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BELA Asks: What Are Great Employee Listening Strategies?

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BELA Asks: What Are Great Employee Listening Strategies?

In our BELA Asks series, we address questions posed by members of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) about wider issues facing the ethics and compliance community. BELA members who have any questions at all about ethics and compliance can send them to us, and then our internal experts will provide an answer and/or direct them to a helpful resource for more information.

In this episode, BELA Chair Erica Salmon Byrne answers another great question from our BELA Members: What employee listening strategies really make a difference? (Hint: it has something to do with playing the game, “Last Word”).

To learn more about BELA, please visit https://bela.ethisphere.com to request guest access to the BELA Member Resource Hub and to speak with a BELA Engagement Director.

If you have a question that you’d like answered on BELA Asks, be sure to use the BELA Concierge Service, and we will get to it as soon as we can.

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Ethicast: Best Practices in M&A Due Diligence

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Ethicast: Best Practices in M&A Due Diligence

Anna Grover, Global Compliance Counsel for two-time World’s Most Ethical Companies honoree Assurant, explains how she approaches the complex issue of mergers and acquisitions due diligence through the lens of ethics and compliance, including:

  • The role of E&C in M&A
  • When it’s actually a good thing to not find a problem
  • The importance of proactive M&A due diligence
  • Building strong relationships with the deal team

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Ethicast Reacts: Kohl’s CEO Termination & NFL Prankgate

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Ethicast Reacts: Kohl’s CEO Termination & NFL Prankgate

Ethicast Reacts is a special Ethicast series where host Bill Coffin talks to Ethisphere’s Chief Strategy Officer Erica Salmon Byrne, about E&C incident that have made headlines.

In this episode, they cover the termination of Kohl’s CEO Ashley Buchanan for cause, and an embarrassing data security lapse for the NFL.

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Ethicast: At FirstEnergy, Ethics Powers Excellence

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Ethicast: At FirstEnergy, Ethics Powers Excellence

In this episode, Brian X. Tierney, Chairman, President & CEO and Antonio Fernández, VP and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer of FirstEnergy discuss their efforts to build a best-in-class ethics and compliance program that has earned the company Ethisphere’s coveted Compliance Leader Verification designation for 2025-2026.

Hear about:

  • FirstEnergy’s long-term view of their ethics maturity journey
  • How support from senior leaders moves the needle
  • Engaging middle managers to be E&C’s front line
  • Advice for prioritizing strategic E&C initiatives

To learn more about our Compliance Leader Verification, click here.

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Doing Right Made Easy: How the World’s Most Ethical Companies Build Stronger Cultures

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Doing Right Made Easy: How the World’s Most Ethical Companies Build Stronger Cultures

When it comes to ethical culture, assumptions can be dangerous. Many organizations rely on case volumes to measure success—believing fewer reports means a healthier culture, but the truth is more complex. A strong ethical culture isn’t about ticking boxes, it’s about trust, transparency, and ensuring employees feel safe to speak up. So, how can organizations measure and improve their culture effectively?

Check out this webcast to hear from Ethisphere’s Doug Allen, VP, Data Strategy and SpeakUp’s CEO Tim Morss to explore:

  • Why traditional metrics fail—and what actually works
  • The hidden risks of misinterpreting case volumes and reporting rates
  • How leading companies use benchmarking to strengthen their ethical culture
  • The role of leadership, trust, and psychological safety in a true speak-up culture
  • Practical strategies to turn ethical insights into action

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