What you’ll learn on this podcast episode

The interdependence of our global business environment and the reach of regulators’ actions has contributed to generally accepted principles for E&C program design, implementation, and impact. This episode of the Principled Podcast dives into the business ethics practices in the Nordic region. Listen in as host Emily Miner explores key findings from the 2023 Nordic Ethics & Compliance Survey—and what they mean for E&C leaders in and outside the region—with Niina Ratsula, the co-founder of the Nordic Business Ethics Initiative.

Download the 2023 Nordic Ethics & Compliance Survey.

Guest: Niina Ratsula

Niina Ratsula is a passionate advocate of responsible business and ethically sustainable working life. She has supported numerous global and local organizations with governance and compliance-related matters as a leader and through her own company. 

Niina has received several acknowledgments for her work as a keynote speaker and business ethics influencer. She is also the author of several business ethics and governance-related books (e.g. Tuloksellinen Compliance-ohjelma). The key conclusion of her PhD was that organizational culture plays a crucial role in the effectiveness of compliance programs. Niina believes that we should have more uncomfortable conversations at work to ensure that ethics and compliance become embedded in everyday work. 

Emily Miner is a vice president of LRN’s Ethics & Compliance Advisory practice. She counsels executive leadership teams on how to actively shape and manage their ethical culture through deep quantitative and qualitative understanding and engagement. A skilled facilitator, Emily emphasizes co-creative, bottom-up, and data-driven approaches to foster ethical behavior and inform program strategy. Emily has led engagements with organizations in the healthcare, technology, manufacturing, energy, professional services, and education industries. Emily co-leads LRN’s ongoing flagship research on E&C program effectiveness and is a thought leader in the areas of organizational culture, leadership, and E&C program impact.

Prior to joining LRN, Emily applied her behavioral science expertise in the environmental sustainability sector, working with non-profits and several New England municipalities; facilitated earth science research in academia; and contributed to drafting and advancing international climate policy goals. Emily has a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florida with a degree in Anthropology.