ACCA Malaysia’s month-long campaign marks Global Ethics Day

KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Malaysia is leading a month-long nationwide ‘Doing the Right Thing' i-Pledge Campaign in conjunction with 2018 Global Ethics Day (GED) to create an awareness and to encourage the practice of good ethics among Malaysians.

The campaign for ACCA Malaysia will include a series of interactive activities and events that will be focused on creating and building awareness on ethics, and to reinforce that understanding by asking fellow Malaysians to make their own personal pledge on doing the right thing.

In a statement, ACCA Malaysia Advisory Committee chair Datuk Merina Abu Tahir said: “Being ethical is about doing the right thing even when no one is watching. Upholding good ethics is the responsibility of all, and together we can make a difference in the world, starting with ourselves and our country.

“As the leading global body for professional accountants, it is even more crucial because ethics and professionalism are the foundations of the profession. Having strong ethical principles is at the heart of the ACCA Qualification, and we hope that it will provide our students, affiliates and members a clear moral compass to guide the business decisions they make on a daily basis.”

ACCA is working with Carnegie Council and CFA Institute in the UK in supporting the GED 2018.

The campaign will run till Nov 16 and targets to collect 5,000 pledges from ACCA students, affiliates, members and business partners, as well as members of the public. Pledges can be made at www.accaethicspledge.com.

For more information about ACCA's activities and efforts to promote GED 2018, log on to www.accaglobal.com/ethicsday