The coronavirus has turned everyday no-brainers into ethical quandaries, which makes it all the more critical for ethics to play the role of conscience for the business.
Aaron Nicodemus
Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass.
Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com
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Posted inData Privacy
Latest Marriott breach exposes 5.2M guests
Marriott International says a breach may have compromised the personal data of 5.2 million customers, the second significant data breach for the hotel chain since 2018.
Posted inInternal Controls
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Posted inInternal Controls
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Posted inAccounting & Auditing
Coronavirus begins disrupting public companies’ financial reporting
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Posted inEthics & Culture
Conference organizers innovate online as coronavirus cancels live events
While the convention industry is taking a huge financial hit during the coronavirus outbreak, it’s also being forced to innovate.
Posted inEthics & Culture
For some companies in the age of coronavirus, ethics pays
Despite slow governmental response to the coronavirus outbreak that is grinding the world economy to a halt, several businesses have decided it is worth going above and beyond to help customers and employees.
Posted inRisk Management
As America girds for coronavirus lockdown, China’s experience offers hope
As America nears the dark tunnel of a coronavirus-caused government lockdown, it can learn from the experiences of China, which is about to exit from the other end.
Posted inRisk Management
‘Force majeure’ in spotlight with coronavirus; what’s next?
The coronavirus pandemic has elevated “force majeure”—a rarely-used, relatively obscure contract provision—to a top-of-mind issue for companies scrambling to figure out where gaps are forming in their supply chain.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Lawsuit: Former iRobot compliance head alleges firing over flagged dealings
The former director of compliance for iRobot—maker of the robot vacuum cleaner Roomba—claims in a federal lawsuit he was fired for pointing out the company’s violations of state, federal, and international law.