Codes and culture: quality counts
When: Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: , Queen Mary University of London’s Charterhouse Square campus (near Farringdon and Barbican tubes) in the City of London.
The Institute of Business Ethics and Queen Mary University of London are delighted to be hosting an exclusive, in-depth exploration of the impact that "quality" codes of ethics can have on corporate culture.
About the event
This event is a chance for leaders in ethics and leaders in people and culture, to network, and to have first sight of Professor Chris Cowton and Dr Zezeng Li’s new findings on the relationship between the quality of a code of ethics and corporate culture.
The IBE reviews the quality of codes of ethics (or codes of conduct) for some of the largest organisations in the world. We have been conducting research into codes for over 25 years. Back in 2023 the IBE’s research report, FTSE 350 Codes: Greater Clarity Needed, uncovered significant variations in the quality of codes of ethics across the FTSE 350.
Professor Chris Cowton, IBE Associate, and Dr Zezeng Li of Queen Mary have taken this research further, undertaking statistical analysis to:
- Identify patterns in the findings, to see if simply having a code is enough, or if a “quality” code is what matters
- Connecting the “quality” of codes to outcomes such as employee satisfaction.
Why should you attend?
- Understand the four dimensions that the IBE considers makes a "quality" code
- Understand the link to employee satisfaction and culture
- You are a leader in ethics or people and culture
Agenda
17:30 Arrival and pre-event refreshments
18:00 Start: Welcome - Lauren Branston
18:05 Codes, benchmarking, Ethics at Work - Dr Samuel Tosin Lawal
18:10 IBE research into codes of ethics - Professor Chris Cowton
18:20 Findings on the impact of Code Quality - Dr Zezeng Li
18:40 Q&A and discussion
19:00 Event close - Networking and refreshments
20:00 Close