5 March, 2020
Section 172 reporting is an opportunity to increase transparency
For well-run companies, the new requirement to report on how their boards have discharged their duty under Section 172 (S172) of the Companies Act to "have regard to" the interests of employees, custo...
26 February, 2020
Big data ‘poses biggest ethical challenge’ for businesses
Concerns about big data have become a leading ethical issue for executives and boards. A survey released this week found that 44% of executives polled said big data “poses the biggest ethical challe...
3 February, 2020
How does your board deal with sexual misconduct?
2017 is considered the inflection point of the #MeToo movement, with revelation after revelation of serial sexual misconduct and multi-million dollar hush money settlements approved by management—an...
20 January, 2020
Moral leadership has a positive impact—if you tread carefully
Does morality matter in corporate leadership? According to a group of academics moral leadership is important, but it has to be more nuanced than you might have imagined. Academics from the Netherl...
10 January, 2020
Heartache to headache: why workplace relationships are a problem
Late last year workplace relationships hit the headlines with a bang. First global fast-food chain McDonald’s
6 December, 2019
Norway pushes for mandatory human rights due diligence
Norway has become the latest country to push for mandatory human rights due diligence, with large companies having to check their supply chains and face new reporting obligations on their actions to p...
22 November, 2019
McDonald’s upheaval is a stern reminder to CEOs about ethics
The board of directors of McDonald’s recently announced it was terminating the employment of CEO Stev...
21 November, 2019
Companies need to grow the pie, not worry about how to split it
Business has lost the public’s trust. CEO pay and profits are soaring, wh...
18 September, 2019
Facebook creates oversight board to judge complaints about content
Under pressure to deal with complaints about the nature of extreme content that finds its way onto Facebook, the social media giant this week announced an answer: an innovation in governance. Faceb...
9 September, 2019
