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- August 2, 2010Retaliation – Whether Perceived or Real – Undermines Employees’ Commitment
Arlington, VA – Fear of retaliation for speaking up about ethical violations in the workplace not only affects whether workers are willing to report wrongdoing to management, it drives the level of misconduct itself, according to a new study released today by the Ethics Resource Center.
- July 20, 2010
"Thurgood Marshall Jr., a partner in the Washington law office of Bingham McCutchen, has been elected to the board of directors of the Ethics Resource Center, an independent nonprofit focused on ethics in the workplace."
- July 12, 2010
Arlington, VA – Thurgood Marshall, Jr., a Washington attorney and former senior White House aide, has been elected to the board of directors of the Ethics Resource Center, an independent, nonprofit research center focused on ethics in the workplace, the Center announced today.
- July 8, 2010
Data Show Ethical Culture Is Linked to Loyalty, Engagement
Arlington, VA – A study of workplace data collected by the Ethics Resource Center indicates that employees tend to respond to an ethical culture with improved company loyalty and a willingness to “go the extra mile” for their employer.
- June 29, 2010
The chairman of the Ethics Resource Center, former Rep, Michael Oxley, issued the following joint statement on June 28 with the co-sponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, former Senator Paul Sarbanes. Sarbanes-Oxley created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
ERC in the News
- September 1, 2010Wall Street Journal
Patricia J. Harned, ERC President quoted.
Dallas - A longtime Texas congresswoman pledged to return more than $20,000 in donated funds meant for needy students after disclosures that she gave the scholarships to her relatives and those of her staff.
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat whose district represents a swath of central and southern Dallas, said late Monday that she would return the money by week's end to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which runs the scholarship program.
- August 19, 2010New Zealand State Services Commission
Working with ERC, New Zealand announces 2010 state services integrity survey.
- August 16, 2010Wall Street Journal
Ethics Advisers Are Seeing Renewed Interest in How to Monitor Expense Reports
Firms that help companies thwart expense-report violations say they're seeing more interest in their services since irregularities prompted the ouster of former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief Mark Hurd earlier this month.
- August 5, 2010Whistleblowers Protection Blog
The Ethics Resource Center has just released a report from its 2009 National Business Ethics Survey. The report, called "Retaliation: The Cost to Your Company and Its Employees," documents how companies that tolerate retaliation suffer increased levels of employee misconduct. The report documents how the employees' mere perception of retaliation is sufficient to deter reporting of misconduct. It is also an indicator of the level of actual misconduct.
- August 5, 2010Compliance Week
Member of ERC’s board of directors Pat Gnazzo quoted by Compliance Week.
Gnazzo notes that certifications are usually made by line officers with profit-and-loss responsibilities; the compliance role is a staff job, where the CCO recommends to the board and CEO what steps they should take. A truly effective compliance program doesn’t hinge on the CCO, but rather on management and the board, he says. As such, they should be the ones held accountable for compliance.
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