Page 151 - Forbes - USA (October 2019)

PROMOTION
Setting

The

Bar

Ensuring

Integrity In Your

Organization

WRITTEN BY BILL MILLAR

In today’s marketplace, a commitment to
integrity is essential for every business.
Not only does it ensure that employees will
uphold organizational values and comply
with the law, but when problems do occur,
many regulatory and enforcement agencies
offer credit if an organization demonstrates
that it has an effective ethics and compliance
program in place.
As a business leader, you may think to
yourself: “My organization has an ethics and
compliance program, so we’re all set.” But is
your company doing enough?
“Most business leaders today believe that
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fostering integrity in the workplace. “Unfortu-
nately, however, our research has shown that
most organizations have not done enough to
truly ensure integrity in their operations.”

1 | ETHICS & COMPLIANCE