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Integrity at Work Conference 2019

Justice John Hedigan, Chair, Irish Banking Culture Board; Caoimhe de Barra, CEO, Trócaire; John Devitt, CEO, Transparency International Ireland; Richard Bowen, Citigroup whistleblower and business ethics speaker

 

The Integrity at Work Conference 2019 brought together employers and experts to explore how to promote ethical behaviour in the workplace.

‘Recent scandals in Ireland’s banking, policing and energy sectors have highlighted the damaging consequences of ethical misconduct. It’s important that employers from all sectors foster ethical leadership for the benefit of workers, stakeholders and the public’ said TI Ireland Chief Executive, John Devitt.

John Devitt addressing the 2019 Integrity at Work Conference

Representatives from over 70 organisations in the public, private and non-profit sectors attended the conference to share experience and insights on supporting staff to act with integrity.

Delegates at the 2019 Integrity at Work Conference

Addressing the conference, Citigroup whistleblower and business ethics speaker, Richard Bowen highlighted the need for employee feedback in fostering an ethical culture.

‘In companies with strong ethics programmes, 94% of employees who reported misconduct were satisfied with the outcome. By contrast, in companies without an ethics programme, only 20% of employees who reported misconduct were satisfied. It’s clear that ethical breaches are addressed more effectively when employee feedback is actively encouraged.’

Citigroup whistleblower, Richard Bowen giving the keynote address

 

Amanda Shantz, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, Trinity Business School, discussed the findings of her award-winning research: ‘Building an Ethically Strong Organization’.

‘Two essential ingredients to ethical leadership are a strong vision and a deep commitment to stakeholders. In our survey of 1,557 employees and managers, the majority of respondents (43%) said their leaders fell short in these areas. To bring about lasting change, organisations must hire and cultivate leaders at all levels who promote ethical behaviour.’

Amanda Shantz, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, Trinity Business School

 

If you are interested in receiving information about the IAW programme, please contact support[at]transparency.ie

The 2019 Integrity at Work Conference was supported by

Kindly sponsored by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

 

 

 

Kindly sponsored by the Department of Justice and Equality

 

 

 

Kindly sponsored by the Department of Education