Ethics

People must not be written out of the equation

How to build a healthier compliance program

The fast-paced startup world, fueled by venture capital, isn’t for the faint of heart. In just a few short years, innovation can propel a tiny company to a successful IPO. But, as LRN’s Ty Francis explores, startups that overlook the importance of building a culture of ethics do so at their own risk. Historically, many startups overlook traditional ethics and...

More than eight in 10 transgender workers have experienced or witnessed workplace misconduct or harassment, according to new research that found while in-office incidents were much more common, bad behavior that happens outside the office (including while working remotely) is more often reported. HR Acuity’s survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. workers in companies of at least 1,000 employees also showed...

Dozens of the world’s biggest publicly traded companies fall short in cementing ethical culture through their code of conduct, according to new research. The annual report by LRN, an ethics and compliance training provider, rates the effectiveness of codes of conduct of nearly 200 publicly traded companies around the world, finding that two in five don’t meet basic expectations for...

Here’s an easy question: What are your organization’s core values? Another easy one: What’s your mission statement? Try a tougher one: What does that mission statement look like in practice, and what feelings do those values inspire in internal or external stakeholders? Leadership consultant Krystal Hardy Allen looks at the ongoing row between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Walt...

Attorneys Benjamin Britz and Sean Mason unwrap Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s fishy defense of a lavish, billionaire-funded trip. For international anti-corruption lawyers and compliance professionals trained by years of vigorous enforcement activity, American domestic political practices can seem surreal.  What is criminal abroad may be acceptable, even constitutionally protected, here.  Recent revelations that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted...

While half a million dollars in fraud might not seem like a lot of money in the tech world, the indictment of Mansueto Ventures’ director of people and resources last month by federal prosecutors is a reminder of the two most important elements in preventing misconduct: Values and governance — the “G” in ESG. These elements are essential to preventing...

This year alone, more than a dozen states have enacted anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, many of them seeking to curtail the freedom of transgender people. Hundreds more bills remain up for consideration across the country. It’s little wonder, then, that many trans workers feel unsupported, whether politically or professionally. But, as Cameron Zayne of the NeuroLeadership Institute argues, businesses that fail to...

As workers and companies continue to embrace flexible arrangements, including a mix of in-person and remote work, the focus is often on enabling job functions from a technical perspective. But intangibles like ethics also need to remain a focus. Asha Palmer, Skillsoft’s senior vice president of compliance solutions, offers tips on creating an ethical, equitable environment regardless of where your...

Denmark remained the least corrupt country in the world for the fifth year running, according to the recently released Transparency International corruption perceptions index for 2022, while the U.S. improved its score for the first time since 2016. The Berlin-based anti-corruption advocacy group’s annual analysis of public perception of corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very...

More than two-fifths of companies (44%) say they have fired or disciplined senior leadership for unethical conduct in the past year, according to a survey by ethics and compliance training firm LRN. LRN’s 2023 ethics and compliance program effectiveness report includes surveys of more than 1,800 compliance and ethics professionals at large organizations around the globe. According to the research,...