After six months of interviewing manufacturing and engineering businesses both large and small across the South East of England with my colleague Simon Bellm, I’m pleased that we are now publishing the DMH Stallard report on “Ethics & Compliance”.
I would like to personally thank all of those that gave up their precious time to see us and help us create a document that should provide practical advice on the issue, arising from the great ideas and best practice that has been developed and implemented by the companies concerned.
With the ongoing activities at St Paul’s Cathedral and the unfortunate events at Olympus http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15632320 It’s undeniable that the issue of ethical business is becoming more important, both inside the Boardroom and in the eyes of the media and the public at large.
The report is especially pertinent as the nation challenges UK businesses to export outside of the EU and USA to more unfamiliar and perhaps hostile business environments.
I was delighted to be invited to the event today where the Prime Minister spoke about the need for businesses to export more to help us rebalance our economy. Speaking at the ‘Exporting for Growth’ conference in central London, David Cameron highlighted the apparent concerns about the Bribery Act but said, “now we’ve got it, let’s make an advantage of it.”
The Prime Minister continued, “Increasing the number of SMEs that sell overseas by 100,000 has the potential to add £30 billion to the UK economy.”
http://number10.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/engage/exportingforgrowth/
The Prime Minister’s comments are extremely pertinent with regard to the conclusions of the report.
A copy of the report can be downloaded here
If you have any comments on the report I would welcome them either personally or on this blog.
We are now finalising the plan for our next report which we will be announcing soon.
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