance
Moral values are so important for company directors they should be given equal weighting in selection procedures, while ethical competency should be a key performance indicator.
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Equality, 19 September, 2017
PwC reveals BAME pay gap of 12.8% in bid to ‘shine spotlight on ethnicity’
Professional services firm PwC is one of the first organisations to reveal its own pay gap for BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) executives, at 12.8%.
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Ethics and financial reporting, 14 September, 2017
Ethics must be ‘front and centre’ as non-executives check financial reports
Governance expert Guy Jubb calls on non-executives to consider ethics and culture in their "critical role" of helping produce true and fair financial reports.
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Patricia Harned – chief executive, Ethics & Compliance Initiative, 13 September, 2017
Corporate culture: five questions for the boardroom
Responsibility for safeguarding corporate culture falls with board directors, but how can that be done effectively? A good start would be to ask yourselves the following questions at every board meeting.
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Workplace ethics, 11 September, 2017
Why every board should care about their working carers
With at least one in nine employees in the average UK workforce being a carer for a loved one, boards should value and support these employee carers—or risk losing them, which impacts upon business and society.
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Disciplinary, 5 September, 2017
PR agency expelled from professional body for ‘racially divisive’ work
PR agency Bell Pottinger has been expelled from a professional body regarding work it undertook in South Africa deemed to have "brought the PR and communications industry into disrepute".
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Comment: Irena Prijović – Chair of ecoDa, 29 August, 2017
Directors must do more to restore public trust
If business is to restore public confidence and trust, then responsibility must fall with directors to communicate with society beyond company reporting, argues Irena Prijović of ecoDa.
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Digital business and ethics, 10 August, 2017
Ethical principles vital as digital age recasts business environment
The complexities and changing business environment associated with the digital age do not alter the importance of ethical principles, according to a major study of accountants. But that doesn't mean it's going to be easy.
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Finance reform, 20 July, 2017
Sustainable Finance report: implications for investors and directors
Reform of the financial system towards a sustainable economy has been detailed in an EU report, whose recommendations—which draw upon corporate governance reform—impact upon fiduciary duties in varying degrees.
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Interview: Alice Steenland, AXA Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, 18 July, 2017
A partner for society: Alice Steenland
Alice Steenland, AXA’s chief corporate responsibility officer, explains why responsible business matters and why the insurer aims to “empower people to live better lives”.
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Non-financial reporting, 11 July, 2017
Non-Financial Reporting Directive: embracing the challenge
Boards must understand the importance of sustainability and long-term value to their businesses, and that means taking non-financial reporting requirements more seriously.
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Interview: Fiona Reynolds, PRI, 19 June, 2017
A matter of principle: Fiona Reynolds
Since its inception in 2006, the PRI has made inroads into ensuring that investors properly address ESG. But, there is much work to be done if it is to meet its goal of doing itself out of a job.
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Corporate wrongdoing, 14 June, 2017
Whistleblowers should not be incentivised with payments, says ecoDa
The group representing company directors across Europe says whistleblowing needs clearly defined roles, not payments.
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Ethics, 6 June, 2017
Reward whistleblowers, says Lib Dem peer
Baroness Kramer says whistleblowers are still considered "snitches" instead of people trying to keep their industry clean.