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February 2nd 2009, London

This workshop aims to look at how anti-corruption is becoming a major global issue and in detail at what companies are doing about it.

Anti-corruption is a now key issue for UK business. That much is clear. Pressure is growing on the UK Government to do more to tackle the issue in British business. And companies are keener than ever before to take anti-bribery policy and make it work on the ground in their operations, particularly in the developing world.

This day long, practical workshop, led by directors of the Ethical Corporation Institute, focuses on both the global picture and practical examples of what companies are doing. The workshop will be structured as a mix of presentations and group work and participants will gain an understanding of the global trends in anti-corruption, what they mean for large companies, how policy is structured, and how it’s made to work in real life around the world.

NB: The day’s proceedings will be held strictly under Chatham House rules. It is our experience that this encourages participants to discuss highly sensitive topics more openly and frankly.

Timed agenda for the day:

9.30am Welcome and coffee

9.45am Introduction to workshop

Outline of the day and what participants can expect.

Led by ECI directors:

  • Peter Davis
  • Toby Webb

10.00-10.30am What is business ethics and why does it matter? Is it as black and white as we might think?

10:30 – 11:15am Break-out groups – tackling ethical dilemmas

Feedback to plenary

11.15-11.30am Break

11:30 – 12:00pm Why is it moving up the agenda?

Overview of the global anti-corruption picture. What are the trends in the major markets, and what’s the latest on growing pressure for Governments to increase enforcements.

Session lead by:

  • John Russell, Managing Editor, Ethical Corporation magazine

12:00–12.45pm What does this mean?

What problems might emerge where, and why? What issues emerge for different sectors. Case studies of corruption issues that companies in defence and packaging sectors have faced, and how they have approached them.

12.45-1.45pm Lunch

During lunch, delegates will be asked to consider what corruption issues might be associated with their business, or which they may be exposed to as the business changes

1.45-2.15pm Feedback to plenary

Delegates will feedback to the group the issues they think might impact on their businesses.

2:15 – 2.45pm How to manage ethics

Developing management processes and structures to enable ethics to be dealt with as part of mainstream management activities

2.45-3.00pm Coffee

3:00-4:00pm Developing ethics management plans

Working in groups, delegates will be encouraged to begin planning how best to manage ethics in their own organisations. The session will conclude with feedback of key points to the plenary group.

About the workshop leaders:

Peter Davis
Peter Davis is Political Editor of Ethical Corporation, and writes widely on the social and political issues underlying the corporate responsibility agenda. He has more than 15 experience in the field of CR, and has worked all over the world with organisations as varied as NATO, Shell, BSkyB and Diageo. Previously, Peter was Operations Director of the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, Peter is also a visiting lecturer in business strategy at London University and part of the international affairs research group there. He was educated at the Universities of Oxford and London and is a Fellow both of the Royal Society of Arts and of the Royal Geographical Society.

Toby Webb
Toby Webb is the Founder and Managing Director of Ethical Corporation magazine, ethicalcorp.com and ClimateChangeCorp.com. He is also co-director of the Ethical Corporation Institute, a research and training division of Ethical Corporation, with Peter Davis. He studied the media at university in Liverpool and has a Masters degree in Corporate Governance and Ethics from Birkbeck College, University of London. He is a lecturer on business ethics at Birkbeck College, University of London, and co-chaired the UK Conservative Party's Working Group on Responsible Business 2006-2008 with Peter Davis.