
Because it works.
The Ethics Institute’s assessments are powerful diagnostic tools that provide a clear picture of your organisation’s ethics management and culture — and more importantly, where and how to improve it. We don’t just measure. We help you move the needle.
Key Results from Recent Assessments
Across a diverse group of organisations, 92.3% showed measurable improvement in their Ethics Culture Maturity Index (ECMI) percentile scores following an ERA and tailored interventions.
Here is what we have seen in practice:
- Significant Improvements: Most organisations saw double-digit increases in their ECMI scores — some improving by as much as 30 to 40 percentile points.
- Sustained Growth: Organisations that already had strong ethical cultures managed to strengthen them even further.
- Gradual Progress: In a few cases, smaller gains pointed to incremental improvement or highlighted areas needing more targeted support.
- Minor Regression: A small number of organisations experienced temporary setbacks, often linked to internal disruptions such as restructuring or shifting priorities.
Trends by Sector:
- Finance: Organisations in the financial sector consistently demonstrated strong improvements, with several showing substantial percentile gains.
- State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs): While starting from a lower baseline, SOEs showed meaningful upward trends in ethical culture development.
- Real Estate: Some maintained high levels of ethical culture maturity, reflecting sustained internal ethics efforts.
- Retail and Agriculture: More modest progress suggests that further support or deeper systemic engagement may be needed.
What Drives Improvement?
The organisations that achieved the strongest outcomes typically took a structured and strategic approach, which included some or all of the following:
- Developing a formal ethics strategy and management plan
- Appointing ethics officers or empowering internal ethics champions
- Establishing ethics ambassadors to drive awareness at operational levels
- Rolling out ethics training and awareness initiatives
- Strengthening whistleblowing protection and safe reporting mechanisms
- Reviewing and aligning policies, procedures, and governance frameworks with ethical standards
