Ruth Steinholtz on Ethical Business Practice and Regulation [Podcast]




Compliance Perspectives show

Summary: <a href="http://complianceandethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Compliance-Perspectives-Cover-Art-1024x1024.jpg"></a><br> <a href="http://complianceandethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/turteltaub-adam-200x200-150x1501.jpg"></a><br> By Adam Turteltaub<br><br> adam.turteltaub@corporatecompliance.org<br> There is a lot written and discussed about ethical business practices.  Not so much, though, if anything, on ethical business regulation.<br> <a href="mailto:ruth@aretework.com">Ruth Steinholtz</a> of <a href="http://www.aretework.com">AreteWork</a> wants to change that.  A former general counsel with a passion for ethics, she works with numerous companies on making their values real.   She is also the co-author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2G3AHXC">Ethical Business Practice and Regulation</a>.<br> In her book, and in this podcast, Ruth argues for the development of a new approach to regulation based on informed trust.  In a nutshell, companies with a strong commitment to ethical, compliant behavior, and, critically, with the evidence to prove it, should be able to bring their data to regulators.  The goal:  to lay a foundation of trust, which leads to a more constructive relationship both day to day, and when things go bad.<br> Listen in for her thought-provoking ideas that are already being piloted with one government.<br>