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Integrity management consulting is an emerging sector of consultancy that advises individuals and corporations on how to apply the highest ethical standards to every aspect of their business. At the core of integrity management is the belief that companies have a strong interest, as well as a responsibility, to act with integrity at all times. This field arose in response to (a) the increased perception that companies are more likely to succeed when they act with integrity and (b) increased awareness by company directors of the need to seek expert advice to help them align and incorporate high ethical standards with business strategy and integrate them across all operational functions. In recent years, the general public have become both better informed and more concerned about business ethics at home and in developing countries. As a result governments have been called on to legislate, and business leaders to innovate, to ensure that high ethical standards are put at the heart of business and industry. The field of integrity management aims to address: # The demand for companies to respond to increasing awareness of ethical misconduct and resulting expectations for transparency and accountability; # The requirement for companies to comply with a stricter legal framework and avoid prosecution for unethical behaviour; and, # The desire for executives to make their enterprises leaders in responsible and sustainable development. ==Increased public awareness and expectations== Media attention given to ethical lapses means that companies are increasingly being held responsible for unethical behaviour including corruption, labour issues and the poor working conditions in their own operations, in those of their subsidiaries, as well as for the actions of subcontractors acting on their behalf. An early example of the demand for responsibility starting to take hold was in the early 1990s when the reputation of a major footwear corporation was severely damaged, the brand devalued, and the company subjected to consumer boycotts after the discovery of the supplier’s poor labour standards. Child labour watchdogs found children as young as 10 working for Nike making shoes, clothing and footballs in Pakistan and Cambodia.〔Boggan, Steve. "Nike admits to mistakes over child labour." The Independent 20 October 2001. . 4 July 2010 Appalling workplace conditions have existed for centuries. However, the media has now made ethical transgressions readily public. In fact, according to a briefing by the Institute of Business Ethics, in 2009 there were 25 media stories on corporate ethical lapses in the extractive industries alone. Reported issues for this sector included environmental matters and allegations of human rights abuses in emerging markets, as well as accusations that oil companies were dumping toxic material in West Africa. The briefing also highlighted the amount of negative media attention given to the wider retail sector in 2009. Numerous stories exposed unethical practices, such as exploiting sweatshop labour, and accused some retailers of posing a danger to indigenous communities in Africa.〔Institute of Business Ethics. Concerns & Ethical Lapses, 2009. Issue 15, February 2010〕 The impact of such negative exposure can include: * damaged corporate reputations and brand devaluation * lower employee moral * consumer boycotts * negative perceptions on behalf of investors * legal action and * fines and in some jurisdictions jail terms for directors. According to Transparency International (TI), which investigates business corruption across the globe, bribery and corruption were partly to blame for the recent global economic crisis. The conditions cited included: serious lapses in corporate due diligence, governance and integrity; poor transparency and accountability; and, inadequate corporate integrity systems.〔“Transparency International”. Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report 2009〕 The worldwide recession has furthered the public’s demand for businesses to behave responsibly. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Integrity management」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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