Ethics

AI systems based on machine learning can be used to audit financial data efficiently and look for financial fraud, but ethical risks exist if the data is biased. Dr. Steven Mintz explores the principles governing the ethical use of AI....

As the news of the day should make clear, whistlblowing is never an ideal proposition. Even with legal protections in place, whistleblowers face a host of risks. Marcy Maslov shares her personal story as a whistleblower. Whistleblowing is hard in...

NAVEX Global CCO Carrie Penman discusses how the derogatory meaning we’ve assigned the label “whistleblower” actually discourages the reporting we train and expect employees to do when they witness wrongdoing. For many years, I’ve been concerned that the term whistleblower...

Michael Volkov posits a reasonable definition of business ethics – and outlines what it’s NOT – and offers a framework for going beyond determining whether a decision is “legal” and instead determining whether it is “right.” Forgive me for the...

Is it possible for a company to get a true read on its own culture? Jay Rosen discusses what to consider and when engaging an independent third party might be the best option. How can a company assess its own...

Who bears the responsibility for culture? Jay Rosen explores to what extent the Chief Compliance Officer should be involved in shaping a culture of ethics and driving ethical behavior. Let’s consider that there are multiple levels and roles for those...

Jay Rosen considers what can influence an organization’s ethical culture, starting with senior leadership. Do your senior leaders practice what they preach? Employees can spot a disconnect from a mile away. A company does not have an ethical culture unless...

Culture exists in the space between what an organization professes and what it does. Jay Rosen explains why it’s important to pay attention to culture: Disconnects can be quite costly. Over the past few months, senior leaders at both the...

Reputation risk expert Michael Toebe explores two recent high-profile cases of ethical oversights that have produced very real consequences in terms of social backlash, eroded public trust and harm to the companies’ internal reputations. Ethics are not intended to be...

Ingrained cultures of denials and threats – together with shifts in federal prosecution of organizations rather than individuals – continue to protect a highly entrenched culture of impunity at the top. Join Sandra Erez on a journey all along...

A growing number of people these days do not seem to want to “do the right thing,” but rather “what they can get away with.” Celgene’s Calvin London discusses the significant effect this behavior can have on compliance culture. I...

A single tweet or viral video can do irreparable reputational harm to a company. GAN Integrity’s CEO, Neil Lustig, discusses the democratization of ethics and how it impacts companies – take, for instance, the billions in fines Facebook faced recently....