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Why training is important in a downturn
Ethics is a growing issue that needs further training beyond exams
This is more important in a downturn - see the story attached
by David Jackman
The Big Society
The Big Society launched 19/7/10 is supported by the BS8904 draft national standard for Sustainable Communities - see the Sustainable Communities page here and find how the framework under development can help encourage and draw together community initiatives. A practical pilot is taking place in Grasmere, The Lake District.
The big society concept is also in line with the principles set out in the 21st Century Charter - see 'Seeing things Differently'
David Jackman
Updated biography for David Jackman as at 1 July
FSA focuses on ethics
Recent FSA Consultation Papers place an emphasis on ethics and indicate that firms and individuals will have to demonstrate their professional status and integrity in the future.
Ethical investing rises to £9.5bn
Investing in ethical and green retail funds has reached £9.5bn says research body Eiris - see http://www.eiris.org/media.html#marketstats2010
This represents an encouraging increase in individual value based decision making. This form of engagement is one example of putting values into practice.
ICAEW - corporate governance
David Jackman spoke at the ICAEW Finance conference in London on 11 May on corporate governance on behalf of Resources Compliance. Details can be found on the ICAEW website.
Ethics Codes - starting out
Ethics codes can be very useful for setting out our values concisely and helping others to understand and use them. However, they are starting point and not an end in themselves. The Ethical Space focuses on how such codes form one element of a co-ordinated ethical framework. The article here by David Jackman of The Ethical Space, is from Training and Competence News and explores some of the key issues.
Goldman Sachs
The allegations about Goldman Sachs, now involving the SEC and FSA, bring into focus the requirement for financial services firms and key individuals to be 'fit and proper'. While a good deal of effort is expended on evaluating 'fitness', is enough attention given to being 'proper'? What does proper mean and how can it be effectively assessed? This is a key challenged addressed by The Ethical Space.
Election
Fairness - the Labour party, the Conservative party and the Liberal Democrats all focus on fairness in their manifestos - indeed in their slogans - and Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg have raised values and fairness in the TV debates. But how does fairness work in practice and how do they see broader engagement happening... ?
These are the very challenges set out in our work with corporations and a version for individuals is to be seen in The Twenty First Century Charter - see links
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