Increasingly, companies are choosing to publicly report on ESG (environmental, social, governance) issues. The COVID-19 pandemic, calls for greater racial justice and inclusion, and demands for businesses to step up to protect the environment bring into focus the importance of ESG issues to stakeholders including employees, supply chain partners, governments, communities, and shareholders. Companies ...
On April 7 of this year, it was finally my turn to become one of the millions of Americans to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. After becoming eligible, I scoured websites for appointments, watching several disappear from my digital grasp before finally securing a Pfizer jab at a county drive-through site. When the vaccine was ...
If there is one thing the pandemic has taught us, it is that leadership matters. Today’s world needs well-rounded leaders armed and ready with solutions when businesses resume fully and seek out expensive ways to explore new opportunities. Written by: Sameer Chugh, Former Group General Counsel, Bharti Group Up-Skilling and Re-Skilling Sameer Chugh, ...
In the following interview, Pankaj Dahibhate, Counsel, Ethics and Compliance, India and Southern Asia, Law Department, Eaton, shares insights on remote investigations to address the dynamic shift in the new hybrid environment. Interview by: Aarti Maharaj, Ethisphere AM: What is the principal goal and expectation for the investigative function? Do you think it expanded within ...
Written by: Soni, Shalini Sulakshana, and Ammi Kumari, Ethics Team, Tata Steel In this article, the Tata Steel ethics team outlines the new challenges posed for the ethics and compliance function due to the ongoing pandemic and aligning the company’s deployment strategy to address the same. Tata Steel’s reputation is built on the strong ...
Much has been written already about the EU Whistleblower Directive, which was passed in December 2019 and requires EU countries to adopt its basic structures into national law by the end of 2021. Although many countries appear likely to miss this deadline, implementation is still approaching and it is worth revisiting a few salient ways ...
The past year was a challenge globally, and yet we experienced the global ethics and compliance community come together to ensure continuity in their work. We saw a unique level of commitment from our Asia Pacific leaders who were tasked with re-imagining their ethics and integrity programs. While we weren’t able to get together ...
At Unum, we help people gain affordable access to benefits through the workplace. Organizations of all sizes and their employees depend on us throughout life’s pivotal moments—from the birth of a child, to unexpected illness or loss of abilities. We understand the economically fragile situation of many families and the critical role that financial ...
Germany-based Deutsche Telekom (DT) consistently ranks among the top ten largest global telecommunications companies and is Europe’s leader in the space. The company and its many subsidiaries provide the base upon which the digital economy runs for many consumers. As critical infrastructure, the company knows that it has an extra obligation to be responsible ...
The connection between a company and the people it serves is key to the success of any business, but that bond is especially vital for a company like HCA Healthcare, whose hospitals are indispensable community institutions. HCA Healthcare’s Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of Community Engagement each gave their perspective on how the ...
