Culture of Integrity – The Key to Creating an Ethical Business Beyond Compliance
Written by: Mini vandePol, Asia Pacific Head of the Investigations, Compliance & Ethics Group, Baker McKenzie (Hong Kong); Henry Chen, FenXun Partners (Baker McKenzie's joint operation platform in China) (Shanghai); and Christine Cuthbert, Baker ...
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Aarti Maharaj, VP, Global Partnerships and Managing Director, BELA South Asia and Asia Pacific
Ethisphere’s Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) has a thriving chapter in South Asia, bringing together the ethics and compliance community on the subcontinent.
Current BELA members can access resources on the BELA South Asia Hub. Companies interested in learning more about the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance South Asia chapter should contact Aarti Maharaj, Managing Director. Information on upcoming roundtables can be found below.
Additional Articles
How Eight Pillars Help RB Do the Right Thing, Even When it is the Path Less Chosen
Download the full 2020 BELA South Asia Magazine Bhavya Hasija, Regional Compliance Director South Asia, Reckitt Benckiser At RB we follow very rigid regulatory standards that fuel the ...
Uber Guest Editor: Purpose-Driven Companies Operating as a Unified Force
Pradeep Parameswaran, Regional General Manager, APAC, Uber Dear Readers, Over the past few months, it seems the world itself turned upside down. Everything changed. But the one ...
TATA Steel: Responsible Corporate Citizenship & Expectations During the Pandemic
Soni, Chief Ethics Counsellor, TATA Steel Limited The world today is witnessing unprecedented circumstances making survival and safety of paramount importance. An organization that stands by its ...
Nexdigm: Emerging Risks for Ethics and Compliance Leaders
Sundar Narayanan, Nexdigm The scope and responsibilities of Ethics and Compliance are being modulated extensively in current times. A dynamic market environment, characterized by rapid technological development, ...
Data Security Assessments: A Two-Fold Approach
Craig Moss, Executive Vice President, Ethisphere As the second most populous country in the world, India continues to grapple with the impact of COVID-19 on everyday life. ...
Is Remote Work Spurring a Rise in Social Media Compliance Risk?
Jagdeep Singh, Partner, Assurance, EY The impact of COVID-19 has swept across global businesses, affecting all sectors and industries. Lockdowns of various degrees have disrupted the traditional ...
2020 World’s Most Ethical Companies: Due Diligence Continues to Expand
Erica Salmon Byrne, Executive Vice President, Ethisphere The COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted and decimated the global supply chain leading to a renewed focus on sourcing from developing ...
Dell: How India’s Government Affairs Pros Cover the 3 Ps – Politics, Polity and Policy
Diana Philip, Senior Advisor, Government Relations, Dell Government Affairs professionals of a corporate entity in India engage in the crucial work of being front line responders within ...
Ethics: The Unifying Thread at Polaris: Change Happens Fast
Ash Mishra, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Polaris Industries Polaris Inc. is a company that is known for making off-road vehicles and snowmobiles in the United States. It ...
How Focusing on Societal and Corporate Values Closes the Circle on Compliance Excellence
The Third Ring A Simple Description of an Ethical System Tom Tropp, Global Chief Ethics Officer, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co Compliance tells us what we must do; ...
A Peek Inside’s Bayer’s Privacy Diary
Dear Diary, Today, I found myself asking “how do people really get to me?” Not that I live under a rock, but in the sense, why do I receive so ...
2019 BELA South Asia Best Practices in Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Report
The BELA Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Survey and Report was launched under the direction of the BELA South Asia working committee comprised of leaders from Infosys, Accenture, ...
Data Protection and Adjusting to the ‘New Normal’
The government will use big data for the prevention and control of diseases Anubhav Kapoor, Group Vice President, Cummins India The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected almost every ...
What’sApp: A Conversation with Ashish Chandra on Leadership, Mentoring and the Post-COVID-19 Normal
In the following interview, Ethisphere’s Aarti Maharaj spoke to Ashish Chandra, Associate General Counsel - India, WhatsApp Inc, about his work as a senior lawyer at the popular smartphone app. ...
How Ms. Sucheta Burman Balances Compliance with Zee Entertainment’s “Big Hairy Audacious Goals”
Download a full PDF of the 2020 BELA South Asia publication. For the average middle-class woman watching Zee with her family, the focus is on the lavish jewellery, intricately designed ...
From India to Singapore: Data is the New Oil
Mekhla Basu, Director and Corporate Counsel, APAC, Splunk Meet Mekhla Basu, Splunk’s new Director and Corporate Counsel for APAC Ethisphere's Greta Baranowski (GB) had the chance to catch ...