The Banking Ombudsman has updated their complaints dashboard with the publication of data from the first three months of 2022. Complaints fell markedly from the late 2021 spike. The high proportion of complaints against ANZ is concerning.

The Accountable Mining Programme, led by Transparency International Australia, has just started an exciting new project on business integrity.

A new book HUMANGOOD offers New Zealand leaders in business and government a practical field guide to ethical leadership

More than half (62%) of employees and leaders from New Zealand companies believe that standards of corporate integrity have stayed the same or worsened over the last 18 months, and that unethical behaviour was often tolerated when the people involved were senior managers, according to a recent EY survey.

As businesses grapple with ethics in an uncertain world, a new ‘field guide’ to ethical leadership, with practical decision-making tools for leaders and teams is being released, featuring well-known New Zealanders and leading global businesses.

New Zealand’s high CPI score is good for business. Stable, trusted and open democracies give a sense of confidence to international investors looking for good returns on their investments and the comfort of knowing their investment isn’t at risk from corrupt practices.

The majority of employees in New Zealand are confident their organisations are honest and there is no misconduct at work, but their line managers don’t always explain the importance of honesty and ethics in the work they are leading.

On November 17th, IMCNZ is conducting a professional development webinar about navigating the great dichotomy of isolation and hyper-connectedness. TINZ members are invited to attend at the IMCNZ member rate.

A June Webinar on business ethics event co-sponsored by the Free Speech Project and the Future of the Humanities Project at Georgetown University provides very clear messaging including that around corruption.

Trust is hard to earn, and quickly lost. Four things for organizations to consider in establishing the right level of assurance and independent review.

Transparency and accountability must not be lost in the haste to respond to COVID-19. Trust is a commodity that is vital to New Zealand's economic recovery in both domestic and export markets. Here are practical steps for businesses to take now while dealing with COVID-19 and preparing for after.

We need to consider how we continue to respond to this pandemic in the weeks, months and years ahead, ensuring that the rights of people are protected. Our vulnerable populations are very much at risk.

No matter how large and reputable an organisation nor whether it is private or public, systems and preventative measures may still be weak and ineffective to prevent bribery. The Airbus bribery case should be a call to all New Zealand organisations to review the risks around corruption and bribery internally, to ensure their measures are tested to prove effective.