It’s Time the U.S. Linked Egypt’s Military Aid to Real Reform on Human Rights
Ten years ago, Hosni Mubarak was forced to relinquish power in Egypt after protests brought millions to the streets of Cairo and Tahrir Square. This popular uprising was the epicenter of what many called the Arab Spring. Like...
What Leaders Signal to Workers When They Compensate Victims
Of all the levers at the disposal of a manager, an invaluable one for promoting cooperation is punishment. Teams that effectively cooperate have incentives in place, like punishments for free-riders—people who attempt to benefit from...
Do Compliance Professionals Have a Maginot Line Problem?
One of the most powerful episodes in risk-assessment history is the story of the Maginot Line, which the French military had deployed after WWI to prevail in any future trench warfare against the Germans. The...
Uber Becomes an Unlikely Icon in the Rise of ESG in Corporate Governance
Wrestling with the concept of better corporate governance in a world where the appeal of a gig economy has become easily acceptable was always going to be a challenge. But who would have thought that...
Regulating Finance to Avert Climate Disaster
Listen to “#26 – Regulating Finance to Avert Climate Disaster” on Spreaker. In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, the third (and final) in our miniseries on climate finance, we speak with Colleen...
Let’s Make 2021 a Year for Self-Honesty
2020’s tumultuous story exhausted, terrified, and infuriated us—and broke our hearts. It also summoned us to live lives of greater truth, justice, and purpose. Now, as 2021 has unfolded, an insurrection at the capital, a...
Why Do We Always Think We’re Right? A Conversation with Jon Haidt
In this episode of The Good Fight podcast, host Yascha Mounk speaks with Ethical Systems Founding Director Jonathan Haidt about the psychological differences between the political left and right, the human tendency to discriminate in...
Insurance Companies Can Help Phase Out the Fossil-Fuel Industry
Listen to “#25 – Insurance Companies Can Help Phase Out the Fossil-Fuel Industry” on Spreaker. In this episode of the Breaking the Fever podcast, the second in our miniseries on climate finance, we speak with...
Our List of Resources for Designing Compliance Programs with Behavioral Science
Last December, a friend of Ethical Systems—a Chief Compliance Officer at a major multinational consumer products company, whose expertise is second to none—sent us an email. He was curious to know how concepts from behavioral...
The Moral Identity of an Organization Hinges on Leadership and Affects Everyone
One of the more interesting media shake-ups recently was Glenn Greenwald’s departure from The Intercept. Somehow, he lost control over the soul of a company he co-founded. To his eye, it lost its moral identity....