Experiences of the Pandemic – in conversation with Sodexo and Morgan Stanley
As part of our Pandemic and Beyond series this network meeting focused on the impact that the global COVID-19 pandemic has had on ethics programmes and new ethical dilemmas that have arisen.
With a particular emphasis on the people and practical aspects of the crisis, speakers from Sodexo and Morgan Stanley joined IBE Head of Engagement, Dan Johnson, for a conversation about their experiences, the practical steps taken and the emerging best practices in two very different businesses.
The conversation was followed by a time of Q&A and all meeting participants were encouraged to share their own experiences and best practices, in an open, secure forum of peers, which took place under the Chatham House rule.
This event was not recorded, but a note of the key themes emerging from the discussion was circulated afterwards.
Speakers
Group Head of Ethics Program,Sodexo
Managing Director,Morgan Stanley
David Best is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and Deputy Chief Operating Officer for EMEA, based in London. David joined the Firm in 1997 as an Associate in Finance, serving across a number of roles supporting the Institutional Securities Group before assuming Chief Operating Officer responsibilities for the division.
David is Chairman of the Morgan Stanley UK Group Pension Trustee Limited (from November 2014), as well as a director of the Banking Standards Board (appointed June 2020) and a Board member of the British Banking Association (from January 2017). David also holds a variety of philanthropic board appointments including the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra.
David is an Alumnus of the Victoria University of Manchester, a qualified Chartered Accountant, Fellow of the ICAEW and a Freeman of the City of London.
Network Chair & Secretary
Head of Engagement,Institute of Business Ethics
As Head of Engagement, Dan leads on, manages and coordinates the IBE’s relationships with supporter organisations and key contacts to promote mutual benefit and aid efforts to embed ethical values and ethical cultures across organisations.
This is Dan’s fourth role within the IBE having previously held research, project management and products and services roles.
In this role, Dan acts as Secretary to several of the IBE’s practitioner working groups.
Dan is also a trained project manager and trainer, and represents the IBE with various public speaking engagements, facilitated training sessions and webinars.
Prior to re-joining the IBE on a full-time basis, Dan was seconded to BAE Systems for 6 months where he acted as the Business Conduct Manager. In this role, Dan led the activities for the update of the global Code of Conduct, and authored guidance on the role for an international network of ethics ambassadors.
Before this, Dan was employed in the CR team at Pentland Brands, responsible for data management and risk mapping Human Rights and Modern Slavery in the supply chain.
Dan holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Social Responsibility from the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Nottingham, and won Best Essay in the under-25 category of the ICAS Sustainability Essay Competition when he was a student.
Senior Engagement Officer,Institute of Business Ethics
As Senior Engagement Officer, Linn acts as a single point of contact for internal project matters and collaborates with the wider team on the planning and delivery of engagement activities. She is also secretary to the IBE’s Business Ethics Network (BEN) and the IBE's Professional bodies' Business Ethics Network (ProfBEN).
Linn joined the IBE in August 2018 as Researcher. In this role, she assisted the Research Hub with the writing up of publications, blogs, newsletters as well as other written output specific to the IBE. Her other responsibilities included conducting advisory work on a range of business ethics topics, particularly those related to organisations’ codes of ethics.
Before joining the IBE, Linn completed her master's degree in Comparative Politics from the University of Bergen. She also holds a master's degree in Politics and Government in the European Union from the London School of Economics & Political Science and a bachelor's degree in International Politics from King's College London. She has several years’ experience working as a freelance researcher and translator.
LinkedIn: linn-byberg
What are Business Ethics Network (BEN) meetings?
What are BEN meetings?
Our network meetings, which happen regularly throughout the year, are the pillars around which the community is built. These invitation-only events are usually focused on a specific topic and are led by a member or members of the network who candidly share their experience and pose probing questions for group discussion.
All network meetings are hosted and facilitated under the Chatham House Rule by the IBE.
Who are BEN meetings for?
These meetings are both practitioner-led and practitioner-focused, with invitations only extended to those responsible for the ethics and compliance programme in their organisation (which must have more than 250 employees). Invitees are, however, free to recommend alternates / subject-matter experts from their organisation to attend either with them, or in their place. Registrations are limited to 2 participants per organisation per meeting.
Why attend a BEN meeting?
Network meetings are a unique opportunity to join the conversation to discuss the challenges, issues and successes of embedding ethical values within your organisation, with your peers.
Event Guide
This forum is reserved for our Business Ethics Network members only.
To register for the forum you will need to login. If you have not activated your online profile please request to set your password - you will then receive a link to do so via email. Once you have set your password you will be able to login and register for the meeting.
If you don't have a profile but think you fit the forum criteria please email engagement@ibe.org.uk.
What happens next...
Once you have booked your place you will receive a confirmation and the link will follow around two days before the meeting.
To encourage frank discussion amongst participants and the open sharing of ideas and experiences, this meeting will take place under the Chatham House Rule.
This means that participants are free to use the information received but neither the identity nor affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.