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Ethics recordings

The latest ethics related videos, webinars and podcasts from ICAEW. Find expert insight into ethical decision making, speaking up and ethical standards, which will support your professional development.

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ICAEW's Director of Trust and Ethics, Laura Hough, discusses why good people do bad things with industry experts in this ICAEW Insights Podcast.
Danny Ho, CFO, SaSa, speaking on ethical decision making and the challenges of artificial intelligence
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Ethics fundamentals

Why do good people do bad things?

In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss professional ethics and seek to answer the age-old question: why do good people do bad things?
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Accountants' role

Ethical decision making and the challenges of AI

A group of international experts discuss the benefits and potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence becoming an integral part of the accountancy profession.
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Regulation

New ICAEW Code of Ethics webinar

This webinar guides members through the changes in the new Code of Ethics, which applied from 1 January 2020.
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Videos

Qun Yang, Co-founder and COO, Biorbyt, speaking on ethics as a professional competency for accountants
Ethics as a competency
  • Video
  • 13 Oct 2023
Hear from senior members of the accountancy profession on their approach to maintaining their professional competency in ethics.
Shelley Roberts, Non-executive director, Webjet, speaking on ethics and company culture
Ethics and company culture
  • Video
  • 13 Oct 2023
Experienced accountants consider the role of the CFO, the concept of the “embedded professional” and techniques for promoting good ethical culture within organisations.
Kamidu Ravindra, Financial reporting accountant, Munich Re, speaking on the tools and frameworks to support ethical decision making
Making ethical decisions
  • Video
  • 13 Oct 2023
Senior members of the accountancy profession discuss the tools and frameworks which assist in making better ethical decisions.
Danny Ho, CFO, SaSa, speaking on ethical decision making and the challenges of artificial intelligence
Ethical decision making and the challenges of AI
  • Video
  • 13 Oct 2023
A group of international experts discuss the benefits and potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence becoming an integral part of the accountancy profession.
Malcolm Bacchus, Deputy President of ICAEW, speaking on the inter-relation between professional ethics and sustainability.
Sustainability and accounting
  • Video
  • 13 Oct 2023
Accountancy experts from across the globe discuss their views on the inter-relation between professional ethics and sustainability.
Professor Chris Cowton, Associate Director, Institute of Business Ethics, speaking on the concept of “psychological safety” and the benefits of a speak up culture.
'Whistle blowing' and 'Speaking up'
  • Video
  • 13 Oct 2023
A discussion on the concept of “psychological safety”; the positive benefits of a speak up culture and how to normalise the speak up process within organisations.
Insights from CFOs on ethics
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Recentring ethics

  • Hub page
  • 29 Sep 2023
Ethics must not fade into the background. For Global Ethics Day on 18 October, ICAEW emphasises the importance of ethics for leadership and culture within the profession.
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Podcasts

Why do good people do bad things?
  • Podcast
  • 29 Sep 2023
In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss professional ethics and seek to answer the age-old question: why do good people do bad things?
Making sense of Russia, M&A and conflicts of interest
  • Podcast
  • 12 Oct 2022
On the latest ICAEW Insights podcast, we explore how accountants can go about approaching some of the year’s most challenging professional issues.

Webinars

Wyman Symposium 2022
  • Webinar
  • 01 Nov 2022
Regulation of the tax profession - what could it look like?
Exclusive The Revised Ethical Standard key reminder to firms
  • Webinar
  • 18 Jul 2022
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) issued major revisions to its Ethical Standard in December 2019. These changes came into effect on 15 March 2020 and aimed to strengthen auditor independence, prevent conflicts of interest and improve audit quality.
Virtual Academies Update 2020 - session two
  • Webinar
  • 07 Aug 2020
An update on VAT and furlough, new rules on internal scrutinies and auditors' Ethical Standards, and the new AFH and COVID-19 AAD.
Exclusive Changes to the auditing ethical standards
  • Webinar
  • 22 Jul 2020
In December 2019, the FRC issued major revisions to its Ethical Standard and revised Auditing standards. These changes aim to strengthen auditor independence and prevent conflicts of interest.
New ICAEW Code of Ethics webinar
  • Webinar
  • 01 Dec 2019
This webinar guides members through the changes in the new Code of Ethics, which applied from 1 January 2020.
Changes to the insolvency code of ethics
  • Webinar
  • 28 Nov 2019
  • PDF (392kb)
Slide deck for Changes to the insolvency code of ethics webinar.
Exclusive Changes to the insolvency code of ethics
  • Webinar
  • 27 Nov 2019
QAD Senior Manager Allison Broad outlines the key changes of the revised insolvency code of ethics which came into effect in 2020.
Key issues arising from recent Commission operational reports | 15 October 2019
  • Webinar
  • 15 Oct 2019
This webinar looks at a number of recent Operational Case reports published by the commission and consider how these would inform internal and external audit work in the sector. The topics covered include conflicts of interest and how to manage them, property purchase and sale, charity rationalisation and merger, and the charity governance code.

Further resources

Guidance
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Fraud

Fraud is usually taken to mean the gaining of an illicit advantage through deception and in particular the manipulation of financial information or accounting records.

eLearning
ICAEW's Ethics CPD course is designed to help you apply the Code of Ethics to everyday situations and uphold the highest standards of professional conduct.
ICAEW Ethics CPD course

This online course is designed to help you apply the ICAEW Code of Ethics to everyday situations and counts towards your verifiable CPD hours.

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Resources
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Economic crime

In these articles and videos, we explore the latest trends and perspectives on economic crime from around the world, and look at how chartered accountants can help prevent it happening.

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