This advanced-level course explores how ethical leadership and governance principles underpin sustainable business success. Integrating the SAICA Code, King IV, and the Companies Act, it equips professionals to identify ethical risks, strengthen accountability, and foster a culture of integrity, transparency, and responsible corporate citizenship within their organisations.
Participants will examine the intersection of ethics, governance, and leadership in driving trust and value creation. Through real-world case studies and interactive exercises, the course develops skills to design effective ethics frameworks, manage reputational risk, and embed ethical practices in corporate strategy, reporting, and decision-making aligned to King IV principles.
Key Topics Covered
• Business ethics foundations and ethical decision-making models
• Corporate governance and ethical leadership (King IV principles 1, 2, 13 & 14)
• Designing and implementing ethics management systems
• Managing ethical risks: corruption, conflicts, and whistleblowing
• Integrating ethics in sustainability and ESG reporting
• Building and sustaining an ethical organisational culture
• Accountants and Auditors
• CFOs,
• Audit committee members,
• Directors,
• Governance professionals, and
• Leaders responsible for ethics, risk, and compliance seeking to strengthen ethical governance and fulfil SAICA’s Ethics and Leadership CPD requirements.
