G-BioSport

Ethical Environment
Presentation to Board of
Directors
G-Bio-Sport

25 November 2009
 Topics
 Current Ethical Climate
 Criteria Used to Make Decisions on
Ethical Dilemmas
 Vision, Mission and Core Values vs.
Perceived Ethical Climate
 Actual Process for Ethical
Decision-Making
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 Current Ethical Climate
G-BioSport’s ethical climate reflects
devotion to promoting good business
through sound practices and ethics by:
 encouraging ethical behavior
 discouraging unethical behavior
 providing clear and positive policies
 giving employees confidence to be on the
lookout for unethical behavior and act
responsibly

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 Current Ethical Climate
It is supported by our leaders’:
Leadership and Values, attributes,
management style skills, actions, and
priorities
Accountability Honesty
Collaboration Integrity
Commitment to Personal
Excellence Responsibility
Consistent Policy Social
Application Responsibility
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Customer Focus Transparency
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 Criteria Used to Make
Decisions on Ethical
Dilemmas
Decisions regarding ethical dilemmas were made by
asking, “Which option…”:

 produces the most good and does the

least harm?
 best respects the rights of all
stakeholders?
 treats people equally or
proportionately?
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 Criteria Used to Make
Decisions on Ethical
Dilemmas
 best serves the community
as a whole, not just some members?
 leads me to act as the sort of person
I want to be?

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 Vision, Mission and Core
Values vs. Perceived Ethical
Climate
Our vision and mission are well-aligned
with the perceived ethical climate.
 They help make organization members
proud, excited, and part of something much
bigger than themselves
 They stretch the organization’s capabilities
and image of itself
 They give shape and direction to the
organization’s future

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 Vision, Mission and Core
Values vs. Perceived Ethical
Climate
We have effectively identified and developed a
clear, concise and shared meaning of core
values that everyone understands, such as:

 Accountability  Dignityand Respect

 Self Management/
 Collaboration
Development
 Customer Focus  Transparency

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 Actual Process for Ethical
Decision-Making
 Recognize and clarify the dilemma
 Get all the possible facts
 List options − all of them
 Test and evaluate each option by asking:
"Is it legal? Is it right? Is it beneficial?"
 Make a decision
 Test the decision
 Act and reflect on outcome

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