Articles & Dilemmas

The Business Case: The long road to proving ethics pays

17 May 17

by Clare Payne, Director The Banking and Financial Services Oath

A business case that ignores social issues is no case at all. The business case has not traditionally included the ethical rationale or the moral justification. Fortunately, making the business case for ethics is getting easier.

The Ethical Beginnings of Compliance

17 May 17

by Naomi Burley, Managing Director, GRCI

Factors such as complexity and sophistication of products and services, distribution channels, customer demands and unprecedented advances in technology have resulted in increased political and regulatory intervention into business. GRC professionals are at the forefront of these changes and can contribute as a culture change agent.

Naomi Burley, MD GRC Institute has a look at how compliance and an Oath can go hand in hand.

Raising the level of maturity in banking and finance â€“ An introduction to the Maturity Institute

09 May 17

by Paul Kearns, Chair The Maturity Institute

While working their Banking Governance & Culture Project, the Maturity Institute in the UK came accross National Australia Bank (NAB) and in turn The Banking and Financial Services Oath.

Limited Language – Big Blind Spots: How the language of business has skewed our moral compass

10 May 17

According to the Harvard Business Review, English is now the global language of business. English is declared the working language of the World Bank, The European Central Bank, (based in Frankfurt, Germany) and AXA (the French multinational insurance firm headquartered in Paris).

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