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Author Archives: RICS Content

IES Coalition now over 100 members

October 21, 2016by RICS Content

The interest in the IES Coalition continues to grow with more applications every week See the full list of IES Coalition organisations As you will see from the map (city […]

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Brazil: Preparing for a better future

August 5, 2016by RICS Content

José Carlos Martins President of the Brazilian Chamber of the Construction Industry (Câmara Brasileira da Indústria da Construção – CBIC), tells us about Brazil’s construction industry and efforts to prepare […]

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IES competition winners announced

May 19, 2016by RICS Content

The IES Coalition is delighted to announce the winners of the Communicating Ethics competition. The Coalition created the competition to ask students and young professionals to help answer some big […]

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Cost and profit: How better business ethics save money

March 15, 2016by RICS Content

VW, FIFA and Enron — you can’t ignore the stories. Get ethics wrong and we’re not just talking about reputational damage, we’re talking about huge fines which corporations have to pay […]

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Cynical about professional ethics? We dispel 3 common myths

February 24, 2016by RICS Content

With the consultation on the draft international ethics standard now open, the IES Coalition challenge the top three myths about what a global ethics standard means for land, real estate, […]

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IES consultation opens: tell us what you think

January 28, 2016by RICS Content

Respect, responsibility, trust and transparency. How do these principles apply across land, property, construction and infrastructure in different world regional markets? The consultation on the International Ethics Standards opens today […]

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How can firms prevent ethical problems escalating?

December 22, 2015by RICS Content

Ethical scandals in different companies and sectors dominated world news headlines in 2015. These high profile media stories can ruin the reputations of individuals and organisations. Although companies can be nervous about […]

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International standards recognised at UN’s first ever Buildings Day

December 4, 2015by RICS Content

Governments, building organisations and funding agencies yesterday launched the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, a worldwide building network aiming to drastically reduce the sectors’ greenhouse gas emissions. The Alliance […]

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Global competition: How important are ethics?

November 23, 2015by RICS Content

Capturing thought-provoking ideas from built environment students and young professionals around the world is the aim of a new competition which launches today. The IES Coalition’s Communicating Ethics competition is […]

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Are you doing enough to protect human rights?

November 3, 2015by RICS Content

Protecting and promoting human rights continues to pose a number of challenges for business, according a briefing paper recently released by the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE). The paper provides […]

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How can teaching ethics improve business?

October 6, 2015by RICS Content

Changing moral values in college students can pose challenges for teaching business ethics. In her second article for the IES Coalition, Dr. Barbara A. Ritter Dean, Wall College of Business, […]

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Tracking transparency the JLL way

September 25, 2015by RICS Content

Jeremy Kelly, Director of Global Research Programmes, JLL tells us how poor real estate transparency not only hinders inward investment, but also has deep impacts on the quality of life […]

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Reversing the Race to the Bottom

September 14, 2015by RICS Content

The increasing pace of globalization since the 1970s has in many ways done a world of good, writes Dr. Barbara A. Ritter Dean, Wall College of Business, Coastal Carolina University. […]

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Q: What does ethics means to your organisation and its members?

September 8, 2015by RICS Content

A: IES Coalition Trustees tell us in 50 words or less what ethics means to their organisations and members. “Ethical behaviour is a precondition of fair game in valuation, as […]

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International Ethics Coalition takes a major step forward

August 18, 2015by RICS Content

The IES Coalition has announced the selection of its committee of independent global experts who will write the first high level ethics principles for real estate professionals. Included in the […]

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How should companies respect workers’ rights?

August 10, 2015by RICS Content

‘There are an estimated 110 million formal construction workers across the globe. An equivalent number is working informally (mainly in supply chains) and therefore most vulnerable to human rights abuses.’ […]

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Transparency and anti-corruption: Advancing responsible business

July 31, 2015by RICS Content

What impact will issues of human rights, corruption or the environment have on local, or global real estate businesses?  The United Nations Global Compact has been working with RICS on […]

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Business ethics: An age of difference

July 20, 2015by RICS Content

Younger and older generations display different attitudes towards business ethics, according to a briefing paper issued by the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE). ‘Business Ethics Across Generations’ shows interesting variations […]

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Ethics in banking: A code for the greater good

July 7, 2015by RICS Content

“Clear, well-understood codes (of conduct) contribute to the greater good.” Mark Carney, chairman of the G20’s Financial Stability Board, previous Governor of the Bank of Canada and current Governor of […]

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Poor ethics undermine investor confidence

June 29, 2015by RICS Content

Seven out of 10 institutional investors would turn down a co-investment opportunity if the social or environmental risks were too high, research carried out by PwC has found. The firm’s […]

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Making ethics count

June 11, 2015by RICS Content

Setting ethics standards for 2.5 million accountants globally is a crucial role performed by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA). In this article, Ken Siong, Technical Director for […]

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Banking on ethics

June 2, 2015by RICS Content

It is now a mandatory requirement for 90,000 bankers in the Netherlands to swear on an ethical oath. In many countries, high profile media exposure of ethical scandals in the […]

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Case Study: Ethics, property and profit

May 6, 2015by RICS Content

An article in the UK’s Sunday Times newspaper, ‘Ethics v profit: the fight goes on’, features global infrastructure, energy, construction and FM company Carillion. Operating in diverse markets around the […]

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STEP INTO THE LIGHT

May 5, 2015by RICS Content

Real estate is a global industry, but how certain can we be that the ethical behaviours of professionals are consistent around the world? In the lead feature for May’s Modus […]

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ICG corporate governance and compliance IES article

April 16, 2015by RICS Content

RCG_News_01-2015_IES_KBW1.pdf – web upload 2 Die ICG arbeitet aktuell an einem internationalen Projekt unter dem Dach der Vereinten Nationen mit, welches einen weltweiten Ethikstandard für die Immobilienbranche publizieren soll.

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IRWA announce IES launch

April 16, 2015by RICS Content

Coalition member, US-based International Rights of Way Association (IRWA), feature IES as a lead article in the January / February 2015 edition of their magazine. IRWA_article_on_IES

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