All Ethics & Culture articles – Page 52
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‘A Dog’s Purpose’ is not to drown
Bill Coffin looks at what went wrong during the filming of ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ and the American Humane’s role in ensuring (or not) that the film was compliant with animal rights.
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Harnessing an ethical and compliant culture: Challenges and opportunities
This eBook, sponsored by NAVEX Global, will explore both the challenges and opportunities of today’s ethics and compliance officers, as well as provide data they can use right now in their daily practice.
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Ethics lessons from the Flint water crisis
Flint’s lead-poisoned water is more than just a technical failure, writes Jaclyn Jaeger. It’s a systemic governmental failure with leadership as toxic as Flint’s water itself.
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No, Bill, there is no Santa Claus
Like any business, journalism is susceptible to ethical failures. But for a profession predicated on telling the truth, the problem is existential. Bill Coffin has more.
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Fostering an ethical culture with training
Culture is the holy grail of ethics and compliance programs, but it’s also the one area that ethics and compliance officers struggle with the most. Jaclyn Jaeger explores today’s innovative solutions inside.
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Former Southwest CEO: Harnessing an ethical culture
During a keynote address at a recent NAVEX conference, Howard Putnam, former CEO of Southwest Airlines and Braniff International Airways, spoke candidly about harnessing the business value of an ethical culture. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Ready for Justice Department scrutiny of your compliance program?
Nobody wants the Department of Justice to take a critical look at their compliance program. But Gejaa Gobena has some tips for how to survive the process.
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Ethics training and parking spaces
A parking space is seen as a definite perk for U.S. executives, but perhaps not so in other countries. Tom Fox looks at the recent case of former Daimler President Rainer Gärtner, who—while operating out of the firm’s China-based location—overreacted to improper use of his parking spot.
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Compliance officers scratch heads as U.S. trumps Brexit
Somehow, the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president is likely to make compliance officers’ jobs both harder and easier. Paul Hodgson explains.
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Conflicts of interest already hound Trump
President-elect Trump won the White House by offering a break from politics as usual. But he is already displaying a worrying array of conflicts of interest, writes Bill Coffin.
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Trump presidency: Thoughts on regulatory changes from Europe
Neil Hodge explores promised “regulatory reform” under the new Trump regime; what’s in store for America—what’s in store for the world?
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Regulators send a perverse message by using our compliance programs against us
The degree to which organizations’ compliance programs are being used against them by regulators is creating a perverse incentive system, writes Joe Murphy.
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On Remembrance Sunday, a lesson in culture and compliance
International compliance is far easier said than done. Take it from a clueless American traveling abroad, writes Bill Coffin.
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Wells Fargo and the whistleblower lessons it imparts
Ethics and compliance officers can learn a lot from the toxic corporate culture at Wells Fargo, especially as it concerns lessons in whistleblower protections. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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A simple, brutal solution to dishonesty
To contain bad behavior, we need first to understand why we behave badly. Or do we? Perhaps sometimes the harshest compliance solutions are the least empathic … and the most effective. Bill Coffin has more.
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ArticleSteve Naughton: Evolving with the profession
Steve Naughton has held high-profile compliance and ethics jobs at Pepsi and Kimberly-Clark. As he moves onto a new challenge, he reflects upon a career that has continually evolved and the changing corporate mindset regarding compliance.
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Internal controls: trust but verify
Tom Fox looks at the recent scandal at Wells Fargo leading to the Consumer Finance Protection Board’s $185 fine and the firing of more than 5,000 employees after basically telling them: “It’s OK to break the law, as long as we make money.”
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ArticleU.K. boardrooms still ‘pale, male, and stale’
Across the United Kingdom and Europe, gender diversity requirements often go unmet, keeping boardrooms across the continent the same old boys’ club. Neil Hodge has more.
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ArticleK.C. Turan: Compliance and caduceus
K.C. Turan has a holistic perspective through which he views compliance. And given his position in the challenging field of healthcare compliance, perspective is the coin of the realm.