Month: September 2013

Board is planning 2013 Best Practices in Ethics Communications Workshop Oct. 24 at NYSE

NEW YORK (September 24, 2013) —Ethisphere, which annually selects the World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies, announced today that Eileen Sheil, executive director of corporate communications for the Cleveland Clinic, and Dawn Werry, vice president of marketing for Milliken & Company, have joined Ethisphere’s Communications Advisory Board.

The Communications Advisory Board assists companies that have already achieved WME company recognition, as well as those who aspire to be a WME company, by identifying and sharing best practices in internal and external communications related to ethics.  The board is comprised of recognized leaders in the corporate communications profession — including communications executives from WME companies as well as individuals who bring expert perspectives from academia, the leading professional association for communications executives and the world’s largest public relations firm.  The 10 members serve as a real-time think tank for Ethisphere.

“We are pleased to welcome Eileen and Dawn — both representing WME companies — to Ethisphere Communications Advisory Board,” said Alex Brigham, executive director of Ethisphere.  “They both bring excellent communications and marketing insights that will greatly enhance the collective dialogue around global best practices in ethics communications.”

Ethisphere Communications Advisory Board members:

• Paul Argenti, professor of corporate communication and corporate responsibility, The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
• Roger Bolton, president, Arthur W. Page Society
• Ben Boyd, global chair, corporate practice, Edelman
• Barry Caldwell, senior vice president of public affairs and communications, Waste Management, Inc.
• Ray Day, group vice president, communications, Ford Motor Company
• *Paul Gennaro, senior vice president and chief communications officer, AECOM Technology Corp.
• Laura Kane, vice president, corporate communications, Aflac, Inc.
• Gary Sheffer, vice president, corporate communications and public affairs, General Electric Company
• Eileen Sheil, executive director, corporate communications, Cleveland Clinic
• Dawn Werry, vice president, marketing, Milliken & Company

*Gennaro serves as Chairman of the Communications Advisory Board.

The Communications Advisory Board is currently coordinating Ethispheres’ second-annual Best Practices in Ethics Communications Workshop, which will take place Oct. 24 at the New York Stock Exchange.

“At this year’s workshop, we are featuring some of the best thinking in the areas of corporate reputation management, corporate governance, and ethics and compliance to share best practices and explore new approaches that will benefit all organizations,” said Tim Erblich, chief executive officer of Ethisphere.  “Our goal is to bring together communications, legal and compliance leaders — as well as leaders from human resources, information technology and various staff and operational areas — to engage in a robust dialogue around this year’s theme, ‘Working Across the C-suite.’”

The workshop will feature Communications Advisory Board members throughout the program, with an agenda that includes a keynote address from Argenti and multiple best practice sharing presentations from WME companies.  Sheffer, who was recently appointed the next chairman of the Arthur W. Page Society, will present along with Bolton on the “New Model for Corporate Communications,” which outlines a set of pragmatic actions for succeeding in today’s radically changing business environment.  The event will conclude with a discussion of key lessons learned during the workshop, led by Erblich and Communications Advisory Board members Kane and Boyd.

Interested parties can register here for a fee of $395 per attendee, which includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments and a networking reception immediately following the workshop, where participants will be able to meet some of the industry-leading speakers. For more information about registration, contact:  [email protected].

The Communications Advisory Board and the Best Practices in Ethics Communications Workshop support Ethisphere’s commitment to creating, advancing and sharing best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability.

Contacts:
Ethisphere
Clea Nabozny
Director of Marketing
480-397-2658
[email protected]
or
Chairman of the Communications Advisory Board
Paul Gennaro
SVP and Chief Communications Officer, AECOM Technology Corp.
[email protected]

NEW YORK (Sept. 12, 2013) — Ethisphere, which annually selects the World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies, announced today that it will host the second-annual “Best Practices in Ethics Communications Workshop” in New York City on Oct. 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, at the New York Stock Exchange.  The workshop will focus on ethics as a key driver of corporate reputation.

The workshop is being coordinated by Ethisphere’s Communications Advisory Board, which is comprised of recognized leaders in the corporate communications profession — including communications executives from WME companies as well as individuals who bring expert perspectives from academia, the leading professional association for communications executives and the world’s largest public relations firm.

The workshop will feature expert commentary from industry leaders — combined with interactive discussion among all workshop participants — focused on key business issues and best practice sharing.  The event aims to bring together communications, legal and compliance senior executives as well as leaders from human resources, information technology and various staff and operational areas.

The robust dialogue around this year’s theme, “Working Across the C-Suite,” will include a dual focus:

• Participants will delve into internal communication strategies that contribute to creating an ethical business culture that engages staff and enables organizations to earn and maintain WME recognition.
• The audience will also explore external communication programs that highlight ethics as a differentiating brand attribute and positively position the business community with external stakeholder audiences.

“We are featuring some of the best thinking in the areas of corporate reputation management, corporate governance, and ethics and compliance to share best practices and explore new approaches that will benefit all organizations,” said Tim Erblich, chief executive officer of Ethisphere.

