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Issue 140 | February, 2023
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The monthly communication to Supporters and friends of the Institute where we publish articles and thought pieces by TEI subject matter experts, share our exciting training and events calendar, and acknowledge the certification of ethics officers.
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Are politicians helping us trust them?
In this article by Kris Dobie, he explains that in this time of social media and global divisions, most leaders only say what the voters (or funders) want them to say, which is exactly why it is so difficult to trust anyone. Leaders are not displaying consistency of character. They are not displaying their character at all. Perhaps because they are already balancing the interests of so many voters, funders, and allies, it is virtually impossible for them to be consistent.
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Meet Our Team
Kris Dobie is a Senior Manager: Organisational Ethics at The Ethics Institute. His involvement in organisational ethics started in 2004, and he has developed a special interest in corruption prevention. Over the years he has supported the South African Government with numerous policy projects, including the development of the Minimum Anti-Corruption Capacity Guidance and the 2016 South African Local Government Anti-Corruption Strategy. He has initiated and led a number of funded initiatives, including the Local Government Ethical Leadership Initiative (LGELI) and the Ethically Aware Supplier Induction Programme (EASI).
Kris is the lead researcher on the South African Citizens’ Bribery Survey, as well as the Public Sector Ethics Survey, and he co-authored the TEI Ethics Reporting and Auditing Handbook. He served on the Global Reporting Initiative’s anti-corruption working group for the review of the ethics and anti-corruption reporting guidelines for the GRI’s G4 reporting standard. He also served on the National Anti-Corruption Strategy Reference Group which was tasked with finalising the 2020 South African National Anti-Corruption Strategy. He holds a degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Pretoria, as well as MPhil in Workplace Ethics (Cum Laude) from the same institution.
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Ethics Reporting in Practice Workshop
In this practical workshop, we will give guidance on how to report on an organisation’s ethics management programme in general. We will also explore how to utilise this Excel-based tool to extract meaningful reports that can be used to report to internal committees, as well as to external stakeholders.
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10th Annual Ethics Conference
We are proud to announce that our keynote speaker will be Dr Imtiaz Sooliman.
Dr Sooliman gave up his career as a medical doctor to pursue the field of humanitarian aid, which for him transcends the boundaries of race, religion, culture, class, and geography. Alongside his studies and his medical work, he has been involved in several associations, religious organisations and school-governing bodies progressively as a student, medical doctor, and an active member of civil society.
• Format of the conference •
Ethical Leadership Symposium | 10:00 - 12:00
Improving Conduct in Organisations Workshop | 13:00 - 16:00
For more information email kgothatso@tei.org.za
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Corruption Perceptions Index 2022
Transparency International’s annual CPI ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public-sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople. It relies on 13 independent data sources and uses a scale of zero to 100, where zero is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
Despite concerted efforts and many hard-won gains, the CPI 2022 shows that the scale of corruption is enormous: the global average remains unchanged at a score of 43 out of 100 for the eleventh year running, and more than two-thirds of countries (68 per cent) score below 50.
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Global Survey of Business Ethics 2022 - 2024
The Business Ethics Network of Africa (BEN-Africa) is proud to be associated with the 2022-2024 Global Survey of Business Ethics (GSBE) and will be responsible for collecting data for the survey pertaining to Africa. The proposed GSBE consists of two parts. Part I presents a list of themes in business ethics, which briefly describe potential challenges and opportunities in the field around the world, as they are perceived by the initiators of this GSBE. Part II contains the country- and region-reports, which focus on training and/or teaching and/or research in the field of Business Ethics.
Should you be involved in teaching, training, or research in business ethics in Africa and would like to participate, you can either complete the survey or schedule an interview. BEN-Africa is also looking for country reporters to collect data and would value your assistance. If you are interested in being a country reporter, please contact Bryan Robinson at info@benafrica.org for more information.
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Crisis in Ethical leadership
It is time to sink or swim
In this article by Ronel van Wyk, she states that South Africa is experiencing a failure in ethical leadership. This failure and the impact that it has is at a catastrophically high level. The financial implications and the subsequent impact on our society are enormous. Young leaders take on the characteristics of their leaders. It is essential that leaders’ ethical behaviors are visible, consistent, have credibility, and are seen to be authentic.
Ronel is a former South African Revenue Service (SARS) whistleblower and a Certified Ethics Officer.
(This article was first published in Business Risk Services Newsletter and is reprinted here with their permission.)
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TEI Research Insights
We bring you research insights from research we have conducted on ethics management and measurement over the past three years. Watch this space for more insights.
Question: Is ethics awareness impactful as an intervention to improve conduct and culture in an organisation?
Answer: TEI has done a deep analysis of over 80 organisations across the globe in the private, state-owned, and public sectors. This research has allowed us to test some interesting hypotheses about ethics in organisations.
Most organisations and ethics officers/managers tend to make ethics awareness a big part of their ethical culture change initiatives. It is often the first port of call for most organisations that are trying to manage their ethics. However, how impactful are these initiatives in improving overall conduct (i.e., reducing unethical behaviour) in the organisation?
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Ethics Officers
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Congratulations, New Ethics Officers!
Over the past month, the following people have successfully fulfilled the requirements of the Ethics Officer Certification Programme and have been certified as Ethics Officers.
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TEI Ethics Training Programmes
In pursuit of our vision of building an ethically responsible society, The Ethics Institute offers a wide range of ethics-related training.
- Ethics Ambassador Training Programme -
This training is for you if: You have volunteered or been nominated by the ethics office, or been tasked to be the go-to ethics advisor in your division. You are committed to being an ethics role model supporting the ethics office, even if you do not work in a formal ethics management role.
- Ethics Champion Training Programme -
This training is for you if: You have been formally assigned by the governing body or the CEO to be the ethics champion of your organisation, or if you aspire to fulfill that role. You are committed to defending and advocating the cause of ethics at the executive level, even if you do not work in a formal ethics management role.
- Ethics Officer Certification Programme -
This training is for you if: You have been tasked to manage the ethics programme. You are a current or prospective ethics officer, or work in a field closely related to the ethics office. You want to be formally certified by an academic institution at NQF level six.
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Calendar
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Upcoming Training and Events
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The Ethics Institute has an exciting training and events calendar for 2023. If you wish to register for any of our training sessions or events, please contact Kgothatso Tshabalala.
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- 1 March, 2023: Contact Ethics Reporting in Practice Workshop
- 2-28 March, 2023: Online EOCP (Private sector focus)
- 8-12 May, 2023: Contact EOCP (Private sector focus)
- 23 May, 2023: Hybrid 10th Annual Ethics Conference
- 1-27 June, 2023: Online EOCP (Private sector focus)
- 5-9 June, 2023: Online Ethics Ambassador Training
- 21 July, 2023: Supporter and Sponsor Gathering
- 17 August - 12 September, 2023: Online EOCP (Private sector focus)
- 13 September, 2023: Online Ethics Officer Learning Forum (EOLF)
- 18-22 September, 2023: Contact EOCP (Private and public sector focus)
- 16-20 October, 2023: Contact EOCP (Public sector focus)
- 9 November - 5 December, 2023: Online EOCP (Private sector focus)
- 16 November, 2023: Supporter Masterclass
- 29 November, 2023: Online Building Ethical Cultures in Organisations Workshop
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TEI Supporter Subscriptions
For any enquiries or additional information regarding your Supporter subscription, please contact us on (012) 342 2799, or at supporters@tei.org.za. Please visit our Supporter page for more information.
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TEI Sponsors
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