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Learn how you can build and maintain a strong code of ethics for your businessBy Nikki Davis Building a strong code of ethics for your business is a firm foundation that can keep everyone in check, energize employees and build a model of trust and faith in your business that other companies tend to lack in this day and age. Your code of ethics becomes part of the public face of your business, and it should affect each and every employee that you pay on your staff. Find out more about the following key terms: ethics, Sarbanes-Oxley, compliance, mission statement/vision statement, values statement and social responsibility.
Ethics
Ethics is a branch of philosophy concerned with morality and immorality.
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The Center for Ethics and Business at Loyola Marymount University has a wide range of material on ethics.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a federal law, provided updated standards for all U.S. public company boards. It was designed as a measure to avoid the major corporate and accounting scandals that had rocked the country a few years prior to the signing of the act.
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Check out the Guide To The Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Compliance
Compliance is the act of abiding by the laws and regulations that oversee an industry.
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Look at the weekly edition of the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association News.
Mission statement, vision statement
Mission statements and visions statements are the words chosen by leaders to inspire others on the direction of the organization.
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Learn about mission statements and vision statements, as well as how to write them, from Mind Tools.
Values statement
A company's values statement reflects its priorities in regards to how the members of the organization act within their group and to their public. It's an establishment of the culture of the organization.
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Work on developing your vision statement with the Free Management Library.
Social responsibility
Social responsibility centers around the idea that the entity at whatever level (business, group, individual, etc.) has a responsibility to society. Goals for business can include such things as quality of life for employees, social investment and overall impact on the community and/or world around them.
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Learn more about social responsibility from Business for Social Responsibility
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Site for business managers and change agents that provides information on issues and companies in the news relating to corporate social responsibility.
http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/
Fast Company: Honesty Is the Best Policy -- Trust Us
Articles with examples of three Silicon Valley leaders taking the ethical road to success.
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/37/honesty.html
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