The agenda will feature a keynote address from Paul A. Argenti, professor of corporate communication and corporate responsibility at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and multiple best practice sharing presentations from WME companies.

The event also will include an expert panel — featuring Dana Perino, former White House press secretary, president of Dana Perino Communications and co-host of The Five on Fox News, and Holly J. Gregory, partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, among others — before moving into a breakout session facilitated by Dr. Edward Queen, director of the ethics and servant leadership program for Emory University’s Center for Ethics.

Gary Sheffer, vice president of communications and public affairs for General Electric and the next chairman of the Arthur W. Page Society, along with Roger Bolton, president of the Arthur W. Page Society, will present the “New Model for Corporate Communications,” which outlines a set of pragmatic actions for succeeding in today’s radically changing business environment.

Alex Brigham, executive director of Ethisphere, will also reflect on how companies are embedding ethics into their communications and cultures.  The event will conclude with a discussion of key lessons learned during the workshop, led by Erblich; Laura Kane, vice president of corporate communications for Aflac; and Ben Boyd, global chair for the corporate practice at Edelman.

“We are excited to bring this year’s workshop to the New York Stock Exchange’s iconic meeting facilities,” said Paul Gennaro, senior vice president and chief communications officer, AECOM Technology Corporation, a WME company for three consecutive years.  “Our positive feedback from the inaugural workshop last year was off the charts — and this year’s event looks to be even better,” added Gennaro, who also chairs Ethisphere’s Communications Advisory Board.

Interested parties can register here for a fee of $395 per attendee, which includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments and a networking reception immediately following the workshop, where participants will be able to meet some of the industry-leading speakers.

The “Best Practices in Ethics Communications Workshop” supports Ethisphere’s commitment to creating, advancing and sharing best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability.

Best Practices in Ethics Communications Workshop

Date: Oct. 24, 2013

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT

Location: New York Stock Exchange, 11 Wall Street, New York City

CONTACTS

Chelsie Chmela, Event Coordinator, Ethisphere – [email protected]

Paul Gennaro, Chairman of Ethisphere’s Communications Advisory Board  – [email protected]

PHOENIX, Arizona—September 18, 2013 —The Ethisphere™ Institute, an independent organization that has successfully worked with organizations around the world to improve transparency, performance and trust, today announced its new executive team.

Tim Erblich, formerly President of NYSE Governance Services, joins Ethisphere as Chief Executive Officer.  Tim has worked with leading companies in the governance space for more than twenty years and is a recognized leader in ethics, governance and compliance, frequently speaking at industry events and leadership meetings. His most recent address at Ford Motor Company was on “Trust is the New Black”.

“The confidence our partners place in us – to help them build and measure the culture that enhances their relationships with customers, employees, regulators and investors – is truly humbling,” said Tim.  “Our discussions with executives from world-class organizations like AECOM, Aflac, GE, Jones Lang LaSalle and HCA confirm that companies from around the world aspire to great brands and great cultures.  We value every invitation to join a boardroom discussion and take seriously our commitment to provide the measurement and tools that can help CEOs and compliance professionals make a difference”, he added.

Chris Dragon, President, Ethisphere, most recently served as President, Pearson Digital Learning.  Chris’s impressive career includes senior level roles at a variety of knowledge-building organizations including Thomson NETg and KnowledgeNet.  Chris will work with leading companies and the Ethisphere team to create more robust measurement tools and technologies to enable organizations to evaluate and improve their compliance, ethics and governance performance.

Tia Smallwood joins Ethisphere as Chief Marketing Officer.  Tia’s experience spans a range of leadership and marketing management positions at SAI Global Compliance, Educational Testing Service and Johnson & Johnson.  She will spearhead the effort to enhance Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies recognition program and provide additional opportunities for organizations to better engage employees, business partners and investors in measuring and improving business conduct.

“We know that there’s a direct correlation between companies that invest the most in ethical behavior and how they financially perform,” said Alex Brigham, Ethisphere’s Founder and Executive Director.  “This group of key industry leaders is singularly focused on advancing the conversation about ethics and compliance programs in executive suites and boardrooms, and in providing a deeper understanding of best practices in mitigating risk, improving governance and enhancing culture.”

About Ethisphere
The Ethisphere™ Institute is an independent center of research, best practices and thought leadership that promotes best practices in corporate ethics and compliance and enables organizations to improve governance, mitigate risk, and enhance relationships with employees, business partners, investors and the broad regulatory community.  Ethisphere evaluates and benchmarks compliance and governance programs, honors superior achievement through its World’s Most Ethical Companies’ recognition program, and publishes Ethisphere Magazine. Ethisphere is also the leading provider of independent verification of corporate ethics and compliance programs that include: Ethics Inside Certification, Compliance Leader Verification and Anti-Corruption Program Verification.

Ethisphere will host its second annual “Best Practices in Ethics Communications Workshop” in New York City on October 24 and will begin receiving applications for the 2014 World’s Most Ethical Companies recognition program on October 1.  Learn more at www.ethisphere.com.

Contact

Clea Nabozny
Ethisphere
[email protected]
(480) 397-2658