Any company can put words on paper and talk about what their values are. But if people aren’t living business integrity in everything they do, it won’t matter what you say.
“If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.” – Former Senator Alan K. Simpson
Integrity is important for businesses and individuals alike. You can think of ethics as the twin of integrity: Business ethics are the code of morals adopted by an organization, representing the values the company runs on. Every stakeholder who interacts with the organization — including clients, customers, suppliers, employees and shareholders — will be affected by these morals. That’s why it’s so important for a business to have clear ethical standards.
Of course, having the standards in place is only part of the story — the easy part. Any company can put words on paper and talk about what their values
