How can boards be confident that their organisation is living up to its ethical values and commitments?
 

The premise of this report by Nicole Dando and Walter Raven is that an ethical assurance programme will provide boards with that confidence and assist in safeguarding the integrity, reputation and sustainability of their organisation. It provides a practical framework for approaching the assurance of ethical performance against an organisation's own code of ethics.

• The report will assist executive and non-executive directors understand the need for and benefits of ethical assurance and consider whether the assurance they have in place is sufficient and robust.
• The practical guidance is addressed to those overseeing the assurance of a board and those providing an assurance opinion.
• It is intended as an aid to the development of good practice in a field that is still developing.