Australian Election Based on Trust

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Business Ethics And Trust

The basis of the Election Campaign between Liberal and Labor for New ways of thinking in the New Blue Economy
By Peter Greenham

Independent Inspections Pty Ltd P: 1300 857 149 F: 1300 857 150
M: 0402 259 479 admin@iigi.com.au
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Introduction
Introduction Trust? Trust as a Commodity How do you demonstrate being

a responsible business? United Nations Principles Responsible Business Rating? Corporate Reporting Methods?

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Introduction (cont.)
With the low levels of trust within the community there is a demand for transparency in a Changing Landscape in Business operations that impacts the whole of business operations. Trust is now a Economic Driver in determining the integrity of a business. Businesses can use a roadmap to measure and grow their employees to reduce risk.

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Trust
2013 Edelman Trust Barometer Finds a Crisis in Leadership Less Than One in Five Trust Leaders to Tell the Truth Less than one in five respondents in the 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer believes a business or governmental leader will actually tell the truth when confronted with a difficult issue. This lack of confidence in traditional authority figures was continually reinforced in 2012 against the backdrop of high-profile scandals involving CEO and government officials. http://www.edelman.com/trustdownloads/press-release/
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Trust is a commodity in the business

Ethics puts the gut feel. Dealing with responsible companies back trust in your employees and your suppliers.

Aristottle who would thin I would quote him? Virtue ethics emphasizes the role of one's character and the virtues that one's character embodies for determining or evaluating ethical behavior. Virtue ethics is one of the three major approaches to normative ethics, often contrasted to deontology which emphasizes duty to rules and consequentialism which derives rightness or wrongness from the outcome of the act itself. [1]

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How do you Demonstrate Being a Responsible Business?

ISO 26000 is the Standard for Corporate and Social Responsibility and is embedded by United Nations Global Compact Principles. The UN Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the core areas of : Human Rights Labor Environment Anti-Corruption Independent Inspections Pty Ltd is one of 37 Australian companies that has supported the Global Compact
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How do you Demonstrate Being a Responsible Business?

ISO 26000 is the Standard for Corporate and Social Responsibility and is embedded by United Nations Global Compact Principles. The UN Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the core areas of : Human Rights Labor Environment Anti-Corruption Independent Inspections Pty Ltd is one of 37 Australian companies that has supported the Global Compact
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The United Nations 10 Principles

Human Rights Principle 1: Principle 2: Labour Principle 3: Principle 4: Principle 5: Principle 6: Environment Principle 7: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour; the effective abolition of child labour; and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

Principle 8: Principle 9:
Anti-Corruption Principle 10:
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Responsible Business Rating?

ISO 26000 Validation of the current company procedures implementation

and methodology can work for your organisation. It provides a progressive systematic management approach that encompasses best practice for application , monitoring and communication of progress as a responsible business to the local community and business economy

Businesses depending on size operate at 3 main levels in demonstrating CSR and Sustainability and these can be categorised as: o Basic: May have some community involvement but not recorded, o Intermediate: Community engagement, records and reporting, o Advanced: Corporate Reporting to United Nations and GRI Guidelines

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Action Rests with You

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Independent Inspections Pty Ltd

Independent Inspections Pty Ltd www.iigi.com.au www.fwrgroup.com.au www.independentcertification.com.au Mr. Peter Greenham Qualifications: - Diploma of Civil Engineering - Associate Diploma of Laboratory Operations - Diploma of Quality Management - Diploma of Business - Lead Environmental Auditor - Diploma of workplace training and Assessment - NATA Asessor
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Your Auditors P: 1300 857 149 F: 1300 857 150 Sales Team Mr. Peter Greenham
M: 0402259479 peter@iigi.com.au