Ethics

I was a senior in high school when the Challenger exploded. I was in class at the time of the launch. I think it was chemistry. The teacher had rolled in a television set for all of us to watch. I remember how quiet the whole school got after the explosion. Not just my classroom; the whole school. Allan McDonald never...

Retaliation against whistleblowers is spiking. Employees and managers are feeling increased pressure across the board. Yet many ethics programs and cultures remain strong. CCI reached Patricia Harned, CEO of ECI, to discuss the latest Global Business Ethics Survey. The Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI) has tracked national and global trends in workplace conduct since 1994. It published its 16th iteration...

Using facial recognition technology for tracking employees in the workplace is largely unregulated in the U.S. While the GDPR in the E.U., a few states and industry organizations have provided leadership, experts believe face-scanning will receive attention from lawmakers in the near-term. On a recent weekend morning in January, Christian Godwin walked into the restaurant on the Jersey Shore where...

135 Honoree Companies Recognized for Their Unwavering Commitment to Business Integrity and Valued-based Leadership New York, NY (February 23, 2021) – Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, today announced the 135 honorees representing 22 countries and 47 industries that have earned the coveted designation of World’s Most Ethical Companies® in 2021. This...

When I tell people that changing the culture is an outcome of processes, I often get a faint nod of understanding, mixed with an inquisitive look. They intuitively get it but they are not sure what it looks like in real life. What Changing the Culture Looks Like On the Ground Let me share an example with a process that...

Corporate America might be hoping that the difficult issues raised by President Trump’s attempted coup last week and the remaining days of his term will somehow pass them by. Too bad. What Trump has unleashed isn’t something businesses will be able to avoid. In several practical ways, dealing with Trump and his minions — both right now, and after Trump...

Michael Toebe reviews Yonason Goldson's book, “Grappling with the Gray: An Ethical Handbook for Personal Success and Business Prosperity,” a collection of case studies intended to ignite thoughtful consideration of ethical dilemmas. When I learned of a new book on ethics and saw the title “Grappling with The Gray: An Ethical Handbook for Personal Success and Business Prosperity,” my interest...

Good ethics is good business. Yonason Goldson discusses seven principles of leading ethically, explores the problem with legislating ethics and offers guidance on applying these principles to our own actions and behavior. “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” – Daniel Patrick Moynihan The Steep Road Ahead How do members of a pluralistic, largely secular...

Volkswagen has paid dearly for the ethical shortcomings that led to “Dieselgate.” But has VW learned from the scandal? With the FTC recently filing the final court summary on the case, Michael Toebe reflects on the crisis that leveled the company’s reputation. Volkswagen’s good name has been tarnished regularly in the media in the last four years over its low-level...

Why shouldn’t businesses only be worried about the bottom line? How have business strategies changed? MetricStream’s Gaurav Kapoor article discusses the importance of putting ethics and integrity at the core of the organization’s business strategy. In today’s world of social media and global interconnectedness, organizations are constantly under examination. This scrutiny comes not only from regulators and stakeholders, but also...

The pull of artificial intelligence is strong, but there are serious ethical questions that must be addressed in certain fields. Nexdigm’s Director of Intelligent Automation and Accelerated Analytics Service, Amit Kumar, considers the implications of using AI solutions in health care. “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do”...

Confronting the Root Causes of Misconduct is the focus of LRN's annual Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report for 2020 and reflects the input of ethics and compliance professionals from around the world, filtered through insights gained over the last 25 years. The research and survey results behind the 2020 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report affirm that the most...