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Simon is Simon Henry the hapless and now humbled CEO of dual listed ASX / NZX listed DGL Group. His dubious commitment and non-existent championing of his own Code of Conduct only goes to prove that Simon is not someone…
Winning Voice Podcast ep 2: Hemrish Aubeelack Welcome to the second edition of the Winning Voice podcast, brought to you by the Ethics Conversation and made possible with support from Report it Now. Winning Voice is an interview series that…
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…
EY Global Integrity Report puts NZ ‘down under’ With tsunami-like force, New Zealand’s ‘don’t speak up’ culture gained walloping exposure in EY’s recently released Global Integrity Report, says ethics expert Jane Arnott. While accustomed to seeing ourselves bathing in the…
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…
When CEOs don’t give a damn Headlines grab attention, says ethics expert Jane Arnott, and that’s needed when 70% of NZX50 CEO’s neither formally nor personally champion their Code of Ethics – such a code being a requirement of listing.…
Speaking up often comes down to managing loyalty. And if loyalty was an animal it would be unpredictable at best. At once nimble and intuitive but under pressure transformed to snarl and spit. That’s because at the heart of being…
Silence is no one’s friend when it comes to reporting misconduct. But the reliance placed on employees to Speak Up because the code tells them to do so is a big ask. So is signing up for an ethical reporting…
The fact that many staff within New Zealand’s public health system do not feel safe or supported to speak up impacts us all. The public health system can benefit from having sensible and professional regard for a well promoted speak…
The launch, by the New Zealand Banking Ombudsman, of a whistleblower service for bank staff is more than a playground nod to big banking. It is a masterstroke in leadership that speaks to proponents of external reporting lines. It also…
The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Bill is about to be passed, says ethics expert Jane Arnott, but are we ignoring the truth about whistleblowing in New Zealand? When heavyweight Government Departments and non-Crown agencies such as the Chief Ombudsman,…
Values aren’t like paintings: spectacular fallout happens when companies, corporations or government departments hang their values up and admire them from a distance. Along with such passive engagement comes a total lack of employee guidance and negligible referencing by management.…