Ethical Voices

JULY 24, 2023

This week on Ethical Voices, KayAnn Schoeneman , President of Curley Company discusses: How to determine if a client is right for you Ethical issues in opposition research AI ethics challenges Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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Ethical Voices

MAY 8, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? We look at governance practices.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

As PR practitioners, every day presents a new opportunity to reinforce our commitment to ethics. As federal government employees, we learned we could provide an evidence file to members of Congress, the Office of the Medical Inspector and the Office of the Inspector General. It’s also essential in our profession.

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Ethical Voices

JANUARY 23, 2023

She discusses a number of important ethics topics, including: Where do you draw the competitive line? What is our first responsibility in ethical situations? Ethics issues with influencers Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? I am currently the CEO and Co-owner of the Caliber Group.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

According to the release the software uses employee behavioral data to “identify content themes and gain insights into audience engagement.” Meltwater announced six principles to govern the ethical development of AI. Content picks PR ethics. Tressa Robbins writes about the state of ethics in PR for Burrelles.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 1, 2021

The case for Corporate Digital Responsibility CDR is a broad set of responsibilities related to the application and management of data and digital technologies that has emerged as a critical risk issue for boards in light of high-profile failures in data and digital governance, regulatory issues and data breaches.

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 6, 2019

It was a more innocent time and easier for businesses to step up to the plate when government was not doing its job. Frank Strong mentioned the importance of employee concerns. Workers also like to take their employers to task, according to the many stories I’ve seen about employee activism. Should brands take a stand?

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5W PR

JANUARY 1, 2023

The first one is labor ethics, which focuses on the diversity of the workforce, its satisfaction, as well as the way that a company treats its employees. The second one is philanthropy, where companies enact programs to give back to their communities, through volunteering, fundraising or helping to change policy.

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5W PR

JANUARY 15, 2024

This includes employees, customers, investors, the media, and the broader community. Communicating the reasons behind changes, outlining the benefits, and addressing concerns proactively can garner support from employees and other stakeholders.

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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 19, 2024

In a management context, internal communications is the function that deals with an organisation's most important intangible asset - its relationships with employees. It’s measured by means of employee engagement. Dr Kevin Ruck, Mike Pounsford and Howard Kraise will share outcomes from their project on employee listening.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 13, 2019

Ethics, employee engagement and wider stakeholder management are the three pillars of the CBI’s report AI: Ethics into practice. UK businesses have an opportunity to lead by example and take an ethical approach to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) according to the CBI.

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PRSay

JULY 10, 2023

Consider the ongoing fallout over the pressure that Disney faced from employees to respond to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, signed by Gov. Disney’s decision to oppose the Florida law resulted in it losing its status as an “independent special district,” which had allowed Disney World to operate like its own county government.

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Reputation Specialist Michael Toebe

JULY 14, 2022

Chau recognizes Tesla's management deficiencies and what needs to be done: responsibly raise standards of thinking and behavior within the organization and make critical improvements to governance and compliance in regards to workplace culture, respect employees and provide psychological safety.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 27, 2023

ESG is short for Environmental, Social, Governance, so there are a host of wrap around components, like skills development, workforce reform or equality and social impact on communities. An ESG programme ultimately serves as a framework for measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of a company’s operations. Keep it real!

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Ethical Voices

MAY 6, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? We look at governance practices.

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Buchanan PR

APRIL 12, 2023

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is a framework that helps companies measure and assess their ethical impacts using detailed criteria to meet their sustainability goals. These two disciplines are becoming increasingly important to businesses, employees, and consumers.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2015

But, along the way, we heard from one surprising source as the story unfolded: An Amazon employee. And, this opens up, yet again, a discussion we’ve had before: Should employees be empowered to speak up during a company crisis or firestorm? Meanwhile, 52 percent trust employees of that same company. Facebook was abuzz.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

If our employees aren’t sold on our brand promise, how can they deliver it to customers and guests? Employee communications practitioners, by their very definition, have a focused audience. This is where employee communications professionals can get stuck in the middle. Who’s affected by this dilemma.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

We were able to identify 6 management oriented roles associated with social media (social listening and analytics, online media relations, policy maker, employee recruiter, internal social media manager, and policing) and the specific duties those roles involve. My current research is focused on ethics and internal communication.

