The DTI Seeks to Advance the Role of Social and Ethics Committees within South African Companies: The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in partnership with the Companies Tribunal will host a seminar with the aim of advancing the role of Social and Ethics Committees (SECs) in South African companies. The seminar will take place in Midrand on Thursday, 9 February 2017. The purpose of the seminar is to discuss how SECs can be made more effective in such a manner that creates value not … [Read more...] about The DTI Seeks to Advance the Role of Social and Ethics Committees within South African Companies
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0800 007 086 must be buzzing today
Before the unethical fracas in council yesterday (See: Bloody Battle in Council), Executive Mayor Athol Trollip announced the launch of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Ethics Hotline - 0800 007 086. “The Municipality's Ethics and Anti-Corruption Hotline has now gone live. Our commitment to the people of this Metro is to stop corruption in its tracks and this Hotline speaks to that promise,” Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor Athol Trollip said. While corruption in … [Read more...] about 0800 007 086 must be buzzing today
The state of Organisational Ethics in South Africa
The state of Organisational Ethics in South Africa: In a recent survey 242 Chief Audit Executives were polled for their views on various aspects of corporate governance. The outcome of the survey was published in the fourth edition of the Corporate Governance Index 2016 – An Internal Audit Perspective. One of the areas on which the Audit Executives were polled was with regard to their views on Ethics as an integral part of corporate governance. Ethics is widely regarded as a key component of … [Read more...] about The state of Organisational Ethics in South Africa
Managing ethics risk successfully
Managing ethics risk successfully: The Ethics Risk Handbook closes gap between risk and ethics Unethical business practices pose a significant risk to businesses and until now we have lacked a solid framework for managing that risk. “Ethics risk is real, and it can and must be managed like any other risk. Here, for the first time, is a detailed guide on how to do it,” says Dr Leon van Vuuren, Executive: Business and Professional Ethics at The Ethics Institute. “Our newly published Ethics Risk … [Read more...] about Managing ethics risk successfully
