While those focused on ethics and compliance have long known the significance of corporate culture, the concept is receiving renewed attention for the competitive business advantages it offers. This fall, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) released the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Culture as a Corporate Asset. Framing culture as a ...
Mining is a conservative sector in which innovation occurs slowly over time, and rarely does one set out to be leading edge. There are many valid reasons for this attitude, although one must wonder if the same philosophy of conservative management of mining enterprises also applies to governance of mining companies. ...
As one of the largest petrochemical companies in the world, SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) is committed to excellence in ethics and compliance. While we are headquartered in Saudi Arabia, our manufacturing operations and sales are global, as are our compliance practices. Our compliance program is on par with ...
In business today, high performance is defined not only by numbers, but also by how businesses achieve results. While many companies make commitments in this area, the reality is that some do not operate with integrity. Some don’t follow the rules, some take shortcuts, while others simply play unfairly, putting global companies in a ...
When people think “insurance company,” they don’t typically jump to greenhouse gas emissions or environmental sustainability. However, even a business built around intangible services such as home and life insurance still has a carbon footprint. MetLife’s Assistant Vice President of Global Sustainability and Facilities Management, Josh Wiener, sat down with Ethisphere editor Tyler Lawrence ...
Innovation—the buzzword everyone loves to hate. But over the last decade, as companies struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing pace of change and the exponential rise in public and private expectations, innovation has become more than a buzzword. It has become an imperative for moving business forward. As ...
Culture could very well be the ‘compliance word of the year’ for 2017. The best ethics and compliance leaders today are becoming more and more focused on the ‘why’ of compliance, and how ethics and compliance programs help enable business operations around the globe rather than being an onerous box to check. One of the ...
In our latest Ethics Talk interview, Amyn Thawer, Head of Compliance & Integrity, LinkedIn discusses how the social media company sustains a culture of transparency around the globe. Click here to download the entire interview PDF. Interview highlights Compliance at LinkedIn Amyn: Just like the business innovates, they expect us to innovate ...
Richard K. Davis, Chairman, President & CEO of U.S. Bancorp introduces the 2015 Q3 edition of Ethisphere Magazine. Dear readers, Welcome to the CEO issue of Ethisphere Magazine. Between these pages are insights from CEOs who head companies spanning geography, size, and industry. Their collective experience and wisdom about running an ethics-anchored company are vast ...
Scott Harrison, CEO of charity: water explains how access to clean drinking water can improve—and save—the lives of women and children in underprivileged nations, and how business leaders can help. By Scott Harrison From a young age, Letikiros Hailu seemed unwilling to accept the fate of an ordinary girl’s life in Meda, Ethiopia. Her friends ...
