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The importance of ongoing compliance and ethics training

ethical training

The importance of ongoing compliance and ethics training Is ongoing ethical training provided to all employees of your organisation? From the boardroom to the C-suite, to middle-management, administration and the customer-facing coalface, having a clear and well understood code of…

The Grand Sham and how it was enabled

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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…

Ethical reports plunge in 2021

ethical reports

Ethical reports plunge in 2021 Due to the effects of the global pandemic, organisational ethical reports have plunged – especially in Asia That’s according to a report from Navex which finds a global decline in ethical report numbers – the…

Loyalty; A tricky little beast

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…

Unfolding the Speak Up journey

speak up culture

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…

Does fraud awareness training pay?

ethics training

There’s now a wealth of research that shows that a well-trained workforce is one of your best defences against internal corruption. There are many things that go into creating a robust ethical culture in an organisation. Among them, clear expectations…

How to create a more ethical business

ethical business

The ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘who’ of preventing dishonesty and unethical conduct in the workplace. It’s encouraging to see more and more companies committing to speak up initiatives and embracing changes for the better around ethical business and honesty.  Sure, there’s…