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Good business: Why placing ethics over profits pays off
In this week’s guest blog, Roy Jakobs, CEO, Middle East and Turkey, Philips, talks about the importance of ethics. The Source blog is here on the Philips website. Ethics is
Strengthening the Pipeline of Women in Management
Here at the Pearl Initiative, we are just embarking on a major Programme stream that will inform business leaders on practical methods to retain and develop women into senior positions
Ripples
POCAHONTAS: “The ripples.” JOHN SMITH: “What about them?” GRANDMOTHER WILLOW: “So small at first, then look how they grow. But someone has to start them.” (Disney’s Pocahontas, 1995) Every so
United Nations Global Compact Partnership
We founded the Pearl Initiative due to a genuine need to grow, develop and champion corporate governance, accountability and transparency in this region. Because of our work in this area
Corporate Responsibility Reporting in the Region
KPMG’s comprehensive survey of corporate responsibility reporting in 2011 found that ninety-five percent of the world’s 250 largest companies report on the environmental, social and governance aspects of their business.
Corporate Governance: It’s a Family Affair
[This is an extract from an article in the National newspaper on 5 August 2013] Family firms are the engine of our global economy. Many of the largest multinational corporations
Can we design corruption out of the system?
In this week’s blog, Elaine Dezenski of the World Economic Forum talks about transparency and the way forward after the G8 summit. While the message from this week’s G8 was
Why a harmless gift is not always what it seems
Bribery and corruption – it can all start with the smallest of gifts. This may seem like a very simplistic way of tackling one of the most serious issues facing