The IBE’s policy is to understand and respond to the business ethics challenges of organisations. This helps to ensure that our work programmes are up-to-date and relevant for our subscriber base and the wider public. We do not, however, actively seek advisory work.

However, if your company needs advice on an ethics issue; wishes to understand current good practice; needs a be-spoke ethics training requirement; or advice on the development, revision or embedding of a code, then please contact the director, Philippa Foster Back.

Recently, the IBE has helped a number of organisations by:

• Reviewing draft code of ethics (three large companies)
• Providing benchmarking and survey work and giving evidence to the Woolf Committee looking into the ethical practices of BAE Systems plc
• Research into a definition of ethical values and their meaning in an international context
• Benchmarking with regards to board level ethics committees of companies in the FTSE100
• Review of anti-fraud and corruption policy
• Advice on Code of ethics development: survey on NGO involvement in code of ethics developmen; benchmarking on corporate governance; advice re: staff surveys
• Development of QandA’s for illustrating gifts and hospitality dilemmas
• Advice and benchmarking on policies for staff standing for political office
• Developing an intellectual framework for ethics within the company
• Advice on the ethical issues of tax planning
• Reviewing and revising an existing code of ethics

Summary of tariffs:
Large corporate subscribers: 1 free day per year; £750 per day thereafter plus expenses
Small corporate subscribers and associates: By arrangement
Non-subscribers: £1,000 per day