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3 Ways to Elevate Ethics in Your Organization

Deirdre Breakenridge

However, the people who work at a company do. So, then, who is responsible to communicate and demonstrate ethics and values at your company? Do ethics and values go beyond the HR policymakers? Today, everyone is an Ethical Marketer. The third is leadership who are the role models demonstrating the ethical conduct.

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A Year-Round Commitment to the PRSA Code of Ethics

PRSay

In a letter to members at the start of 2023, PRSA Chair Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, outlined her priorities for the year, including: “Amplifying our Code of Ethics to ensure that not only our members, but also our entire community at large know what professional communications should entail.”

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This Week in PR Ethics (9/1/22) Is it ever right to sabotage your company? Do you need an ethics advisor?

Ethical Voices

This week in public relations ethics there were some really interesting articles that look at duty, leadership and the need for counsel. Is it ever right to sabotage your company? It looks at the hypocrisy of companies claiming to care about the environment yet they are representing companies damaging it.

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The Role of Ethical Leadership in Building Influence: A Female Perspective

Ethical Voices

I asked them to share insights from a recent journal article they authored titled The Role of Ethical Leadership in Building Influence: Perspectives from Female Public Relations Professionals. . Would you please tell us more about this latest ethics study? Ethical leadership is critical.

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This Week in PR Ethics (4/13/23): Caring, Anti-ESG, and PR Misperceptions

Ethical Voices

It was a grab bag of public relations ethics issues this week. From what companies need to do about anti-ESG, to the duty of care and a flawed perception of public relations there is something for everyone. The quote I really liked was “Companies can’t sit on the sidelines anymore because, well, there are no sidelines.

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Trust: Business Tops Media and Government in Ethics and Competence, Finds Survey

Sword and the Script

Businesses are increasingly viewed as more ethical and competent than government, media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Business is ethical and competent. According to the survey, business was the only institution that respondents classified as both ethical and competent. It’s not about you, your company or products.

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Sometimes, the Ethical Choice Means Caring When Others Don’t

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Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter chats throughout the month.

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