Exploring Best Practices in Corporate Ethics & Compliance — Second City Communications to Join Leading Companies at Global ...
March 15 2012 - 10:36AM
Business Wire
Second City Communications, the business solutions division of
the world-renowned comedy company, The Second City, is on the
roster for the fourth annual Global Ethics Summit to explore
effective communications in ethics and compliance training.
The Global Ethics Summit is a leading annual forum of more than
500 senior executives and features a review of best practices in
ethics and compliance – including advances in ethics/compliance
training.
The Summit is co-hosted by the leading business ethics and
compliance think-tank, The Ethisphere Institute, and the global
media and information company, Thomson Reuters. It runs March 15
&16, 2012 at New York’s Grand Hyatt Hotel.
The Summit coincides with Ethisphere’s announcement of the
World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies for 2012 and a dinner event
for this year’s honorees that features a keynote speech by former
U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright keynote and a
performance by The Second City.
“Strong, more engaging communications in ethics & compliance
training is a hot topic and we’re excited to join the discussion at
the Global Ethics Summit,” said Steve Johnston, President of Second
City Communications. “The Summit is an important venue for
companies looking to stay on top of the best-in-breed thinking
& solutions for meeting ethics and compliance challenges
globally. We are eager to help them explore how best to break
through the clutter in ethics & compliance training with fast,
engaging video messages that connect with people and make them
think,” added Johnston. Second City Communications produced a funny
video promotion in advance of the Summit – view that here:
http://vimeopro.com/secondcity/gec
Second City Communications is partnered with the leader in
compliance and ethics solutions, Corpedia, for the innovative and
hugely popular video library – RealBiz Shorts – short, funny, and
engaging videos that help companies connect with employees about
crucial ethics and compliance challenges.
RealBiz Shorts is licensed by more than 150 companies who can
access dozens of videos addressing a wide range of important issues
— including harassment, fair employment, whistle blowing, privacy,
political contributions, and using social media appropriately.
“The rapid growth of RealBiz Shorts speaks to how strategic and
creative many companies are in reaching diverse employee
populations globally,” said Tim Erblich, EVP of Corpedia.
“Organizations are deploying RealBiz Shorts across numerous
channels to reach employees today – including on company intranets,
via mobile media, and across numerous social media outlets,”
Erblich added.
RealBiz Shorts are created with clients to ensure that they’re
relevant to real issues. RealBiz Shorts also features videos on
topics including code of conduct awareness, corruption &
bribery, conflicts of interest, tone at the top leadership, and
customer privacy policy – among others.
RealBiz Shorts has been licensed by companies across the
business world, including: Microsoft, Dow Chemical, MasterCard,
Miller-Coors, The Gap, United States Steel Corporation, Best Buy,
General Motors, and Hershey. Additionally, RealBiz Shorts Life
Sciences services numerous clients, including Allergan,
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cardinal Health, Covidien, Johnson &
Johnson, Medtronic, and Roche.
For more info on RealBiz Shorts for ethics and compliance
training, visit: http://realbizshorts.com/
For more info on the Global Ethics Summit, please visit:
http://globalethicssummit2012.com/
About Second City Communications
Second City Communications (SCC) is the business solutions
division of the world-renowned improvisational theatre company, The
Second City. Drawing on The Second City’s 50-year legacy of
connecting with audiences through powerful, incisive content, SCC
works with hundreds of Fortune 1000 clients each year in blended
learning/training programs, internal communications initiatives,
and brand marketing assignments. More information about SCC is
available at: www.secondcitycommunications.com
About Corpedia
Corpedia Corporation, founded in 1998, offers a wide variety of
innovative and user-friendly compliance and ethics solutions.
Developed and implemented by a team of experts with years of
experience and industry insight, our compliance risk assessment
solutions identify, quantify and provide actionable plans for
mitigating and preventing compliance breakdowns. Our e-learning
programs bolster these assessments by familiarizing employees with
all facets of regulations affecting their company and offering the
most measurable outcomes for their compliance and ethics
initiatives. With over 800 customers in more than 150 countries,
Corpedia delivers the right compliance and ethics solutions to the
right people at the right time—every time. www.corpedia.com