Gildan Joins Top Companies to Drive Business Ethics
Gildan becomes member of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance
February 13, 2019 /3BL Media/ Gildan has joined Ethisphere’s Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA); a global community of companies who recognize the value of ethical leadership and who are working together to move forward with ethics and integrity.
“Being part of a collaborative community focused on sharing of best practices for ethics and compliance will allow us to bring the best of what we are doing as well as our challenges to the table and learn from others across a broad spectrum of industries," said Lindsay Matthews, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Gildan Activewear. “Good compliance practices simply make for better businesses.”
“BELA brings together a community of hundreds of companies that are committed to building an environment in which best practices are shared,” said Erica Salmon-Byrne, Executive Vice President and Executive Director, BELA. “Research—including Ethisphere’s—shows how organizations with a strong ethical culture regularly outperform their peers,” said Salmon-Byrne. “We are proud to partner with our members to develop new platforms that will help raise the ethical standards at companies in the region and globally.”
As members of BELA, Gildan will have access to information related to best practices of major corporations. BELA members also have the ability to benchmark their ethics and compliance program and practices to those of the World’s Most Ethical.
“Companies are no longer pursuing compliance as a legal prerequisite demanded by stakeholders, they are realizing how important it is to pursue value-based compliance that is in line with their corporate ethos,” said Matthews. “Our Company’s commitment to ethical business practices filters into every aspect of what we do and contributes to a strong corporate culture based on trust and transparency.”
The Business Ethics Leadership Alliance was founded by Ethisphere Institute, post the financial crisis of 2008. Founding members include General Electric, PepsiCo., Walmart, Jones Lang La Salle, and many other multinational organizations who came together to collaborate and share best practices. BELA’s membership has grown to an over 250 member community of companies who recognize the inherent value of organizations promoting ethical leadership and world-class compliance culture. To learn more about BELA, visit http://bela.ethisphere.com.
