Local community issues 8. There are a number of motivations behind the move from compliance to integrity. There is societal pressure to address these issues and even to go a step beyond and to build an integrated network of stakeholders dedicated to integrity in global commerce. Corporations are now being held accountable for issues such as human rights and environmental protection, which were once thought the exclusive responsibility of government and charity organizations. This is in part simply a matter of course.
Many corporations are economically larger than countries in which they operate.
Only they have the resources to ensure that the population is fed in time of famine, educated when they are young and fairly treated through political transitions. Integrity issues have become the responsibility of corporations in the eyes of many stakeholders - including and especially customers. There are also organizational reasons to embrace integrity. Stakeholders assess the ethics of organizations by their performance on all of these issues. There are economic rewards to integrity initiatives including government incentives, greater access to financial support, community and media support, employee morale and productivity, and reputation in the marketplace and within their industry.