Business Ethics

Barclays chief tells staff to behave ethically or quit

19 Jan 2013

Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins has ordered employees to sign up to a new ethical code of conduct or quit, as he seeks to draw a line under last year's damaging Libor manipulation crisis...

Letters to the Editor, September 30, 2012

30 Sep 2012

More NGOs would help disabled

I agree with those who argue that the government is not doing enough to support the disabled in Hong Kong.

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Council must 'shift to social benefits'

24 Sep 2012

It's time for the Consumer Council to move on from promoting smart buys to focus on sustainability and ethics, according to its outgoing deputy head.

Keeping companies out of harm's way

14 Aug 2012

Tougher global rules against corruption and money laundering have sparked an increased demand for advice by companies in Asia trying to stay out of trouble.

Dress code gets a dressing down

26 Jun 2012

The Shanghai Metro has come under fire for urging female passengers to 'have self-respect' and not wear revealing summer clothing - fashion advice that some condemned as sexist and inappropriate...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

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Lighting the ethical path

For more than an hour, business students from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology fumbled their way around a park, ferry or marketplace in complete darkness, relying on instructions...

Slump may see rise in complaints on ethics

Lay-offs by American firms operating in China in the event of a persistent downturn may increase the risk of whistle-blowing because of a recent change in law, lawyers warn.

Public approval at the heart of company caring awards

When the Caring Company award was launched 10 years ago, those of us involved saw it as a way to encourage the creation of closer ties between the business sector and, via social service groups,...

Critics doubt anti-bribery stance

China has a patchy record when it comes to clamping down on bribes offered by its firms that are venturing abroad, say observers, and it remains to be seen if stricter laws will be enforced by...