Ethics News

INSIGHT: Corporate strategy, 21 November, 2019

Companies need to grow the pie, not worry about how to split it

We tend to see the relationship between business and society as a fight over the biggest slice of pie. We need a pie-growing mentality instead.
Human rights, 15 November, 2019

Norges Bank excludes G4S from portfolio over human rights concerns

An investigation by the bank, which invests Norway's oil revenues, revealed G4S had "behaved in a manner which is at the limit of, or outside, accepted norms" with regard to its treatment of migrant workers in Qatar and UAE.

Legislation, 12 September, 2019

Campaigners call for German supply chain law to protect human rights

The German government is under pressure from groups including Oxfam and Friends of the Earth to introduce new legislation regarding global supply chains.
Governance, 28 August, 2019

Debate over ‘shareholder’ or ‘stakeholder’ primacy goes global

The US Business Roundtable's recent letter saw scores of chief executives sign up to a stakeholder model of governance. Around the world commentators have offered their analysis of the decision.
EU legislation, 17 July, 2019

Human rights due diligence push ‘could turn boards into legal departments’

The European Confederation of Directors Associations warns that forcing big companies to regulate the behaviour of their suppliers could be counterproductive.
Regulation, 16 July, 2019

Financial watchdog moves to strengthen audit ethics

Changes include a shorter list of permitted extra services and a stronger role for an “ethics partner” inside audit firms.
Corporate governance, 6 June, 2019

Ethics body issues warning to boards over AI accountability

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a critical governance issue and must be firmly grasped by the board—not left to the tech team, says a report from the Institute of Business Ethics.
Trust in business, 30 April, 2019

Executives: the new social leaders

The public are losing faith in politicians to solve their problems and are increasingly looking to employers and business leaders to take a stand on societal issues, according to the latest Edelman Trust Barometer.