Retaliation monitoring
IBE and other research shows that fear of retaliation remains one of the main reasons why some employees decide not to speak up. Many companies have sought to address this by adopting a ‘zero tolerance’ policy for retaliation against those who speak up, but we see fewer examples of companies taking active steps to track and prevent retaliation. This is challenging for a number of reasons; those speaking up may have chosen to remain anonymous or may not wish to engage after the case has closed. The most difficult challenge is that retaliation can be subtle and occur over a long period of time. How do you identify retaliation amongst the changing patterns of performance or social inclusion in a team?
We will be joined by Catherine Foster (Associate Director at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners) and Stewart Hughes (Head of Group Security and Investigations at SSE) who will share experiences from their own companies of how retaliation is monitored and lead a discussion on best practices we might all seek to adopt. The event will be moderated by Mark Chambers (Associate Director - Governance at IBE).
Speakers
Director: Ethics and compliance,Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Cathy is the Director, Ethics and Compliance at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.
She has 26 years experience working in the fast-moving consumer goods industry and is a BA (Hons) graduate in Business Management with Information technology from the University of Manchester. Originally working in various teams within the Commercial Function she moved to the Legal Function joining the Ethics and Compliance team 8 years ago and is CCEP-I accredited since 2017.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world and now with over 33,000 employees across 29 countries since the acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil in May 2021.
Head of Group Security and Investigations,SSE
Stewart holds the position of Head of Group Security & Investigations at SSE, a role that is responsible for the safety and security of staff, operational assets and investigations along with the running of the company whistleblowing register.
Stewart has a firm commitment to ensuring that his organisation continually revises and develops it’s approach to whistleblowing, investigations and ongoing protections of staff who do speak up in good faith.
Associate Director - Governance,IBE
Mark brings 30 years of experience from a successful career in business to help grow the IBE’s interaction with boards, regulators and policy makers.
After graduating in Zoology from Oxford University, Mark re-trained as a lawyer and spent his early years at Slaughter and May in their London and New York offices before moving into business. During his career, he managed world-class global functions responsible for governance, legal and regulatory risk management in large, complex, regulated businesses. He was General Counsel & Group Company Secretary at RSA Insurance Group and at Worldpay Group, and held senior positions at American Express and GE Capital. He retired as Deputy Group Company Secretary of HSBC in 2018 to pursue a second career, which also includes non-executive and advisory work.
For many years, Mark has had a successful career as a non-executive director. He is a member of the board of the Care Quality Commmission, the independent regulator of health and social care in England, and chairs their Regulatory Governance Committee. Previous roles included the Chair role at Amref Health Africa and Audit Committee Chair at WWF, where he also led the Committee that oversaw the development of the charity's exemplar new headquarters building. Mark was a finalist in the 2014 Sunday Times Non-Executive of the Year Awards.
Network Chair & Secretary
Director,Institute of Business Ethics
As Director of the Institute, Ian is responsible for implementing strategy, leading the team and ensuring that the Institute meets its charitable aims of raising awareness and spreading best practice in the field of business ethics.
Ian’s career has spanned business policy, government relations and corporate communications. He has extensive experience of working at the highest levels with business, government, regulators and the professions.
After studying for a degree in geography at Lancaster University and taking his PhD at Southampton (on the drivers of small business growth) Ian joined the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) as a small business policy specialist. In 1989 he moved to international public relations firm Burson-Marsteller where he worked for a number of major corporate clients. Following a second stint at the CBI Ian became Deputy Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce in 1996 where he led the policy, research and communications functions. From 2001 to 2008 he was Director of External Affairs and Marketing at the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) and in 2009 joined the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors as Chief Executive, a post he held until December 2019.
Ian has held a number of non-executive and public appointments including Chair of the Independent Monitoring Panel of the UK Chartered Banker Professional Standards Board, member of the UK government’s Regulatory Policy Committee and Better Regulation Task Force, and member of the Court of the University of Lancaster.
In 2015 Ian was awarded an MBE for services to regulatory reform.
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
To book your place you will need to set up 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 for the first time, set your preferences and register for the meeting.
Please note that places are limited to those within the network however, as a network member, if you are not able to attend and would like to transfer your place to another member of your team, please email events@ibe.org.uk.
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.
Please note this meeting will be recorded, however, it will not be shared externally. The IBE team will use the recording to produce a summary blog for our wider audience.
If you have any questions about this please email events@ibe.org.uk