Employee Engagement

No stakeholder is more vital to a company’s success than its own employees, which is why leaders have reignited conversations about what ethical companies owe to their employees. Our contributors discuss the ways that companies can accommodate and attract a diverse workforce, as well as keep them engaged in its broader purpose.

World’s Most Ethical Companies: PepsiCo – David Flavell

Tyler Lawrence2021-04-15T23:44:40+00:00April 11th, 2021|

David Flavell EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary PepsiCo Inc Food, Beverage & Agriculture In a year that saw tremendous upheaval, PepsiCo’s General Counsel David Flavell was extremely clear about what made him the proudest: ...

From India to Singapore: Data is the New Oil

Tyler Lawrence2020-10-21T16:26:08+00:00August 10th, 2020|

Don’t Discard Your True Corporate Values in Times of Crisis—Embrace Them!

Tyler Lawrence2020-07-31T21:14:49+00:00July 24th, 2020|

Secure for Life: How Sun Life Empowers Employees and Communities

Tyler Lawrence2020-06-10T18:27:00+00:00June 9th, 2020|

The Employee Issue

“The Employee Issue” of Ethisphere Magazine focuses on what the relationship between an ethical company and its employees ought to look like. What do companies owe employees beyond a paycheck? How can companies leverage employees to benefit the community?

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Employee Engagement

Flying High by Giving Well: Boeing’s John Blazey on Corporate Philanthropy

Tyler Lawrence2019-12-03T15:30:00+00:00November 3rd, 2018|

This summer at Ethisphere, we gave our interns William Erblich and Andrew Marquardt a research project: which of the hundreds of companies with whom we work has the most ...

2019 Honoree Insights–Volume 2

Ethisphere2019-05-31T19:17:49+00:00May 30th, 2018|

Volume two of Ethisphere's World’s Most Ethical Companies Insights Report series, titled Structuring and Resourcing Your Ethics and Compliance Program Effectively, is based upon responses to the 2019 annual Ethics Quotient® Survey and ...

Measuring #MeToo: Strategies for Investigating (and Fighting) Harassment

Tyler Lawrence2021-01-14T23:43:45+00:00March 14th, 2018|

Hope Scott, VP, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Blue Shield of California Every day, my 93-year-old mother asks me, “How’s your health?” And most days I say, “Fine, good!” ...

Belief vs. Behavior: How Social Psychology Tools Help Measure & Predict

Tyler Lawrence2019-12-31T00:00:29+00:00March 14th, 2018|

What might corporate executives and seminary students have in common? Bear with me for a moment. In 1973, two social psychologists, John Darley and Daniel Batson, decided to conduct ...

General Counsel As Critical Ally: Legal Must Be Positioned Correctly to Impact Culture

Tyler Lawrence2020-01-01T00:24:44+00:00March 14th, 2018|

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 ...

Boeing: Flying High By Giving Well

Aarti Maharaj2020-05-11T21:25:22+00:00January 3rd, 2018|

In our most recent Ethicast series, we gave our interns William Erblich and Andrew Marquardt a research project: which of the hundreds of companies with whom we work has ...

To Neutral and Beyond: An Interview with MetLife’s Josh Wiener

Tyler Lawrence2019-12-04T23:29:12+00:00December 4th, 2017|

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 ...

Andrea Illy on Ethics, Sustainability and its Link to Performance

Aarti Maharaj2017-11-01T21:41:19+00:00October 27th, 2017|

After rounds of blind tastings at the United Nations by an international independent jury of top culinary and coffee experts, illycaffè, the global leader in high-quality coffee and a pioneer ...

Ford: Guiding Principles are Key to Strong Financial Communications

Aarti Maharaj2017-08-21T19:31:42+00:00August 1st, 2017|

Bob Shanks is Ford Motor Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In the following article, he discusses opportunities facing the company and the industry. There are a few ...

[WATCH] The Evolution of Wyndham’s Culture and Ethics

Aarti Maharaj2017-05-18T16:34:42+00:00May 18th, 2017|

At our 9th Annual Global Ethics Summit this year, we had a chance to catch up with Korin Neff, Senior Vice President and Chief ...

Questions Chief Compliance Officers Should Ask in A Job Interview

Aarti Maharaj2017-01-15T20:43:02+00:00August 12th, 2016|

Maurice Gilbert, CEO, Corporate Compliance Insights. In today’s regulatory climate, the Chief Compliance Officer faces increased personal liability for corporate wrongdoing. There are ways CCO’s can minimize personal ...

Advice & Strategy: Three Pillars on the Framework for Driving Sustainability

Aarti Maharaj2017-01-15T20:43:02+00:00July 14th, 2016|

David A. Golden, Eastman Chemical Company. A sustainable company creates significantly more value in the world than the resources it consumes. With this basic “equation”, one framework to ...

Case Study: PepsiCo on Building A Long-Term, Sustainable Company

Aarti Maharaj2017-01-15T20:43:03+00:00June 26th, 2016|

Earning a social license to operate is not something that happens automatically, said PepsiCo’s Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Tony West during an ...

Compliance Education in the Financial Services Industry

Aarti Maharaj2016-05-27T04:26:20+00:00May 27th, 2016|

When Seton Hall Law School first launched its healthcare compliance programs more than a decade ago, it was one of the first law schools to focus on compliance education, and ...

A Cup of Kindness: A Culture of Transparency, Honesty, and Respect

Aarti Maharaj2017-01-15T20:43:04+00:00May 17th, 2016|

Lucy Lee Helm, EVP, General Counsel and Secretary, Starbucks I joined Starbucks 16 years ago, transitioning from private practice as a trial lawyer. My law firm was an ...

[WATCH] How LinkedIn Sustains A Culture of Transparency

Aarti Maharaj2017-01-15T20:43:07+00:00March 22nd, 2016|

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 ...