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PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Layoffs have continued to dominate the headlines, putting the decisions of business leaders centre stage – they’re not only being judged by their employees but the general public too. Like consumers, businesses face difficulties in the current economic climate.

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Maxim Behar

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Maxim: I often say that right now the whole world is a big mess, and from this mess we have to create something that can suit businesses, employees, pensioners, of course, students, and all people. But Bulgaria is the only country where the so-called e-government or e-administration does not work, and it is the absolute concern of the state.

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Maxim Behar

APRIL 6, 2023

There was chaos and attempts at governance in the first ten years - stern, conservative governments, and loose liberal cabinets, and what not. I know thousands of companies, including the one I manage, that have grown and managed to do good in business, increase their profits and provide good incomes for their employees.

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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brand advocates include customers, employees, and influencers. UGC can come from customers, brand loyalists, employees, or even paid UGC creators. ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting involves disclosing an organization’s performance in these areas. What is User-Generated Content (UGC)? What is ESG Reporting?

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 2, 2024

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: The ethical importance of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety. How to get ahead of AI ethics challenges Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? I’ve been in the government sector for about 16 years.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Google is currently coming under fire and receiving employee backlash after sacking leading AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. To read the whole story of what happened and the response from other Google employees, head to BBC News. Tech giants are also facing additional challenges. CityAM covers the full report and analysis.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 4, 2020

He’s a moderniser with fresh thinking on governance and member engagement, and critical areas of practice including internal communications and ESG. In our strategic direction, in our whole raison d’etre, in our operating culture, and our governance. I’m backing Pete Holt for CIPR President in 2022. What’s the plan?

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Sword and the Script

MAY 25, 2021

This finding echoes another study that showed businesses are more trusted than government, media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Businesses that take care of their employees , make quality a priority, act responsibly in sourcing and supply chains, and strive to deliver good customer service , will build trust and grow.

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Victorious PR

JULY 11, 2022

You know it’s reputable because you personally vet and hire each employee; have strong company values that you live by; inspire your employees to live by them as well; and do your best to make sure your company is ethical, moral, and genuine. Now, let’s imagine a crooked business owner. They cheat, lie, and steal to get ahead.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice 6. It is firmly on the agenda of industry bodies and progressive organisations are talking steps to address it for employees. Governments and law makers are slowly awakening to the issue but aren’t moving quickly enough. What we do 5.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 21, 2020

Six former employees of eBay possibly took these messages as direct instructions and all have been arrested. Some might question the integrity of a CEO or a company that would ever allow this sort of behaviour to happen, with so many ex-employees possibly involved. How has eBay responded so far? Where was the CEO in all this?

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Reputation Us

JANUARY 3, 2020

Among other things, it increases customer loyalty, attracts shareholders and helps recruit and retain top-tier employees. By being socially responsible, a company demonstrates that it incorporates ethical practices into how it does business. With strength in numbers, collective employee efforts can achieve substantial results.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

It is well documented that today’s rising generations value a company’s ethical stance and an authentic commitment to social responsibility. government when it refused to unlock the San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone. But the storytelling should go beyond the founders and employees.

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Mark My Words

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The problem is that in self-defining as renegade rulebreakers while also peddling the mantra that ‘everything is marketing’, James Watt and Martin Dickie overlooked the fact that marketing, PR and communications have sets of unwritten but utterly intrinsic rules that govern the long-term health of any public entity’s reputation.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 31, 2020

Six former employees of eBay possibly took these messages as direct instructions and all have been arrested. Some might question the integrity of a CEO or a company that would ever allow this sort of behaviour to happen, with so many ex-employees possibly involved. How has eBay responded so far? Where was the CEO in all this?

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PRSay

JULY 14, 2020

Would they be applying for government assistance programs? From the first week of the lockdowns, I wanted to be sure that my employees knew that the situation was fluid, that we would be assessing things as we went and that their jobs were safe. How would they plan for the pandemic? What was their business able to withstand?

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 29, 2022

He discusses a number of important public relations ethics issues including: What to do when a client asks you to hide their identity as part of a coalition. How to make sure your employees understand how you value ethics. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work?

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2018

Seemingly every data points to a breakdown in the relationship between individuals and government, business, non-governmental organisations and media. In time I believe that we’ll come to see Fink’s letter as a significant intervention in the history of corporate governance. Trust in organisations is at an all-time low.

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