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The BBC has published GoodCorporation’s review of its child protection and whistleblowing policies. The review involved a detailed assessment of the BBC’s policies and procedures in these key areas. It included interviews with senior BBC managers, employees, freelancers and independent production companies. The story was reported in The Guardian, City AM and Broadcast BBC Child…
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In a few short weeks, the seemingly Teflon-coated Fifa has seen seven executives arrested in Zurich, 18 senior football executives charged with money laundering, tax evasion and racketeering in the US and its president resign after just four days of his fifth term. Despite this resignation, Mr Blatter remains in post until Congress elects a…
Evan Davis leads a discussion on corruption risks for businesses on Radio 4’s The Bottom Line. Leo Martin joins two other guests to discuss the issues, highlighting the challenges companies face and the steps that need to be implemented to mitigate risk. Radio 4: The Bottom Line: Corruption June 13 2015
Ed Butler, presenter of the BBC World Service Business Daily programme interviews Leo Martin on the Fifa scandal. Leo talks about the need for corporates to have a strong anti-corruption stance, to be aware of international anti-corruption legislation and to demonstrate a zero-tolerance of bribery. Tacit approval of bad behaviour is unacceptable; senior managers need to…
With many companies having tens of thousands of suppliers, it is not surprising that managing corruption risks is proving problematic. In the June issue of Ethical Performance, Miranda Ingram looks at the issues businesses face and talks to GoodCorporation about the procedures companies should be putting in place to manage these risks and implement best…
With public trust remaining fragile, the IBE and CISI have relaunched the Investing in Integrity charter mark which is audited by GoodCorporation. Debbie Ramsay talks to Ethical Performance (now known as Triple Pundit) about how the GoodCorporation audit works as part of an article on the benefits of the Investing in Integrity programme. Investing in…
Following on from a series of articles in Governance & Compliance on corruption risk in the BRIC countries, GoodCorporation has looked at the risks associated with doing business in the MINTs. Mexico & Indonesia Nigeria & Turkey
The second of our two articles looking at corruption risks in the MINT countries appeared in the March issue of Governance & Compliance magazine. Nigeria and Turkey both offer huge potential to investors, yet inherent corruption risks in both countries mean businesses need to tread carefully. Our article highlights the key risks and identifies the…
Few businesses, if any, ever set out to do the wrong thing, yet stories of prosecutions and fines continue to hit the headlines. GoodCorporation’s Spring Business Ethics Debate at the House of Lords looked at the relationship between ethics and compliance raising the question, “We are ethical so why do we need compliance?” One standard…
The framework for protecting children in the UK is firmly rooted in legislation, policy and principles and there are people employed throughout the public sector to ensure that the law is adhered to and policies are implemented. However, as leading child protection expert Moira Murray said, as she opened up the discussion, safeguarding children is…
