Institute of Business Ethics
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The Institute of Business Ethics or IBE is a non-profit professional organization
based in London, which encourages high standards of business behaviour based on ethical values. They raise public awareness of the importance of doing business ethically, and collaborate with other UK and international organisations with interests and expertise in business ethics.
Ultimately the institute facilitates the sharing of good practice in business ethics.
The IBE is also involved in generating greater awareness of business ethics amongst students, through an annual student essay competition. The next two years of the essay competition are being held in conjunction with the Coubertin Olympic Awards Association, in honour of the upcoming London 2012 Olympics.
In 2000, the Institute obtained separate charitable status; its charitable article being "to advance public education in business ethics and related subjects with particular reference to the study and application of ethical standards in the management and conduct of industry and business generally in the United Kingdom and elsewhere".
Since its founding over 20 years ago, the IBE has published over 20 books on business ethics topics; conducted surveys on the use of codes of ethics within companies; developed training programmes in business ethics, from induction programmes to the board room; worked with academics and business schools to promote the study of business ethics within MBA and business studies courses; and offered advice and support to business ethics practitioners and their companies.
Professional body
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based in London, which encourages high standards of business behaviour based on ethical values. They raise public awareness of the importance of doing business ethically, and collaborate with other UK and international organisations with interests and expertise in business ethics.
Overview
The IBE helps organisations to strengthen their ethics culture to encourage high standards of business behaviour based on ethical values. The IBE assists in the development, implementation and embedding of effective and relevant ethics and corporate responsibility policies and programmes. In addition, the IBE helps organisations to provide guidance to staff and build relationships of trust with their principal stakeholders.Ultimately the institute facilitates the sharing of good practice in business ethics.
The IBE is also involved in generating greater awareness of business ethics amongst students, through an annual student essay competition. The next two years of the essay competition are being held in conjunction with the Coubertin Olympic Awards Association, in honour of the upcoming London 2012 Olympics.
History
The Institute of Business Ethics was founded in 1986. Originally, it operated as a fund within the Christian Association of Business Executives (CABE), a registered charity established to promote the study and application of Christian moral principles in the conduct of business.In 2000, the Institute obtained separate charitable status; its charitable article being "to advance public education in business ethics and related subjects with particular reference to the study and application of ethical standards in the management and conduct of industry and business generally in the United Kingdom and elsewhere".
Since its founding over 20 years ago, the IBE has published over 20 books on business ethics topics; conducted surveys on the use of codes of ethics within companies; developed training programmes in business ethics, from induction programmes to the board room; worked with academics and business schools to promote the study of business ethics within MBA and business studies courses; and offered advice and support to business ethics practitioners and their companies.