Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have yielded groundbreaking change in many sectors, particularly in science and medicine. With these innovations, however, AI’s creators have publicly recognized that poorly conceived AI can also have some real downsides, particularly with respect to discrimination. Discrimination could be caused by bias built into AI at any stage ...
In this interview, Ethisphere’s Craig Moss interviews Johanna “José” Zeilstra, CEO of Gender Fair, a public benefit corporation focused on informing consumers, employees, and investors which companies are advancing gender equality. It also encourages support for those companies in the marketplace through its Gender Fair Index. Ethisphere has just forged a partnership with Gender ...
Happy Pride Month! As an ethics and compliance leader and a member of the LGBTQIA community, I’m professionally and personally encouraged to see so many corporate logos “going rainbow” this June. It feels like a sea of recognition on social media and it is darn cheerful. With a recent Gallup poll finding that a ...
Excerpted and adapted from The Six New Rules of Business: Creating Real Value in a Changing World by Judy Samuelson. Copyright 2020. Reprinted with permission of Berrett-Koehler Publishers. The Voice of the Employee RULE #4: Employees Give Voice to Risk and Competitive Advantage A human management will demand that we incorporate a concern for ...
The Aspen Institute’s Judy Samuelson has had a career considering the impacts of capitalism from different vantage points—from the halls of the California state legislature to business school, a stint in banking, running impact investment at the Ford Foundation, and now in charge of the Business and Society Program at a leading think tank. ...
Corruption has a habit of spreading to all facets of society. Whether it begins in government, business, financial markets, or civil society, if left unchecked it soon permeates them all. It entrenches those at the top of the income brackets, stifling competition and dooming the millions at the bottom to lifetimes of poverty. While ...
Every year after we announce the World’s Most Ethical Companies, I get the pleasure of diving back into our data and teasing out the trends that emerge as companies mature their ethics, compliance, sustainability, and diversity programs. Some years, the story is simply one of continued gradual change as more companies adopt best practices. ...
The global consultancy Capgemini has appeared on the list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® for nine years running. Although many found the adjustment to pandemic footing to be difficult, for this digital-first firm, a culture of commitment to its clients and communities drove increased engagement, a new Social Response Unit to deploy the ...
At HPE, we believe that how we do things is just as important as what we do. Over the years we’ve continued developing and refining our corporate values, policies, and training courses to help set clear expectations for team members, business partners, and suppliers worldwide and demonstrate HPE’s commitment to the highest ethical standards. ...
AARP has been working to promote the health and well-being of older Americans for more than sixty years. And, last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic invaded our lives and threatened the health and financial security of millions of Americans, we faced unprecedented challenges. Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO, AARP. Photo credit: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. ...
