February 24, 2009
An extraordinary new book by Michaela Wrong – just published in the UK — see News at the HOME page of www.ethicsworld.org
Corporate Responsibility
Directors Have a Societal Obligation
– Former Securities & Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson introduces the landmark study on the compelling requirement for corporate directors to assign much higher priority to societal needs, from the environment to human rights. Study by the Committee for Economic Development.
Corporate Governance
CalPERS finds that diversity in the boardroom leads to higher performance – new survey.
Public Sector Governance
Global Integrity 2008 Survey of 57 countries – full overview of the state of integrity in most of the world’s major economies.
Analysis: Paula Desio – expert at the Ethics Resource Center – explains how US Federal Government procurement guidelines are being tightened to uncover wrongdoing.
The U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction has published a remarkable book, free of hype and drama, that provides insights into what has become a catastrophe of mismanagement, waste, fraud and corruption please see the Ethicsworld analysis of the key findings.
Lasantha Wickramatunga, a brilliant and courageous journalist in Sri lanka has been murdered. I had the honor of presenting him with the Transparency International Integrity Award in 2000. His death underscores the exceptional dangers that corruption fighters across ther world face – and I believe these dangers are rising. Please see both the overview of Dangers on the Frontlines and news of the Russian and British investigative reporters who have just been awarded the Transparency International 2008 Integrity Award. News from NGOs.