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David Green, Director of the SFO opened our first business ethics debate of 2018 by stating that anti-corruption is now firmly on the corporate, national and international agendas and will stay there. He then went on the question, how did this come about? The decision by the UN General Assembly in 2003 to adopt the…
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Elizabeth Denham, head of the ICO, has recently given a speech to the Direct Marketing Association setting out her latest thinking on GDPR. In particular she says that claiming legitimate business interest will be limited and instead companies should be relying on obtaining unambiguous consent. She says in her speech “Until the e-privacy regulation comes into…
The Supplier Code of Conduct, published recently by the UK Government’s Commercial Function contains several reasons to be optimistic. The standards it sets for suppliers to central government on world-class innovation, greater inclusion of SMEs, zero-tolerance of harassment and greater transparency on conflicts of interest are commendable. However, its section on modern slavery could leave key stakeholders underwhelmed….
GoodCorporation has worked for a number of Europe’s leading gambling organisations assessing the effectiveness of their responsible gambling controls. This has involved corporate responsibility reviews, code of conduct audits and mystery shopper exercises. We recognise that the majority of gamblers do so safely and that many in the industry are working hard to implement a…
With an emphasis on third parties, GDPR makes data protection procurement’s problem. Data protection is – or at least should be – on every procurement professional’s mind. Supply Management looks at what it means for procurement. Leo Martin contributed to the discussion. “Contractual requirements The new regulation requires much tougher controls over what an organisation’s suppliers…
While the Criminal Finances Act (CFA) makes no changes to the definition of tax evasion and avoidance, it does place a new burden on corporates, through the failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion offence. This will oblige companies to pay much closer attention to their tax and payment structures to ensure that they…
The introduction of the GDPR requires a mind-set change for companies, and that is why it is proving such a challenging subject. The logic of the law is to redress the balance in power between companies and citizens. The law starts from the basis that current data protection laws have failed and companies have taken…
The Criminal Finances Act – in force since 30 September 2017 – marks a significant move forward in the UK’s fight to shrug off its reputation as a haven for dirty money; the Executive Director of Transparency International described it as “the most important anti-corruption legislation to be passed in the UK in the past…
GoodCorporation Business Ethics debate at the House of Lords – debate summary Building a truly effective speak-up system in a global organisation is extremely challenging. While a single reporting system may be desirable, how can such a system be devised and implemented when attitudes towards speaking out or whistleblowing vary dramatically from country to country?…
