Business

Do you trust public procurement?

Recent government reports show that it is palpably not possible for the average knowledgeable person in New Zealand to find and understand how much public money is being spent on which programs, with which consultants and companies, and whether the spending has been evaluated with a view to its original outcomes.

Four years of Open Procurement Data

Despite many government commitments to more transparency of government procurement there has been no significant improvement over the last four years.

The rise of fraud in New Zealand

A Ministry of Justice survey reflects a sharp increase in fraud and deception crime in NZ. It is clear that personal fraud is not being managed well enough to protect consumers in New Zealand, and that criminals are exploiting the gaps.

Safer Online Services

Transparency International NZ believes it is essential to balance protecting people and wider society from harmful and unsafe content against maintaining open channels for debate, freedom and transparency of information. TINZ welcomes the Government’s review of the regulatory system for media and online platforms.

Upcoming Elections and Transparency in Government

New Zealanders value a government that is open, and accountable. There are practical ways to see these qualities translated into concrete policies and actions.

Supply Chain Integrity & Investigation

The use of slave labour, child labour, debt bondage and worker exploitation is here in New Zealand and pervasive in our imports. Ultimately companies may need to invest in in-depth research of their complete supply chain and in-depth ‘feet on the ground’ investigations of suspicious suppliers.

Submission on Safer Online Services and Media Platforms Proposed Framework

Transparency International New Zealand welcomes the review of New Zealand’s regulatory system for media and online platforms reduce the exposure of New Zealanders to harmful content. The current system is out-dated, inconsistent, ineffective, and fails to adequately cover social and other emerging media. We believe with the proposal to move to a consistent, platform-agnostic, content-focused approach proposed in new framework outlined in the discussion document.

Online Harm - and why it matters

Online harm has real world consequences. It’s time for New Zealand to take a closer look at the role of big tech companies in amplifying and profiting from this harm, and to ensure our laws are fit for purpose.

A Global Standard for Regulating Social Media

The Center for Countering Digital Hate recently released their STAR Framework, Global Standard for Regulating Social Media with solid recommendations for countering hate and disinformation on the internet.

Personal Perspective: Financial Integrity is central to New Zealand’s wellbeing

Increasing New Zealand’s brand will lead to greater returns on investment across the economy. FISA is for financial organisations who aspire to be real leaders in financial integrity.

VUW Public Seminar about Ethics at Work

On Wednesday September 14, 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm our good colleagues at Victoria University are conducting a public seminar “Employee attitudes towards workplace ethics during the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Clinical Trial Transparency

We recently checked up on progress against a 2019 piece of advocacy that we worked on in collaboration. We are happy to report that there has been good progress, though there is more to do.

Banking Ombudsman reports on banking complaints

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.

Accountable Mining Programme

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

Book shines a light on pathways to ethical leadership

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

Businesses must review compliance programs: lack of improvement in integrity standards, according to EY survey

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.

New book provides businesses with practical ethical tool kit

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 1st Place in the Corruption Index a Boon for Business

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.

Honesty and ethics not well explained by managers in New Zealand

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.

Crossing Boundaries Webinar

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.

Business Ethics: Saving Grace or Oxymoron?

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.

Maintaining Trust & Integrity

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

Will New Zealand continue to show it can be #1 in the world?

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.

Are we all in this together: equally?

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.

Airbus record bribery settlement shows corruption can happen anywhere

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.