Following the rules is essential but compliance alone cannot guarantee ethical conduct. An organisation may satisfy every legal and regulatory requirement while still making decisions that undermine trust, integrity and organisational culture.
About this webinar
Join Dr Lincoln Cave, Executive: Organisational Ethics at The Ethics Institute, for a practical webinar exploring the important distinction between ethics and compliance.
Compliance establishes the rules, standards and obligations an organisation must follow. Ethics goes further, shaping how people exercise judgement, make decisions and respond when policies do not provide a complete answer. Understanding this distinction is essential for organisations seeking to move beyond procedural compliance and build cultures grounded in integrity.
The webinar will consider how ethics and compliance influence organisational decision-making, workplace culture, reputation and long-term sustainability. It will also explore why governing bodies must oversee both disciplines rather than assuming that legal compliance automatically produces ethical behaviour.
The webinar will explore
- The practical difference between ethics and compliance
- Why a compliant organisation may still experience serious ethical failures
- How ethics and compliance influence culture and decision-making
- The respective roles of boards, Social and Ethics Committees, ethics officers and compliance officers
- How integrated oversight can strengthen integrity, stakeholder trust and sustainable performance
Who should attend?
This webinar is intended for:
- Board members and organisational leaders
- Social and Ethics Committee members
- Ethics and compliance officers
- Governance, risk and legal professionals
- Human resources and organisational-culture practitioners
- Internal auditors and assurance professionals
In collaboration with The Ethics Institute
This webinar is presented by the Good Governance Academy in collaboration with The Ethics Institute.
The session brings organisational ethics and governance into direct conversation, helping leaders understand why effective oversight requires both sound compliance systems and an ethical culture that guides everyday conduct and decision-making.
Our Speaker
Dr Lincoln Cave
Dr Lincoln Cave is Executive: Organisational Ethics at The Ethics Institute and a Certified Ethics Officer. A former public servant, he brings more than 30 years of specialist experience in national security and international relations.
His academic and professional background spans public management, security studies, legal compliance and corporate forensic investigation. He has delivered ethics training across a range of professional environments and contributes to academic and practitioner discussions on organisational ethics and ethics in intelligence.
EVENT TIMES
DATE:
20 August 2026
TIME:
01:00 Los Angeles
04:00 New York
05:00 Rio de Janeiro
09:00 London
10:00 Cape Town
11:00 Riyadh
13:30 New Delhi
16:00 Beijing
17:00 Tokyo
18:00 Melbourne
20:00 Auckland
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