Ethics & Culture

Bill Coffin looks at what went wrong during the filming of ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ and the American Humane’s role in ensuring (or not) that the film was compliant with animal rights.

Like any business, journalism is susceptible to ethical failures. But for a profession predicated on telling the truth, the problem is existential. Bill Coffin has more.

Culture is the holy grail of ethics and compliance programs, but it’s also the one area that ethics and compliance officers struggle with the most. Jaclyn Jaeger explores today’s innovative solutions inside.

During a keynote address at a recent NAVEX conference, Howard Putnam, former CEO of Southwest Airlines and Braniff International Airways, spoke candidly about harnessing the business value of an ethical culture. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

A parking space is seen as a definite perk for U.S. executives, but perhaps not so in other countries. Tom Fox looks at the recent case of former Daimler President Rainer Gärtner, who—while operating out of the firm’s China-based location—overreacted to improper use of his parking spot.

Somehow, the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president is likely to make compliance officers’ jobs both harder and easier. Paul Hodgson explains.

President-elect Trump won the White House by offering a break from politics as usual. But he is already displaying a worrying array of conflicts of interest, writes Bill Coffin.

Neil Hodge explores promised “regulatory reform” under the new Trump regime; what’s in store for America—what’s in store for the world?