Our online ethics e-learning training is aimed at all organizations who care about ethical conduct in the workplace.
Why is this important?
A failure to live up to high standards can damage your reputation, lead to lengthy investigations and could involve possible prosecution. A good reputation is a key part of a company's commercial success. In a recession, the risk of unethical and potentially illegal conduct increases. A code of ethical business conduct is the first step towards managing that risk, but the critical challenge is to embed ethical values within your company's culture.
Eversheds Sutherland developed with Compass an online ethics programme designed to embed their existing code of conduct into the business by delivering bespoke and interactive training. The training has been successfully rolled out to 3,000 officers and employees around the globe and has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the business.
What is covered?
Eversheds Sutherland online ethics training brings to life a company's code of ethical business conduct and puts in place an effective system for training staff on important ethical and legal issues including:
- bribery and corruption
- fraud
- conflict of interest
- environmental
- health and safety
- employment (harassment, discrimination).
Objectives
The objectives of Eversheds Sutherland online ethics training are to:
- communicate your organization's ethics policy or code of conduct
- demonstrate your organization's commitment to complying with ethics and laws against bribery, corruption and cartels
- raise awareness of common ethical issues applicable to your organization's activities
- help the workforce understand the importance of making considered ethical judgements, in particular, avoiding the giving or receiving of bribes
- explain the consequences of inappropriate behaviour
- explain your organization's policy for reporting inappropriate behaviour
- create a deeper culture of ethical behaviour.
At Compass we aim to uphold the highest ethical values in everything we do and recognise the importance this has for our reputation. [Eversheds Sutherland] has allowed us to achieve this, embedding our Code of Ethics across the business. [It] is an effective way of ensuring our colleagues understand how to operate to the high ethical standards we expect of them.
Further details
The course is fast, simple and fun to use. The course content, including its case studies, can be customised to reflect your organisation’s key ethical issues and existing policies and procedures. It is web-based and interactive, allowing the user to choose a course of action and see the potential implications.
The course focuses on best practice and practical examples based on cases and situations encountered by real organisations. Each individual completes Eversheds Sutherland online ethics training when they like and at their own pace. You can track and manage an individual’s progress and make sure they have understood the training.
For more information about Eversheds Sutherland online ethics training, customisation options and/or a demonstration webinar, please contact our specialists.