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“Rather than viewing ethics as an ambiguous discipline,
we must reinvigorate it as critical to solving the intractable
problems of our time – from improving productivity, to
climate change, to closing equity gaps.”
Professor Attila Brungs, vice-chancellor at the University
of New South Wales, advocates for a world-first ethics institute.
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65%
of respondents say
they observed at least
one act of misconduct
in the past 12 months.
85%
of respondents
who reported
feeling pressure to
compromise standards
also observed
misconduct.
72%
of respondents who
observed misconduct
opted to report it.
UNDER PRESSURE
Employees continue to face pressure to compromise workplace standards or
the law, according to a 2023 report from the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI).
ECI’s 2023 Global Business Ethics Survey: The State of Ethics &
Compliance in the Workplace reveals that 28 per cent of respondents felt
pressured to compromise standards in 2023. This figure is down from the
all-time high of 29 per cent in 2020.
Respondents provided insight on a variety of topics, including the
strength of the ethics culture in their workplace, instances of misconduct
that they have observed and any efforts their organisation was making to
promote integrity.
12%
of employees
worldwide observed
an act of corruption
involving a public
official, such as a
bribe, kickback or an
inappropriate gift to a
government employee.
Source: ECI
Read the report
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