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UPCOMING EVENTS Distinguished Ethics Speaker "Ethics is Ethics" Staci L. Ziants January 31, 2007 ------ Ethics Luncheon Forum "Breaking the Glass Ceiling" Gretchen R. Haggerty Major General February 8, 2007 Sponsored by:
Ethics Luncheon Forum "One Man's Opinion: Why Employees Must Come First" Le Herron May 23, 2007 Click here to request additional information about either event. RECENT EVENTS Ethics Luncheon Forum "Making the Right Choice... Timothy J. Noonan LINKS Beard
Center CONTACT US For more information, contact Rebecca Ellsworth at 412.396.4005 or beardcenter@duq.edu
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What Ethics and Compliance Officers Read While attending a Conference Board-sponsored ethics and compliance officer seminar last October, the question was asked: what do people in the ethics and compliance fields read? The overwhelming response was ethikos. For some ethics professionals and most academics, the response may be—what is ethikos? The newsletter’s full title is “ethikos and Corporate Conduct Quarterly,” with the subtitle: “Examining Ethical and Compliance Issues in Business.” It is a semi-monthly newsletter, 16-pages long, published by Ethics Partners, Inc. The annual subscription rate is $185, with a discount for universities and government agencies: $125. While this still may seem steep for academics, the newsletter is simply “the Bible” for ethics and compliance officers and, in my opinion, should be required reading for all faculty members teaching applied business ethics. At Duquesne University’s business schools, where we offer an Organizational Ethics course on the graduate level, ethikos is a staple for the graduate students and the faculty. Each issue typically contains five stories, ranging from exposés of exemplary ethics and compliance programs at well-known businesses to features focusing on little-known companies or specific topics of interest to a smaller portion of the readership. In 2006, ethikos stories focused on Simmons’ compliance committee, screening job applicants for ethics, discussing whether to have the compliance officer on the company’s board of directors, Toyota’s outreach program, Caterpillar’s code revisions, Boeing Company’s ethics improvements, the evolving ethics officer position, the why and how of assembling an industry practices group, Marsh & McLennan’s business reforms, extending compliance requirements to suppliers, how BP communicates integrity, creating an open and non-retaliatory workplace, Titan Corporation’s bribery troubles, the rise of corporate social responsibility reporting, and dozens of other articles. Ethics and compliance officers find the newsletter a wealth of information on best practices, emerging issues, and opportunities to promote positive efforts at their own firms. Academics discover an abundance of company stories for in-class discussion of a conceptual notion, such as revising a code of conduct or developing a help line at work. As a textbook author, I have used many ethikos articles as illustrations to assist students when reading the ethics chapters. Andrew W. Singer and Joseph E. Murphy, ethikos’ co-editors, are well known in the business ethics and compliance community, as is Jeffrey Kaplan, the newsletter’s co-publisher and executive editor. Numerous others enhance the newsletter as contributing editors (authors), such as Ed Petry, Jay A. Sigler, Winthrop Swenson, and others. While some may believe that ethikos is still a well-kept secret as a fountain of information in the ethics and compliance fields, it was clear from the discussion at the Conference Board business ethics seminar that those who deal with ethics and compliance issues every day in the business world know about and rely upon this “little” newsletter in their work. I encourage others to investigate this treasure. According to the newsletter, a list of back issues can be found on the ethikos Web site: www.EthikosJournal.com, or by contacting the editors directly: Andrew W. Singer (914-381-7475) or Joseph E. Murphy (856-429-5355). You will be glad you did! Written by: |
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