Season 3 - Episode 1: Culture & Ethics

The Compliance Files

In the first episode of the third season of The Compliance Files, Kathy Jacobs, former Compliance Institute President, speaks to Dr Alan Kearns, Assistant Professor of Ethics at Dublin City University on the topic of Culture and Ethics.

The prevailing wisdom for the last number of decades has been that the objective of enterprises is the maximization of shareholder value and to make returns to shareholders. This, however, has not made for a reliable or even successful guide for behavior and decision making by boards and managers, and in the financial services context falls below the standard expected with the emergence of conduct risk. In addition, the ESG agenda introduces extra complexity and a more ethical dimension to corporate decisions.

Dr Alan Kearns will be discussing the topics of ethics, business ethics and culture from the perspective of an academic, whose research and teaching is d