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GoodCorporation welcomed John Morrison, Chief Executive of the Institute for Human Rights to lead our October business ethics debate at the House of Lords. The debate explored what has changed in human rights and asked Why are businesses taking human rights more seriously? John confirmed that The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark has seen a huge…
It’s been a busy summer for the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) which has announced more than £280 million in fines for data protection breaches in July alone. The message is clear, the ICO intends to be a vigorous enforcer of the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018. Since GDPR came into force, 66…
A recent judgment allowing Zambian villagers to pursue their case against Vedanta Resources in the UK courts could have important implications for multinational companies doing business in Africa. In the latest issue of African Business, Michael Pollitt examines the issues, including a corporate’s ‘duty of care’ to the communities it affects, its responsibility for implementing…
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Commenting on the Uber’s decision to link executive pay to diversity targets, Debbie Ramsay, director of business ethics advisers GoodCorporation said: “Too often companies publish statements about diversity or inclusion but make no real effort to incentivise staff, particularly at a senior level, to live up to them. Uber’s decision therefore, to link the bonus…
Lord Bilimoria, host of our summer 2019 ethics debate, introduced the discussion by affirming the significant, but often overlooked, contribution that businesses make to society – providing jobs which generate taxes, which in turn allow our modern society to function for the greater good. He spoke from his own experience of the pressure corporates often…
A recent spate of director disqualifications in the construction sector by the Competition and Markets Authority has raised the spectre of corrupt behaviour once again. Building Magazine spoke to Leo Martin for its feature article on corrupt behaviour in the construction industry. Joey Gardiner asked how big a problem this really is and whether attitudes…
