Building an Effective Ethics Programme: 15 Good Practices and a Health Check
Fifteen practices that turn stated values into everyday decisions, each with an example and what to look for, plus a health check.
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Set up, run or review an ethics and compliance programme. The guide explains why ethics pays off for the business, then walks through fifteen good practices in four groups: foundations (values, senior commitment, the board, the code), resources and reach (communication, funding, judgement over rules, global and digital ethics), embedding (training, advice and speak-up lines, recognition and consequences) and sustaining (measurement and links to sustainability). Each practice has a practical example and what to look for. A programme health check lets you assess your own organisation. Editable Word, 6 pages.
What's inside
- Key terms explained
- Why ethics matters to the business
- Fifteen good practices in four groups: foundations, resources and reach, embedding, sustaining
- Each practice: explanation, practical example and what to look for
- Programme health check for your own organisation
Topics: Fraud and Ethics · Governance · Compliance
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