Instilling an ethical work culture and ensuring compliance with laws, regulations and culturally based expectations are processes led by top-down management. They involve every stakeholder within the company's purview. Although laws, regulations and ethical standards are continually changing in subtle ways to fit changing business and social realities, their precepts remain rooted in the fundamental human ideal of right and wrong that transcend time and cultures.

This tool contains two examples of how to standardize key performance measures for managing and understanding an organization’s legal and ethical issues.