Corporate culture, a rather nebulous psychological construct, is nevertheless part of an organization’s personality. It informs employees—via expectations, standards, prohibitions, and norms, both written and unwritten—how to behave, ultimately driving individual and group-level behavior. This culture is also inherently and deeply linked to ethics, because individual employees tend to act in accordance with the culture […]
In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, the first in our miniseries on climate finance, we speak with Ivan Frishberg, James Vaccaro, and Marilyn Waite about the banking sector and what it would take to scale its ambition and impact on helping to stem climate change.
In this episode of the Compliance Perspectives podcast, host Adam Turteltaub speaks with Ethical Systems Steering Committee member Jeff Kaplan about how corporate culture can influence the effectiveness of a compliance program. They discuss many factors compliance teams should pay attention to when assessing culture, including: Tone at the middle How easy it is to speak up […]
Listen to “#23 – Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Year in Pandemic” on Spreaker. In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, we speak with Charles Hecker and Michele Wucker about political polarization, rising inequalities, climate, and debt. They revisit their risk assessments from early 2020 and share their perspectives for the year ahead. […]
In this episode of the Leading Transformational Change podcast, host Tobias Sturesson speaks with Ethical Systems collaborator Ann Tenbrunsel about the pitfalls in corporate culture that make it easier to behave less ethically. They discuss: Ethical fading and the decision-making process Dispelling the myth of being a “good organization” Trusting too much in corporate values […]
In this episode of the Business Integrity School podcast, host Cindy Moehring speaks with Ethical Systems collaborator Linda Trevino about the future of business ethics. Linda Trevino is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Behavior and Ethics, and Director of the Shoemaker Program in Business Ethics in the Smeal College of Business where she has been on […]
Listen to “#22 – Bring on the Circular Economy: A Conversation with Jessica Long” on Spreaker. In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, we speak with Jessica Long about the global imperative to eliminate waste in the economy, and the progress people have made on this front—in companies, industries, cities, and nations. We […]
Listen to “#21 – On Climate, Finance, and Policy in the US: A Conversation with Bob Litterman” on Spreaker. In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, we speak with Bob Litterman. We discuss Bob’s trajectory from risk-pricing guru to climate advocate, the growing consensus for climate action among US financial leaders, and how […]
Listen to “#20 – Making Corporate Values Human: A Conversation with Marsha Ershaghi Hames” on Spreaker. In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, we speak with Marsha Ershaghi Hames about how COVID-19 has shaped, and continues to shape, the way corporate leaders respond to challenges not only to their business models but also […]
Listen to “Episode 19 – Dr. Uzodinma Iweala” on Spreaker. In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, we speak with Uzodinma Iweala about how race, culture, and class have shaped the COVID-19 crisis and life, in Africa as well as in the United States. Uzodinma Iweala is the CEO of The Africa Center, a […]
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