Moving ahead with the campaign of VAW-2025, Vigilance Department,PPA organized two exciting events on 31st October 2025 - a vibrant Drawing Competition and a lively Fancy Dress Contest for local school students.
These young talents showcased remarkable creativity, poured their imagination into colors and characters, expressing this year’s theme “Vigilance: Our Shared Responsibility" in an exceptional manner.
Appreciations to all the students for their spirited participation in making this outreach initiative meaningful and memorable.
Team Vigilance, along with Sr Dy. CAO of PPA inspired students at Port Trust High School today during VAW-2025. On October 31, 2025, the team led an engaging session where everyone joined together to take the Integrity Pledge, igniting a powerful sense of honesty and responsibility among the youth.
Encouraging students to embrace transparency and vigilant values, this event aimed to nurture the next generation as ethical leaders and principled citizens. Small steps like these lay the foundation for a just and accountable society. Let’s keep striving for a future built on integrity!
A Day of Powerful Voices and Purpose! An English Elocution Competition among local school students, hosted by the Vigilance Team, PPA at the Officers’ Club on 30th October 2025, was a resounding success! As part of a weeklong campaign, young students took the stage to share compelling thoughts on this year’s theme: "Vigilance: Our Shared Responsibility."
From heartfelt speeches on integrity to bold ideas on transparency and accountability, the event showcased the passion and promise of a vigilant generation.
Kudos to all participants for making this initiative truly impactful!
Business Ethics Current Events: What You Need to Know
Businesses today are faced with several ethical issues. We need to understand the current ethical issues in business, the causes of these problems, and how to address them.
While high salaries and unique perks may be the keys to attracting top talent, a new survey from Glassdoor shows that a company’s mission and culture matter most to job seekers. They are seeking more meaningful workplace experiences.
Glassdoor’s Mission & Culture Survey 2019 found that over 77% of adults across four countries (the United States, UK, France, Germany) would consider a company’s culture before applying for a job there, and 79% would consider a company’s mission and purpose before applying.
Furthermore, over half of the 5,000 respondents said that company culture is more important than salary regarding job satisfaction.
We need to understand the current ethical issues in business, the causes of these problems, and how to address them.
Ethics is the study of what we consider to be good or bad, right or wrong, within human behavior. When we describe something as ethical, we mean that it is morally right or morally acceptable.
When we describe something as ethical, we mean that it is morally right or morally acceptable human behavior.
Business ethics is not only about how you treat your employees and customers but also about understanding what is right and wrong in the eyes of society.
If you don’t follow ethical guidelines and practices, you can create a skewed view of what is fair and just, which can lead to cruelty and exploitation. That’s why it’s so important for businesses to adopt and practice ethical practices.
Doing so not only increases revenues and profits, but will also create a positive work atmosphere, build trust with your customers and partners, and make a positive impact on society.
The Importance of Business Ethics
Business ethics isn’t just about obeying the law.
It’s also about earning respect from your competitors and customers while shielding your business from legal repercussions. When you respect your customers, you form a relationship of trust that strengthens long-term business relationships and increases customer loyalty.
When customers are happy with your service, they’re more likely to come back, and they’ll be more likely to recommend you to others.
There’s a reason why business ethics programs are popping up everywhere.
Technology and digital communication have made it easier than ever to identify and report ethical violations. Companies are investing more resources in promoting ethical practices to avoid negative consequences.
The Global Business Ethics (GBE) survey conducted in 2023 revealed that employees are more inclined to use ethical reasoning when a company demonstrates the importance of business ethics.
99% of US employees who have a strong ethical culture say they are ready to deal with ethical issues. Companies that promote business ethics encourage their employees to do their jobs ethically. Business ethics can also improve profitability.
This year’s list of the world’s most ethical companies outperformed the large-cap index by 10 percent over 3 years. Having a well-executed ethics program can help reduce losses.
According to the global study on occupational fraud and abuse 2022, 22% of cases examined cost the victim organizations $1 million and more.
Companies that practice questionable ethical practices may see a drop in stock prices and severed business relationships, which can harm profitability.
Business ethics has a positive impact on customer loyalty.
More than half of US consumers say that, they will not purchase from unethical companies.
Why you should Be Ethical?
There are a lot of reasons to focus on ethical behavior:
First, doing the right thing gives you a great sense of self-worth. Virtue is its reward.
Second, being ethical gives you a personal advantage. Going the extra mile is not only wise, but it also leads to good business decisions.
Third, being ethical brings many benefits, such as increased self-confidence, admiration of others, and respect for others.
Fourth, for those who believe in God, ethical behavior can be seen as a way to please or serve God.
Fifth, ethical actions can easily blend in with your upbringing or training, forming a strong, innate habit that shapes your character.
How to Implement Ethics in Business
Always define ethics in business to ensure your employees’ well-being and to create a sense of meaning within the company.
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