By Sabah al-Binali for The National
You have spent a lot of time honing your business ethics, governance and compliance skills, but time and again you find yourself in difficult situations and realise nobody taught you what to do.
If I just described you, then this article is for you. Read more
By Mark Craemer for Seattle PI
In any organization, values define what it stands for, how it makes decisions, conducts business and the type of people it seeks to attract—customers, partners and employees.
All too often I see an organization’s corporate values clearly displayed on a website, but not truly embraced in the way its people function. This is not only bad for the bottom line, it’s bad for attracting the right talent. Read more
By Barbara De Dios for Canadian Lawyer
As junior in-house counsel, you may often notice that, while the training you received in law school could easily be applied to private practice, it isn’t so easily applicable to an in-house environment where relationships and political obligations may be strong considerations in decision-making. As a junior lawyer in this scenario-specific work environment, working in-house might, therefore, be an interesting beast to face, with certain pressures that could possibly cloud the fulfilment of professional obligations. Read more
By Nick Ismail forInformation Age
For companies, bringing ethics and social commitment into their brands is a strategy that could determine the success or failure of the company. Consumers are loyal to companies that offer good products and services, but if the company also visibly contributes to creating a better world, it will certainly win over consumers. Read more
By Paul Farhi for The Washington Post
…But the Times’ trips raise a question among journalism ethics experts about ethics and access: Is the Times effectively selling its journalists to private interests? Could, for example, corporate lobbyists or political operatives sign on and seek to influence the Times’ coverage?
Although the question is largely theoretical, the issue has come up before in a somewhat different context. In 2009, The Washington Post aborted an effort to produce “salons,” or small private dinners that would bring together the newspaper’s top editors and publisher with government officials and industry lobbyists. The off-the-record dinners were to be sponsored by individuals or corporations willing to pay anywhere from $25,000 to $250,000. Read more
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