FRAuthor Archives: goodcorporation
With fewer than 200 days to go to May 25 2018, the GDPR clock is ticking ever more loudly. Protecting personal data is nothing new and has long been regarded as an important tenet of responsible business management. However, while the core principles of the General Data Protection Regulation are similar to those of the Data…
Imposing a record penalty package of over £7.8million on online gaming company 888 was a strong move by the Gambling Commission earlier this year. The action was taken following the discovery of serious failings in the company’s handling of vulnerable customers. While the majority of gamblers do so safely, the Gambling Commission estimates that more…
What red lines need to be crossed before companies retreat from foreign markets? Does it depend on the size of the investment and do companies in different sectors play by different rules? What are the reputational risks of getting this wrong? In Business talks to Leo Martin about the pros and cons of staying in…
It is shocking to see that a third of businesses have failed to complete a modern slavery statement, despite being required to do so by law, according to the 2017 survey by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). The UK led the field in legislating to tackle the problem of modern slavery and…
The Government’s plans to revise the UK’s data protection laws, announced this week, will effectively ensure that the UK remains compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which is applicable from May 2018. This announcement is helpful for businesses and should clarify some of the confusion around the need or otherwise to prepare…
GoodCorporation supports today’s decision by the Gambling Commission to penalise gambling firm 888 for failing to protect vulnerable customers. Leo Martin, director of business ethics advisers GoodCorporation, said: “From our assessments we know that good schemes really can work and are essential if the industry is to help reduce gambling-related harm. We have worked with several leading companies…
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced that modern slavery in the UK is ‘far more prevalent than previously thought’. However, these estimates reflect only the number of live police investigations. The challenge for businesses will be to ensure their UK operations are not implicated in the ‘tens of thousands’ of cases which the NCA believes remain…
The government’s plans to revise the UK’s data protection laws, announced this month, will effectively ensure that the UK remains compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is applicable from May 2018. This announcement is helpful for businesses and should clarify some of the confusion around the need or otherwise to prepare…
