Within organisations the processes, roles, training and conversations relating to Ethics differ significantly.
In your experience, how have you seen Ethics implemented effectively in an organisation?
To achieve a mature Ethical process within your organisation, it is important to consider these questions:
1. Is there a process in place to train employees on ethics and do you have access to the ethics policy?
2. Who should be responsible for Ethics within an organisation?
Should this be a function on its own under a Chief Operating Officer, Chief Human Resources, Chief of Compliance or Chief Finance Officer for example, or be managed by a Chief of Ethics?
Is there a member of your Board that is responsible for Ethics?
3. Is there a process for Executives to deal with complex ethical decisions at a strategic level?
4. Who funds your ethics department and how do you make the function sustainable within the organisation?
5. Do you have an Ethics Review Committee who supports very challenging ethical dilemmas in your organisation to facilitate ethical decision making?
6. How important is Ethics in your organisation?
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