Hosting Integrity Golf Classic

BBB Foundation Tees Off to Help Educate Community by Hosting Integrity Golf Classic

BBB of Central Arizona Foundation (BBB Foundation) will host its 21st annual Integrity Golf Classic on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe. Proceeds from the event will benefit BBB Foundation’s Savvy Consumer Programs, which educate teens and senior citizens on financial literacy topics and important marketplace issues.

The tournament will kick off with a shotgun start at 7:45 a.m. Following the tournament, a luncheon, awards ceremony and raffle will take place on the scenic patio of the Trophy Room Restaurant.

“The golf tournament helps BBB Foundation go into classrooms and community centers to educate consumers on how to make savvy financial decisions,” said Erin Harshfield, BBB Foundation Director. “By providing financial literacy basics and information on current marketplace scams, we hope to create a community of savvy consumers that positively impacts our economy.”

In 2010, BBB Foundation reached more than 135,000 Arizona residents through various community outreach activities. Collaboration with organizations such as Friendly House, Arizona Quest for Kids, Maricopa Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance, and the Elder Abuse Prevention Coalition, to name a few, has allowed BBB Foundation to continue working on building a community of savvy consumers.

For more information on BBB Foundation’s 2011 Integrity Golf Classic,visit www.arizona.bbb.org/golf2011 or call 602-264-2864. You may also email bbbfoundation@arizonabbb.org.

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Anti-Corruption Programme

Launch of Principles for Anti-Corruption Programme
04 July 2011

The Institute of Business Ethics (IBE) is pleased to welcome the publication of Principles for an Anti-Corruption Programme under the UK Bribery Act 2010 for the Energy and Extractives Sector.

The Principles have been developed by a group of leading energy and mining companies and draw on their considerable experience of managing potential bribery and corruption. They represent a sharing of best practice and are intended to provide assistance to organisations operating in these areas on the key issues to consider as they seek to prevent bribery in their organisations.

The IBE provided assistance in the development of the Principles.

The key Principles are based on those that the contributor companies employ in their own businesses. It is anticipated that the Principles will be used as a helpful reference to assist organisations to develop or enhance their own policies and procedures.
The Principles may also be of benefit to companies in other sectors who are considering policies and procedures to help prevent bribery in their own organisations.

The contributors are grateful to the Serious Fraud Office for the opportunity to discuss the Principles. Commenting on the publication, Richard Alderman, the Director of the SFO said:
"It is very clear from reading this guidance that the companies in this sector are committed to full compliance with the Bribery Act and that they are living up to the high ethical standards that society expects from them. I am delighted therefore to welcome this readily accessible guidance. It is an excellent example of good practice and is a model of what is needed."

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