ENIn the March issue of Governance & Compliance, Leo Martin takes a look at the corruption risks businesses face when operating in India. The article looks at the changing anti-corruption landscape and highlights what can be done to mitigate any potential risks. Corruption In India
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GoodCorporation has submitted the following response to the Banking Standards Review SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS Q1. Do you agree with the objective to establish a new independent organisation with the aim of defining and raising standards of conduct and competence in banking? We agree with the objective of creating an independent organisation to champion better banking…
Whistleblowing is a complex issue for businesses. GoodCorporation discusses the importance of creating an open and transparent culture as part of an effective whistleblowing system. Click the link below to read the article in full Organisations ignore whistleblowing at their peril
GoodCorporation has audited the first companies to be accredited under the Banknote Ethics Initiative (BnEI). This initiative aims to raise standards across the banknote industry by requiring its members to follow a code of good practice developed by the Institute of Business Ethics. GoodCorporation translated that code into an audit framework and has also developed…
The first EU Anti-Corruption Report, reveals that the playing field for businesses in Europe is far from level. Sixty-nine per cent of the businesses surveyed by the EU (nearly 8,000) felt that paying bribes and exploiting political connections were the easiest ways to obtain certain services. Three quarters of companies surveyed considered corruption to be…
Whistleblowing hotlines come highly recommended. The Ministry of Justice includes whistleblowing or speak-up lines as a key bribery prevention procedure in its guidance on the Bribery Act. Under the Combined Code on Corporate Governance, companies listed in the UK are obliged to have whistleblowing arrangements or explain why not. In the US, listed companies are…
GoodCorporation invited Charles Wookey from A Blueprint for Better Business to lead our most recent Business Ethics Debate which posed the question “How can we restore trust in business?” Charles began by questioning the widely accepted philosophy that business is simply about profit and legality. If the only question that matters is “Is it legal…
