The ethical environment plays a pivotal role in the quality of internal controls and is a key determinant of an organization’s financial strength; unethical conditions, fraud, corruption and malfeasance are costly to organizations. While the board of directors and management are responsible for establishing the ethical climate, internal auditors are expected to assess and make appropriate recommendations to improve the governance processes in order to promote strong ethics and values within the organization.

In this three-day seminar you will learn about the key requirements to create an ethical environment and how to evaluate it. We will cover current trends and best practices to support an ethical culture, link ethics to compliance, promote organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction.  Participants will also learn how to assess and evaluate ethics programs and determine the key players and elements necessary to work towards a strong ethical climate. Audit committees are increasingly asking auditors to evaluate the values, culture, and ethics of their organizations, which requires a more dynamic approach than the traditional transaction-focused methods.

Acquire the skills necessary to meet the challenge of auditing ethics in your organization, and the hard and soft controls that contribute to a strong ethical climate.

Prerequisite: None                        Advance Preparation: None
Learning Level: Intermediate         Field: Behavioral Ethics
Delivery Method: Group-Live