Global Business Ethics Survey® 2024: Accountability—Accepting and ensuring responsibility [Report].

Ethics & Compliance Initiative. (2024). Global Business Ethics Survey® 2024: Accountability—Accepting and ensuring responsibility [Report]. https://www.ethics.org/wp-content/uploads/Accountability-Accepting-and-Ensuring-Responsibility__GBES-2023-ECI-August-2024.pdf

This comprehensive report from the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) presents longitudinal data on the state of ethics in the global workplace, with a specific focus on accountability. The 2024 Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) analyzes responses from employees across multiple countries to track trends in ethical culture, misconduct, and the pressure to compromise standards. A key finding of this report is the critical link between high levels of organizational accountability and the reduction of workplace misconduct. The report evaluates how leaders can foster an environment where employees feel empowered to report wrongdoing without fear of retaliation. It provides practical metrics for organizations to benchmark their ethics programs and highlights the growing importance of transparency in corporate governance. This source serves as a vital empirical resource for practitioners and researchers seeking current, data-driven insights into the efficacy of formal compliance programs versus informal cultural norms in driving ethical outcomes.