Archives par année de publication: 2013

Anti-corruption due diligence is proving to be one of the most challenging areas of Bribery Act compliance. In this debate, GoodCorporation led the discussion with an assessment of anti-corruption due diligence practices and the problems businesses are facing in order to demonstrate adequate procedures. Leo Martin, director of GoodCorporation, introduced the topic by stating that…

Anti-corruption Due Diligence GoodCorporation began the first Business Ethics Debate of 2013 with an assessment of anti-corruption due diligence and the problems businesses are facing in ensuring compliance with the UK Bribery Act in this area. Leo Martin, director of GoodCorporation introduced the topic by stating that ensuring adequate due diligence appears to be the…

The debate began with a board-level view stating that in the past five years the issue of business ethics has risen rapidly up the corporate agenda. Two reasons were given for this: the passing of the UK Bribery Act in 2011 and the increasing globalisation of business. For many companies, it was suggested, ethics has…

Before taking a closer look at the ethical challenges, GoodCoporation’s Business Ethics Debate began with a summary of some of the key issues facing the defence sector. It is a shrinking market. Growth will only come by moving into new countries, with all the governance challenges that this entails. There is consolidation and intense competition…

GoodCorporation’s second Business Ethics Debate to be held in Paris looked at whether or not business ethics can be said to add value to an organisation, or is it simply another cost that must be borne? In the introduction to the debate, it was suggested that those working in the fields of ethics and compliance…

When the Bribery Act became law last summer, it represented the first major change to UK anti-corruption legislation in over a century. Since it came on to the statute books it has been the focus of considerable management attention as businesses endeavour to ensure that adequate procedures are in place to prevent corruption. GoodCorporation invited…

Introduction: Due diligence is proving to be one of the more challenging areas of Anti-Corruption management.  Both the UK Bribery Act and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) have required businesses to focus their attention in this area. In 2011, every FCPA / SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) investigation involved the payment of…

GoodCorporation’s debate on Human Rights and Business began with a reminder that history is littered with examples of the very negative impact that some businesses and industries have had on the rights and wellbeing of individuals.  The agenda is far from new and the publication last summer of Ruggie’s Guiding Principles was broadly welcomed as a…

After a brief reminder of the meaning of Ethics and Compliance, GoodCorporation’s guest speaker went on to suggest that there is a tendency to separate the two into distinct business areas; ethics leans towards corporate responsibility, while compliance focuses on legal obligations. Albert Camus once said; “Integrity has no need for rules”, but can you…

At the first GoodCorporation debate on ethics in the pharmaceutical sector the issues of compliance, corporate values and industry standards were widely discussed. The debate was introduced with a thought provoking analysis by Paul Woods of the main ethical concerns for the industry. Paul opened with his belief that Pharma is now at a key…