I ALWAYS THINK TWICE WHEN A BUSINESS LISTS ITS VALUES ON ITS WEBSITE – 5 QUESTIONS There is no reason why a business should not list its values on its website, but when they do, I often find myself asking why. Is it because they need to point them out because they are not evident […]

I ALWAYS THINK TWICE WHEN A BUSINESS LISTS ITS VALUES ON ITS WEBSITE – 5 QUESTIONS There is no reason why a business should not list its values on its website, but when they do, I often find myself asking why. Is it because they need to point them out because they are not evident from the behaviour of the organisation and its staff? Consider: Despite listing INTEGRITY as one of its values – OPTUS was fined in 2015 for false and misleading advertising. Despite INTEGRITY being listed as one of the WESFARMERS values, Coles was recently fined for poor behaviour towards suppliers. Despite having INTEGRITY as one of its values there have been questions about the behaviour of BHP and its subsidiary following the dam bursting and killing 19 in Brazil Despite having integrity as one of its values the COMMONWEALTH BANK has been the subject of many investigations…