Good show? FTSE 100 companies and their codes of ethics
Professor Chris Cowton, Institute of Business Ethics
About the Seminar
Codes
of ethics have become common among large companies and other organisations, but
some doubt has been cast on their effectiveness. Not all codes are the same,
though. Drawing on recent research into the codes of FTSE 100 firms, this
session will discuss good practice in drawing up a code of ethics and make
practical suggestions about enhancing their effectiveness.
About the Speaker
Chris
is Associate Director (Research) at the Institute of Business Ethics, an
educational charity that champions the highest standards of behaviour in
business. He joined the IBE in 2019 after a long academic career and currently
leads on its research, advisory services, training and
links with higher education.
Chris
is currently also Emeritus Professor at the University of Huddersfield,
Visiting Professor at Leeds University’s Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied
Centre and Visiting Professor at University of the Basque Country, Bilbao
(Spain). He was previously Professor of Accounting (1996-2016), Professor of
Financial Ethics (2016-2019) and Dean of the Business School (2008-2016) at
Huddersfield, having joined after ten years lecturing at the University of
Oxford.
He
is internationally recognised for his contributions to business ethics,
especially his pioneering work on financial ethics. In 2013 he was
awarded the University of Huddersfield’s first DLitt (Doctor of Letters, a
higher doctorate) in recognition of his contribution to the advancement of
knowledge in business and financial ethics. He was a member of the Ethics
Standards Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
Wales from 2009 to 2018.
Chris
is the author of more than 70 journal papers, has edited three books and has
written many book chapters. He was Editor of the journal Business Ethics: A
European Review for a decade (2004-2013). He continues to be academically
active.
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