Corporate Ethics Rating Form

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Rate Your Company's Ethics
Copyright Alistair Davidson, 2002-3. All rights reserved.

Instructions: indicate your industry and rate your company on a five point scale where 1
is a low rating and 5 is a high rating. 3 would be an average rating.


Industry ____________________________


1
The CEO has visibly signaled to the entire company the importance of behaving ethically. He has made decisions that have cost the company dollars, but which have been ethically based.
   1     2     3     4     5
2
The CEO and senior management team is paid fairly relative to the compensation of the rest of the company, say in the range of no more than 20X the average employee.
   1     2     3     4     5
3
The company's culture permits honest debate and encourages truth telling. Employees and suppliers such as audit firms have easy access to more than one individual to report unethical or illegal behavior
   1     2     3     4     5
4
The company's culture, policies and actions demonstrate the company's commitment to punishment for concealment of negative information.
   1     2     3     4     5
5
Managers are promoted primarily on the basis of performance, knowledge and skills.
   1     2     3     4     5
6
The company understands and accurately reports the 20% of strategic cost drivers that account for 80% of company performance in all major business units.
   1     2     3     4     5
7
The company understands and accurately reports the strategic drivers that account for the next ten percent of business unit performance.
   1     2     3     4     5
8
Employee satisfaction is regularly monitored and is high.
   1     2     3     4     5
9
Customer satisfaction is regularly monitored and is high.
   1     2     3     4     5
10
Product performance is regularly evaluated and compared against competitor products. Performance is at the high end of the range.
   1     2     3     4     5
11
Process performance is regularly evaluated and benchmarked. Performance is at the high end of the range.
   1     2     3     4     5
12
Innovation is encouraged formally and informally in the organization.
   1     2     3     4     5
13
The company is managed in such a way as to create a healthy work and family environment. Diversity is accepted as a strength.
   1     2     3     4     5
14
Employees receive training and development and regular feedback. The company treats employees as assets and avoids using part time workers as second class employees.
   1     2     3     4     5
15
The company formally reports on it ecological impact - inputs, outputs, balance sheet. It views environment innovation as a source of strength that creates long term opportunities.
   1     2     3     4     5
16
The company clearly communicates the importance of employee and customer safety. It sets appropriate polices, communicates its values and acts accordingly.
   1     2     3     4     5
17
The company takes a long term view of its customer relationships. It does not transfer inappropriate costs to consumers.
   1     2     3     4     5
18
The company contributes to its communities and pays attention to the general stakeholder needs and concerns.
   1     2     3     4     5
19
The company provides a fair return to its investors over the medium term.
   1     2     3     4     5
20
The company does not change its risk profile with respect to any of its stakeholders without communicating such changes clearly and on a timely basis.
   1     2     3    4     5

Total score out of 100