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The Board of Directors of ASX-listed DGL are encouraged to read the 4th edition of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations penned by the ASX Corporate Governance Council. The publication makes clear the expectations that are held for ASX-listed entities.…
ACFE Report to the Nations 2022 The 12th edition of the ACFE report on occupational fraud has been released showing the global pandemic having far reaching effects on fraud, technology changing the way fraud is reported and tipoffs still the best…
Faith and fearlessness: the whistleblower’s journey There is much more that boards need to take responsibility for when it comes to protecting and enabling an ethical culture, says ethics expert, Jane Arnott. Complexities arise early when boards seek an organisational…
The Grand Sham (and how it was enabled) In the old days, writes ethics expert Jane Arnott, a ‘C’ on a school report was often accompanied by the comment ‘more effort needed’. When the NZX issued their initial discussion document…
Even in the age of SpeakUp and #metoo, misconduct is still underreported… According to research from Gartner, about 60% of all misconduct observed in the workplace is never reported. When employees do report misconduct, almost 70 percent make their statement…
Hotlines promote an ethical culture by giving employees a way to report wrongdoing anonymously, but management needs to ‘walk the talk’… So, you’re weathering the Covid-19 challenge (as well as can be expected), customers seem satisfied and employees seem to…
As we all try to find our way through the uncertainty that is 2020 and the global Covid-19 pandemic, we seem to have stumbled into a rare ethical moment. As a community, a country and a species, it seems that…
Everyone talks about social responsibility. As the world scrambles to respond to the Covid-19 threat, now’s the time to turn words into action… There’s no telling how people will behave in times of crisis. In recent weeks we’ve seen behaviour…
Business ethics expert Jane Arnott on why the reporting of bad behaviour – and the channels for doing so – are so important for professional associations. It’s time. Sector associations, trade groups and professional bodies must actively support their members to…
Another day, another scandal involving a company caught in an ethical lapse. Judging by the news coverage, it can seem as if these are the new facts of doing business: those with power will abuse it; those with the opportunity…