Februrary 5, 2008. From Heather Risley, Editor.
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Ethics and Employees
* National Government Ethics Survey Shows Employee Misconduct Is High – According to the Ethics Resource Center, employee misconduct in U.S. government organizations is rising, and the strength of ethical cultures in the workplace is declining. ERC sees public trust at risk.
Corporate Social Responsibility
* Key Business Leaders Issue ‘Leadership Challenge’ at 2008 World Economic Forum – Members of the Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative provide a business case and framework for how companies should work more with governments and civil society organizations to improve public sector governance.
Public Sector Governance
# Ban Ki-Moon Attempts to Boost Ethical Standards Inside the UN – Taking the lead, the United Nations Secretary General encouraged top officials to make their financial records public. Over 90 officials have done so.
# Transparency International Sees UN Anti-Corruption Conference as ‘Major Setback’ – Progress on how to independently assess country progress in implementing the UN Convention against Corruption fell far short of what civil society groups had hoped to see.
# Global Witness Honored for Exposing Corruption in the Natural Resource Trade – The UK-based NGO received the 2007 Commitment to Development Award. Co-founder Patrick Alley provides insight to NGO success.
# Managing Director Introduces the 2007 Global Integrity Report – Nathaniel Heller tells EthicsWorld the report’s uniquely deterimined Integrity Indicators are meant to provide a ‘roadmap to reform,’ for both G8 countries as well as developing nations.