21 November, 2018
Portuguese workers lead on ethics
Bosses might well consider the merits of setting up base in Portugal, after the latest survey from the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE) found the country’s workers are the least likely to welcome ...
1 October, 2018
Business ethics and building a strong ethical culture
Examples of questionable ethical behaviour by organisations and their employees are easy to find. Consider staff at banks such as Barclays fixing the London interbank offered rate (Libor...
21 September, 2018
Ethics: Must have, not nice to have
Warren Buffett, the so-called Sage of Omaha and vaunted leader of investment house Berkshire Hathaway, is credited with saying: “In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrit...
26 January, 2018
Artificial Intelligence: the ethical dimension
The must-have Christmas gift—at least with my savvy friends—was a virtual assistant. Whether it was Alexa, Siri or Cortana, the future world of accessible artificial intelligence (AI) is in our ho...
20 December, 2017
Is British business behaving more ethically, or does it just look that way?
Every year, the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE) asks the British public their opinion on business behaviour. This year, the survey shows that the
12 December, 2017
Opinion of business ethics rallies, but stays lower than 2015 level
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14 September, 2017
Ethics must be ‘front and centre’ as non-executives check financial reports
Non-executive directors must place ethics "front and centre" of their efforts to make sure financial reports present a true and fair view of a business, according to one of the UK’s most senior gove...
11 April, 2017
Speak up: how to encourage whistleblowing in your organisation
Eighteen years after the UK Public Interest Disclosure Act was introduced to encourage employees to raise concerns about issues they have experienced, this still remains a challenge for management in ...
30 January, 2017
