Poll
On what basis should Corporate Governance be implemented in South Africa?
Primarily self-regulation based upon a voluntary Code (the King III)
Primarily enforced by law
A combination of self-regulation and regulation by Law
 


 
Who are we
EthicSA is a non-profit (Section 21) company and public benefit organisation incorporated in 1999.
 
We are governed by a board consisting of prominent individuals in the private and public sectors as well as academia.
 
Our mission is "building an ethical South Africa" and our core activities are:
  • Ethics advocacy;
  • Ethics education and training; and
  • Ethics advisory services.
EthicSA's work covers a wide spectrum of ethical issues raised by individual and collective human action, with a special focus on organisational ethics (including business ethics) and bioethics (medical ethics).
 
EthicSA's organisational ethics activities are consistent with the King 3 Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa (2009) which recommends that business and other organisations:
  • Assess their ethical risks;
  • Set ethical standards (Codes of Ethics and ethics policies);
  • Integrate those standards into the organisation's structures and practices (ethics communication: ethics education and training; reporting unethical conduct, whistle-blowing hotlines); and
  • Monitor and report on these interventions.
We cooperate with clients in the South African public and private sectors with a view to directing and managing suitable corporate ethics interventions.
 
EthicSA also operates in several African countries, sharing its ethics resources and endeavouring to build ethics capacity.
 
More than 70 corporate subscriptions members receive regular ethics resources and support.
 
Board of Directors

Mr Colin Beggs

Prof Solomon R Benatar

Professor of Medicine: University of Cape Town

Mr Peter de Wet

Acting CEO: MSD South Africa

Prof Jonathan D Jansen Rector: University of the Free State

Dr Rhoda Kadalie

Executive Director: Impumelelo Innovations Awards

Prof Willem A Landman

CEO: Ethics Institute of South Africa (EthicSA)

Ms Berénice L Marais

Group Manager: CSIR Strategic Contract Research & Development Africa Regional Focal Point: World Association of Industrial and Technology Research Organisations (WAITRO)

Prof Anton A van Niekerk

Chairperson, Professor of Philosophy and Director: Centre for Applied Ethics, University of Stellenbosch

 

Staff
 
Willem Landman
 
Willem A Landman, CEO, was educated at the Universities of Stellenbosch, Oxford and South Africa in philosophy, theology, and law. He is Professor Extraordinaire at the University of Stellenbosch, and chaired the Ethics sub-committee of the King Committee on Corporate Governance. More

Deon Rossouw

Deon Rossouw has had a distinguished academic career at the Universities of Johannesburg and Pretoria, at both of which he was chair of the Department of Philosophy. He has published several books. At the University of Pretoria, Deon was director of the Centre for Business and professional Ethics. More
Kris Dobie
 
Kris Dobie joined EthicSA in September 2007as Manager: Organisational Ethics Development. His main focus is Corruption Prevention where he has been involved in policy-, training-, and resource development for both the public and private sectors. More
Liezl Groenewald
 

Liezl Groenewald joined the Ethics Institute of South Africa (EthicSA) in May 2008 as Manager: Organisational Ethics Development. She came from the South African Revenue Service where she was responsbile for establishing the Ethics and Integrity Office in 2004. More

Annelize Worst
 
Annelize Worst stated at EthicSA in April 2001 as Office Manager.  Annelize is responsible for bookkeeping, and ensures the smooth functioning of our office equipment and environment.
Mandy Thackwray
 
Mandy Thackwray joined EthicSA in February 2005 as Communications and Training Coordinator. Mandy has a Diploma: Public Relations, and is currently busy with a Diploma in Office Administration. She obtained credits for business short courses at the Marymount Manhattan College, NY, USA.
Rebecca Motale
 
Rebecca Motale started as Administration Assistant in August 2007.  Rebecca assists with the answering of the switchboard, filing and administration, training manual compilation, call centre administration and other relevant tasks. 
Janette Minnaar
 
Janette Minnaar obtained a BLC and LLB in law from the University of Pretoria, after which she completed her doctoral studies. She has PhD in Criminal Law, was a Director of a private company, and is currently a Contractor of the Ethics Institute of South Africa. More
 
 
 
List of Clients

Private Corporations:

  • Amway South Africa
  • Anglogold Limited
  • Aspen Pharmacare
  • Astra Zeneca
  • Bankserv
  • BHP Billiton
  • Discovery Health
  • Discovery Life
  • First National Bank
  • First Rand Bank
  • G4S Care and Justice Services
  • Grindrod
  • Grintek
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Lonmin Platinum
  • Massmart Holdings
  • Merck Shapre & Dohme South Africa
  • Metropolitan Health Group
  • Qualsa Healthcare (Pty) Ltd
  • Nedbank Ltd
  • Pick 'n Pay Retailers
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • SABMiller
  • Sanlam
  • Sappi
  • Sasol
  • Schering
  • Standard Bank
  • Thomas Foundry (Pty) Ltd
  • Total SA
  • Vodacom

Government Departments:

  • Department of Health (DOH)
  • Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA)
  • Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
  • Eastern Cape Provincial Government
  • eThekwini Municipality
  • Gauteng Provincial Government
  • National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)
  • North West Provincial Government
  • PALAMA (Public Administration Leadership and Management Acadamy)
  • South African Auditor-General
  • South African National Defence Force (SANDF)
  • South African Revenue Service (SARS)
  • South African Reserve Bank (SARB)

State-agenies / Parastatal companies:

  • Airports Company South Africa
  • CSIR (Council for Scientific & Industrial Research)
  • The Development Bank of Southern Africa
  • East London Industrial Development Zone
  • Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors
  • Pebblebed Modular Reactor
  • South African Social Security Agency
  • South African Reserve Bank
  • Spoornet
  • Telkom

Hospitals:

  • Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital - Johannesburg
  • Universitas Hospital - Bloemfontein

International organisations and companies:

  • United Nations Global Compact
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • Bank of Nigeria
  • Malawi Business Action Against Corruption
  • Precision Air (Tanzania)
  • Global Compact Network Namibia
Institutes and bodies:
  • Business Unity South Africa
  • Democratic Nurses Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA)
  • Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (FEDSAS)
  • Health Professions Council of South Africa
  • Institute of Directors of Southern Africa
  • South African Institute of Translators and Interpreters
  • South African Institute of Valuers
  • South African Medical Association
  • South African Medical Device Industry Association
  • South African National Biodiversity Institute
  • South African Women Entrepreneurs' Network
  • Specialist Nursing Association
  • The South African Council of Educators
Donors and foundations:
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • GTZ (German Agency for Technical Co-operation)
     
Income

EthicSA is a not-for-profit organisation receiving its income from a series of sources:

Grants:

  • EthicSA was started through a substantial founding grant from the Merck Company Foundation - with the intention that EthicSA will become self-sustaining through other income streams in the longer term. This grant will taper off and come to an end in 2010.

  • EthicSA is seeking to secure further grant funding for various ethics capacity building initiatives.

Find out more about: The Merck Company Foundation.

 
Donor funding
  • We increasingly receive funding from international donors for ethics related projects in South African and on the rest of the continent.
 
Membership
  • EthicSA offers both individuals and organisations membership at the cost of an annual subscription fee.

To find out more about membership and the benefits thereof, please click here

 
Consultancy
  • EthicSA offers organisations a number of consultancy services to assist them with implementing Ethics Programmes. Click here for more

 
Training
  • Periodically EthicSA presents ethics training courses to the public and private sectors.

For an overview of our current range of ethics training services, please click here

 



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