The Centre for Accounting Ethics at the University of Waterloo was established in 1991 through a grant from the Auditing and Accounting Development Fund. In supporting projects designed to enhance the teaching of ethics to accounting students and the research of ethical issues in accounting, the Centre aims to help prepare future accountants and financial managers to exercise professional judgment within an ethical framework and to promote high ethical standards.
The Centre has announced its first biennial Symposium to be held on April 18–20, 2013 in Toronto, Canada. The theme is Accounting Ethics and Tone at the Top. Papers are invited from academe and practice addressing this theme. Possible questions include the role of boards of directors in shaping ethics policy, the audit committee’s oversight role in setting the ethical environment of an organization, the intersection of risk management, control systems and ethical practices and its impact on tone at the top. The papers from this Symposium will be considered for a Special Issue of the Journal of Business Ethics. Submission deadline is January 15, 2013. For more information, see the Call for papers and register online.
Additional resources are available at the Centre, including Members of the Centre, Ethics Teaching Cases, Published Articles, Ethics Links and an Ethics Bibliography which can be searched by 59 subjects, such as “Ethical/Professional Values,” “Integrity” and “Professional Judgment.”
