Instituting Ethics Integrity Leadership for Africa Course ILAC

Instituting Ethics Integrity Leadership for Africa Course (ILAC) Strathmore University, Nairobi, 29 April – 4 May 2013 London / Amman / Bishkek / Jakarta / East Jerusalem / Nairobi / Ramallah / Yerevan

Definition: A Business A business is an organisation that seeks to maximise profits within the limits of the law and ethics. © Integrity Action 2013

Definition: Business Integrity Business integrity is the management practice of doing business ethically in sectors with weak governance and competitors with lower ethical standards than ones own. © Integrity Action 2013

Definition: Integrity is the set of features of an organisation that justify trustworthiness and that generate trust among its stakeholders. © Integrity Action 2013

Definition: The Fix-Rate Percentage of resolved problems. • Can become a routine practice of state-society relations • Can address a range of problems • Is measurable as a percentage • Always empowers © Integrity Action 2013

Definition: Closing the Loop A feedback mechanism that generates an intelligent response. © Integrity Action 2013

Definition: An Integrity Builder A virtuous leader who brings together key stakeholders to resolve integrity problems. • Incidentally • Systematically © Integrity Action 2013

Trust and values Trust and Values: Why do they matter? © Integrity Action 2013

Definition: An Ethics Infrastructure An ethics infrastructure is a governance framework that promotes and ensures adherence to an organisation’s mission and values. © Integrity Action 2013

Components of an Ethics Infrastructure An ethics infrastructure has 54 components: 1. Mission, Code, Values Statement 2. Leadership 3. Grievance Mechanism 4. Ethical Competence 5. Independent oversight, monitoring © Integrity Action 2013

Review of the Ethics Infrastructure An ethics infrastructure has 5 components: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mission, Code, Values Statement Leadership Grievance Mechanism Ethical Competence Independent oversight, monitoring © Integrity Action 2013

Review of the Ethics Infrastructure An ethics infrastructure has 5 components: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mission, Code, Values Statement Leadership Grievance Mechanism Ethical Competence Independent oversight, monitoring © Integrity Action 2013

Review of the Ethics Infrastructure An ethics infrastructure has 5 components: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mission, Code, Values Statement Leadership Grievance Mechanism Ethical Competence Independent oversight, monitoring © Integrity Action 2013

Review of the Ethics Infrastructure An ethics infrastructure has 5 components: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mission, Code, Values Statement Leadership Grievance Mechanism Ethical Competence Independent oversight, monitoring © Integrity Action 2013

Ethical Competence: 3 Elements Ability to: 1. Identify and name an integrity problem. 2. Match the problems to the legislation, codes, and standards. 3. Identify viable solutions. © Integrity Action 2013

1. Let’s test our ethical competence! © Integrity Action 2013

2. Football as integrity! © Integrity Action 2013

Proactive From Compliance to Integrity Building Compliance training Integrity testing Code of Conduct Business Collective Action initiatives • Supplier “white lists” • Integrity Pact • • Reactive Medium return, Medium risk • • Whistle-blower hotline Rewards to whistle-blowers Supplier “black lists” Compliance based Low return, Low risk Compliance • Community Integrity Building • Multi-stakeholder initiatives • Integrity as competitive differentiator • Holistic/ step change High return, High risk • • Ethics advice center Ethics officer Code of Ethics Compliance-plus ethics Low return, Low risk Integrity © Integrity Action 2013

Thank you. © Integrity Action 2013