In the absence of trust is (obey me) the only mantra?

Sets out the main challenges facing management in the area of ethics and compliance. Discusses competitive pressures, producing goods and services responsibly, and building and keeping a good reputation. Business challenges are best met by the use of a code of ethics which involves both top-down and bottom-up. In this regard employees must be supported by senior management in raising their concerns about important issues with a view to their publication in the company's statement of accounts. Thus concludes that obedience, as a general mantra, is not the sole requirement of companies by Government - accordingly, it is preferable to encourage an individual code of ethics per company in pursuit of the goal of rigid self-examination.