Corporate Ethics programs in the US started in the early 1990's with the development of the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FSG). Most companies started ethics programs to be compliant with the Guidelines. Over the past 10 years, it has evolved from a reactive to a more proactive approach to corporate ethics. In the past year, with the recent failure of many global companies due in large part to ethics violations, it has become obvious that proactively managing corporate ethics is good business, and directly affects the bottom line.

Ethics matters because it makes good business sense to "do the right thing". Additionally good corporate ethics results in:

• Attracting better talent
• Retaining employees
• Attracting new customers
• Retaining customers
• A Positive effect on ROI
• A Positive effect on Corporate Reputation

At a minimum, companies doing business in the US should ensure they are compliant with:

• The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Corporations.
• The new Sarbanes Oxley corporate responsibility legislation.
  

The CSR Group LLC brings you leading experts in the field of Corporate Ethics. Our services include:

• Ethics program assessment
• Corporate values definition, or review
• Ethics audit to ensure compliance with the FSG and Sarbanes Oxley.
• Ethics program development, including:
  • Organizational assessment (where the ethics function should live in your organization)
  • Establishing a case management system
  • Code of Conduct development
  • Ethics training
  • Confidential communications system (hotline, secure e-mail, etc)
• Customized ethics training and workshops for executives and management