Today’s moral dilemmas are tomorrow’s reputation and compliance risks

Finance

An organization that complies with laws and regulations does it automatically do “the good things”? No, says philosopher Alexander de Waele. “Then you still have moral dilemmas in which choices can be made that are harmful. Legal but harmful decisions. ”

In part 1 of the series Bank & ethics, De Waele tells how organizations – including financial institutions – can systematically handle moral dilemmas carefully. Which not only supports bank employees in their daily work. But banks also help in making a positive social contribution.

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