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In this issue of Setting the Example, we unpack the role that business should play in the face of the on-going state capture scandal to ensure a just outcome and a better future. Being Women’s month, we explore whether workplace ethics is different for women and what the key issues are. This newsletter also includes links for Cynthia Schoeman’s interview series on workplace ethics with The Leadership Platform on CliffCentral and her interview on CNBC Africa, "Is there a breakdown in ethics in South Africa?"
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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IN RESPONSE TO THE STATE CAPTURE SCANDAL?
Published in Thought Thursdays, University of Stellenbosch Business School – Executive Development, 7 July 2017
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The continuous barrage of revelations under the banner of state capture has dwarfed the evidence put together by Thuli Madonsela in the State of Capture Report. The ethical outrage that has followed is to be welcomed as an important factor to ensure that this issue is fully investigated and appropriate action follows. But what role should business play to ensure a just outcome and a better future?
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WORKPLACE ETHICS FOR WOMEN: IS IT DIFFERENT?
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Behaving ethically in the workplace should entail that ethics is exercised equally to all stakeholders, including fellow employees, customers, suppliers and even competitors. In terms of the key tenets of workplace ethics, this means that stakeholders should be treated honestly, fairly and with respect, and that they are not subject to any form of discrimination. But is this true for women in the workplace?
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LEARNING INTEGRITY – WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T WORK
by Duncan Minty, The Ethics and Insurance Blog, 19 July 2017
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This article adds insight beyond the insurance industry: “Insurers in the UK will soon have to assemble evidence that their senior managers understand what integrity means and how it should influence the decisions they make. For many insurers, this will put them onto a steep learning. While integrity is one of the most popular ethical values amongst insurers, it's also one that they've tended to do little with.” Read more... |
CNBC AFRICA INTERVIEW: IS THERE NOW A BREAKDOWN IN ETHICS IN SA?
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Cynthia Schoeman was interviewed by Mashudu Masutha on Closing Bell,
CNBC Africa, 20 July 2017
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Ethics Monitor Feedback
“Our commitment to ethics embraces leading by example and encompasses doing an annual assessment of our ethical status. We are delighted that the AAA ethics rating that we achieved in 2016 has been maintained this year, and we are proud that the IoDSA remains the only organisation to receive the Ethics Monitor’s highest ethics rating.”
Angela Oosthuizen, CEO, Institute of Directors in Southern Africa, August 2017
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Ethics interview series by The Leadership Platform on CliffCentral: #KeepEthicsAlive
Recognising the importance of ethics, The Leadership Platform on CliffCentral is conducting monthly interviews with Cynthia Schoeman to discuss topical ethical issues. Listen to Cynthia’s June, July and August interviews by Richard Angus and Safiyyah Boolay on the EthicsMonitor website and listen live at 13h00 on Monday 25 September, 30 October and 27 November on http://cliffcentral.com/listen/.
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