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Defending Your Organization’s Ethical Culture

Ethics Resource CenterApril 10, 2009

President Obama’s 2010 budget message to Congress

“This crisis is neither the result of a normal turn of the business cycle nor an accident of history. We arrived at this point as a result of an era of profound irresponsibility that engulfed both private and public institutions from some of our largest companies’ executive suites to the seats of power in Washington, D.C. For decades, too many on Wall Street threw caution to the wind, chased profits with blind optimism and little regard for serious risks—and with even less regard for the public good.”

Confidence in Business is Waning

Could You Defend Your Company Against Such Scrutiny?

Strength of Ethical Culture Compared to the Norm

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Benchmark Co. 6 Co. 3 Co. 8 Co. 9 Co. 2 Co. 4 Co. 1 Co. 7 Co. 5

Overall Ethical Culture Scores

Above Norm

Below Norm

Strong Ethical Cultures Can Be Measured

Ethical Culture Scores for Organizations Using the Ethics Resource Center’s Ethical Culture Assessment