Charities, Ethics And Compliance

Over the past few decades, the charity sector has experienced a greater level of competitiveness, more funding and the opportunity to be more daring than ever before. Recent news relating to Oxfam and Save the Children has brought about an opportunity for charities to truly re-examine themselves and their approach to ethics. CEOs, General Counsel or other leaders are likely to be looking at the fallout from these industry events and wondering how to respond. Should they be acting as agents for change and if so, how?

The best place to start is by looking at a compliance programme. Is one in place and what is the added value in having one? The best way to answer this is to address the commons reasons why a charitable business might be lacking in one: