Ethics News

1. Workplace behaviour, 21 November, 2018

   Portuguese workers lead on ethics

   Research finds that Portuguese employees are the least likely in Europe to embrace unethical acts, while reporting on ethics proves poor across the world.

2. Labour relations, 5 November, 2018

   How the Google walkout was no ordinary employee protest

   Google staff staged a walkout in their thousands over the handling of sexual misconduct cases, possibly one of the first such actions where highly paid workers protested over company values.

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   ESG, 26 October, 2018

   BlackRock’s sustainable investment ambition

   After a decade or more of sustainable investment in Europe, BlackRock, the world's biggest fund manager, announced that it wants to lead the world.

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   Human rights & CE0 activism, 24 October, 2018

   The Khashoggi crisis and the role of business

   The boycott of this week's "Davos in the Desert" conference in Saudi Arabia demonstrates the willingness of many CEOs to use their position to protest for human rights. Will it make a difference?

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   Responsible investment, 3 October, 2018

   Rise in firms taking responsibility for ESG

   Responsible investment is on the rise, according to a global survey of investment institutions, but there's still some way to go before it becomes the norm.

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   Ethics, 25 September, 2018

   Opinion split over the rise of the integrity officer

   Integrity officers are increasingly becoming a fixture in large corporates, especially in the wake of various scandals. But are they really of benefit?

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   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?

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   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.