Introduction
It is an honour to be asked to give this lecture. Professor Elegido's book– Fundamentals of Business Ethics –is one of the best I have read on this topic. I was more than a little relieved this weekend to read in it much the same sentiments as I have written for this special occasion.
In recent years, we have seen a shift to centre stage for the whole topic of corporate governance. From the Enron scandal, some years ago, to Conrad Black, the media baron facing fraud charges now in the US, the issue of corporate governance has emerged from the dark dusty cupboard of the company secretary into the collective conscience of our global economy.
Such scandals have advanced the debate on corporate governance, what it means and why we need it. One way to look at it is to say "even rotten gifts can be wrapped in decent paper". In many respects, the worse the scandal discovered, the more chance the company can have of making far-reaching improvements and finding lasting solutions to their problems.
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