The Wayside Network
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Corporate Governance and Business Ethics
One
day (19 CPE points)
Who will benefit?
At the root of the Enron and Worldcom collapse, in the sense of betrayal felt by Marconi investors and Equitable Life pensioners, in countless lower profile corporate frauds and failures, there lies a breakdown in ethical conduct - notoriously suspended at Enron. Acting ethically is a challenge to all of us as individuals, as employees and as professionals. How should we behave when the rights and wrongs are not clear? What framework can we rely on in a multi-cultural global environment? What questions should we be asking ourselves and our colleagues? Using case studies and extensive participation this course will help you to clarify your thinking, re-inforce the ethics and values of your organisation, and tackle difficult issues as they arise.
What does the course cover?
Dr Sarah Blackburn, DBA, MBA, MA, FCA
Director, The Wayside Network Limited, has 19 years experience in auditing and has been head of internal audit in three FTSE100 companies.
Who will benefit?
- Finance Directors, Partners and Managers in firms advising clients on governance and ethcial matters,
- Heads of Internal Audit,
- Audit Managers, Risk Managers, Company Secretaries,
- Non Executive Directors
At the root of the Enron and Worldcom collapse, in the sense of betrayal felt by Marconi investors and Equitable Life pensioners, in countless lower profile corporate frauds and failures, there lies a breakdown in ethical conduct - notoriously suspended at Enron. Acting ethically is a challenge to all of us as individuals, as employees and as professionals. How should we behave when the rights and wrongs are not clear? What framework can we rely on in a multi-cultural global environment? What questions should we be asking ourselves and our colleagues? Using case studies and extensive participation this course will help you to clarify your thinking, re-inforce the ethics and values of your organisation, and tackle difficult issues as they arise.
What does the course cover?
- Fundamental ethical principles
- Justice, fairness and duty to others: where do we get these principles from?
- Autonomy, independence and collegiality: issues for non-executive directors and internal auditors
- Doing good and not doing harm: shareholder rights and corporate social responsibility
- Ethics and the law
- Ethical Statements and Codes of Conduct
- Examples from leading companies, organisations and professional bodies -
including the IIA
- Gaining commitment to a written Code of Conduct
- What to put in your corporate Code of Conduct
- Communicating and re-inforcing your ethical position
- Common issues in business ethics
- 'One small company can't affect the global picture' - which issues should companies take up and which can they safely ignore?
- Working ethically in a 'sinful' sector
- Balancing undesirable outcomes
- Aggressive earnings management
- Whistleblowing
- Facilitating ethical discourse in organisations
- How to embed ethical principles in your organisation
Dr Sarah Blackburn, DBA, MBA, MA, FCA
Director, The Wayside Network Limited, has 19 years experience in auditing and has been head of internal audit in three FTSE100 companies.
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