3. Surveys and Report Findings

This section of our website contains information of research reports and surveys relevant to business ethics published in the past four years.

Surveys and Reports

GENERALBUSINESS ETHICS

‘Business Ethics – General Public Trends’
An annual survey of members of the public in the UK, conducted by Ipsos-MORI on behalf of the Institute of Business Ethics.
For 2009 results click here >>

TRUST

Index of Leadership Trust
This survey of over 5,000 UK employees conducted by the Institute of Leadership & Management and Management Today, aimed to find out what drives employee’s trust in their leaders and managers. Respondents were asked to rate the importance of six dimensions of trust – ability, understanding, fairness, openness, integrity and consistency – and then assess their leaders and managers against these. Click here to find out more >>

Ipsos-MORI Trust in Professions (2009)
This report presents the findings of a survey conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Royal College of Physicians. The survey seeks to: find out the level of public trust for a variety of professions; to measure the level of public trust for doctors in general; and to find out how important various aspects of a doctor’s job are to the general public. Click here for the full report >>

Edelman Trust Barometer Report (2009)
This report is Edelman’s ninth survey on trust and credibility.  Over 3,000 people in more than 18 countries, and from a range of industries, are surveyed on various issues relating to trust and the credibility of business. Click here for the full report >>

BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION

EIRIS - Analysis of Corporate Response to Bribery
This report summarises recent findings of EIRIS research on the FTSE All
World Developed Index in relation to EIRIS criteria on countering bribery. Click here for the full report >>

TRACE Facilitation Payments Benchmarking Survey (2009)
TRACE conducted a global survey with the following objectives: (1) to understand how
facilitation payments are perceived in the international business community, including
the level of risk they are deemed to pose and the compliance challenges they present; and
(2) to map corporate policies on facilitation payments, including whether they are
permitted and, if so, the types of safeguards corporations impose on their payment.
TRACE received seventy-six responses to this survey. Survey responses relate to
corporations headquartered in North America, Western Europe, Asia, Central America,
the Middle East, Africa and Australia/Oceana. Click here for the full report >>

KPMG Overseas Bribery and Corruption Survey (2009)
How the survey was conducted KPMG commissioned Ipsos MORI to survey 109 FTSE Allshare companies, asking individuals responsible for compliance with anti-bribery and corruption legislation a series of questions. These questions centred on their knowledge of both the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 (US FCPA) and the UK Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (UK 2001 Act), as well as what steps their organisation is taking to ensure compliance with these regulations. The survey findings are interspersed with KPMG Forensic’s commentary on the anti-bribery and corruption regulatory regime, the implications of the results and how companies can address the issues they face. Click here for the full report >>

FRAUD

Ernst & Young European Fraud Survey (2009)
The 2009 European fraud survey reflects the views of over 2,200 respondents — from the shop floor to the boardroom — in 22 countries.  It contrasts the views of Western Europe with Central and Eastern Europe and highlights a number of important themes, including the perceived depth of commitment of management to fraud risk mitigation and what employees expect from the regulators of their companies. Click here for the full report >>

Kroll: Annual Global Fraud Report (2009-10)
The tide has changed in the global fight against corruption, as regulatory agencies take a more aggressive approach to investigating violations and raise the penalties for abuses. The latest edition of the Kroll Global Fraud Report highlights expanded efforts by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), making the United States the clear leader in the global crackdown. Anti-bribery measures in Germany and the United Kingdom are also featured. Click here for the full report >>

CORPORATE CULTURE

Ethics Resource Center – National Business Ethics Survey (2009)
Published every two years, ERC's National Business Ethics Survey (NBES) measures how employees at all levels in more than 3,000 U.S. workplaces view ethics within their own organisations. Key findings include:
- misconduct in companies is very high - more than half of employees see misconduct
- employees are fearful of retaliation and skeptical that their report will make a difference
- ethics and compliance programs yield positive results if they are well-implemented
- coupling a strong ethical culture with a strong ethics and compliance program is the path to the greatest reduction in ethics risk
Click here for the full report >>

CORPORATE VALUES

CR / CSR

Kenexa Research Institute (KRI)
Research conducted by the Kenexa Research Institute (KRI), evaluated UK workers’ perceptions of their organisations with regard to corporate social responsibility. Results in the United Kingdom indicate that an organisation’s CSR efforts also positively affect an employee’s personal outlook of the future, satisfaction with their job and confidence in the company’s future. Click here for the full report >>

CONSUMERS

CROSS-CULTURAL ETHICS

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: Corporate Ethics, Governance and Social Responsibility - Comparing European Business Practices to those in the United States (2004)
This study looks at the similarities and differences between the U.S. and European business environments. Though Europe may lead in many social and environmental performance measures, business operations in the United States and Europe are not as different as many assume.
www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/submitted/hurst/comparitive_study.pdf

BUSINESS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

KPMG Climate Changes your Business (2008)
In this report KPMG bring together and analyse the most important research into the effects of climate change on the corporate world, and identify the specific risks and economic impacts at sector level that businesses must address.
www.kpmg.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Climatechang_riskreport.pdf

Pew Center: Adapting to Climate Change – A Business Approach (2008)
This paper outlines a practical business approach to analyzing and adapting to the physical risks of climate change.  It summarises the case for business action, offers a qualitative screening process to assess whether a business is likely to be vulnerable to the physical risks associated with climate change, and presents thee case studies examining companies that have begun to look at climate risks.
www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/Business-Adaptation.pdf