ICAEW Insights In Focus: Why do good people do bad things?

In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss professional ethics and seek to answer the age-old question: why do good people do bad things?

 

Accountants are increasingly acting as an ethical compass for their employers and clients. It’s a natural fit for a profession that has a deep understanding of business and a professional duty to act in the public interest, but it’s also a weighty responsibility where situations aren’t always black-and-white.

 

To discuss how accountants can best inhabit this role, as well as ensuring they are acting ethically themselves, host Philippa Lamb is joined by Laura Hough, ICAEW director of trust and ethics, and Christopher Cowton, emeritus professor at the University of Huddersfield and associate of the Institute of Business Ethics.

 

Links 

ICAEW Ethics hub: https://www.icaew.com/technical/trust-and-ethics/ethicsICAEW technical and ethics support: https://www.icaew.com/membership/support-throughout-your-career/technical-and-ethics-support ICAEW Continuing Professional Development: https://www.icaew.com/membership/cpd 

 

Host

Philippa Lamb

Guests

Laura Hough, director, trust and ethics, ICAEWChristopher Cowton, emeritus professor, University of Huddersfield; associate, Institute of Business Ethics

 

Producer

Natalie Chisholm

 

Episode first published: 29 September 2023
Podcast recorded: 11 September 2023