The Ethics Institute (TEI) is proud to announce the seventh Ethics Initiative of the Year Award. The award provides the opportunity for ethics practitioners to share successes and to learn from their peers.
Maintaining an ethical culture in environments filled with pressure and high expectations, is no easy task.
Moving ethical discussions to the forefront, regularly simulating challenging situations that employees might face, and making smart use of data to track worrisome trends, can help you adapt in real-time.
It will also ensure that you are creating and maintaining a culture where employees want to, and will, do the right thing.
We would like to know what ethics interventions you have put in place to improve the ethical culture of your organisation.
This initiative allows all ethics practitioners an opportunity to learn from their peers and broaden their perspectives on institutionalising ethics.
Send us a short description of your organisation’s ethics initiatives and how they have been managed. In your description, we would like you to explain the following:
- Tell us about a specific ethics initiative or initiatives in your organisation
in the last 18 months. - What lessons have you learned from the experience?
You may present your submission in PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, PDF, or video format. The video should not be longer than 15 minutes, and PowerPoint presentations should not exceed 10 slides.
We look forward to hearing about your initiatives and the impact they have on fostering an ethical culture within your organisation.
To be considered for the The Ethics Initiative of the Year Award 2024, please send us your short description of your ethics initiative by no later than 9 August 2024.
Submit your entry to Lulama Qabaka
Previous winners of The Ethics Initiative of the Year Award include:
Previous winners of The Ethics Initiative of the Year Award include:
Winner
ABSA
Winner
SAPS
Runner-up
AFGRI
Winner
Re Sustainability Limited
Re Sustainability Limited was the winner of the sixth Ethics Initiative of the Year Award 2023. They celebrated the month of April 2023 as “Re Sustainability Integrity Month 2023”, where the theme was “ESG Risk & Compliance – Leading with Integrity”. The event played a pivotal role in fostering a deeper commitment to ethics and corporate governance within their organisation. Both online and offline activities contributed significantly to enhancing awareness and understanding of ethical principles among their employees.
Runner-up
MTN Cameroon
MTN Cameroon was one of the two runners-up for the sixth Ethics Initiative of the Year Award 2023. They were recognised for their initiative known as “The Ethics Caravan.” This innovative concept was centered around a treasure hunt, serving as a unique method to foster an ethical culture at MTN Cameroon and strengthen the bond among MTNers in different regions, all under the theme “Go Beyond Compliance.”
Runner-up
MTN SA
Winner
ABSA
The winner of the Fifth Ethics Initiative of the Year Award was ABSA, who presented their initiative that focussed on ‘Embedding Ethics During a Time of COVID’. An ethics survey was conducted by the Group Ethics team which focused on colleague’s opinions regarding the ABSA Way Code of Ethics, values, and expected behaviour. The organisation outlined their lessons learnt as:
- Ethics visibility is key during times of transition and uncertainty to enable ethical decision-making.
- Ethics has to be driven from the top to be supported: the executive team and board’s support have enabled intensive ethics programmes.
- Ethics has to be integrated into decision-making, hence the integration into human resources processes.
- Ethical decision-making needs to be integrated into procurement processes.
Runner-up
MTN Sudan
Runner-up
Masana Oil
Winner
Gautrain Management Agency
Our winner provided us with an article in which they examine the ways organisational ethics have evolved within the Gautrain Management Agency, given the realities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Runner-up
IIE MSA (CA) SA
Runner-up
MTN Iran
Winner
PhilAfrica Foods
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Workplace bullying is a violation of fundamental human rights that often leave victims physically, psychologically, and professionally scarred, and you have a right to the protection of your physical and emotional wellbeing at work and no forms of harassment should be tolerated. Read more about how workplace bullying is managed at PhilAfrica Foods, written by our Ethics Initiative of 2020 Award winner, Berenice Meintjes.
Runner-up
MTN Ghana
Runner-up
MTN Nigeria
Winner
MTN Iran
Runner-up
City of Ekhurhuleni
Runner-up
ABInBev
Winner
MTN Sudan
Runner-up
MTN SA
Runner-up
City of Cape Town
