Foster Wheeler Selects RedHawk for Multi-Year Global Business Ethics Training Program
August 17, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
EATONTOWN, N.J. -RedHawk Communications, Inc., one of the world’s most experienced corporate ethics training and communication companies, announced today that it had been selected by Foster Wheeler Ltd. (NASDAQ: FWLT) to provide custom Code of Business Conduct and Ethics online training courses. Central to Foster Wheeler’s global plan to maintain a high level of corporate governance and solid business ethics practices; and to ensure that it serves the best interests of its shareholders and other stakeholders, the Foster Wheeler Code applies to all directors, officers, employees of and other persons acting in similar capacities for the Company and its subsidiaries.
“With approximately eighty percent of our workforce overseas, it is important for us to maintain a consistent and relevant message for all of our people worldwide. RedHawk’s capabilities for total customization of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics training course provides us with localized and culturally-sensitive foreign language versions of our training materials. The ability to customize our program allows for a global ethics training strategy that meets the needs of our company,” said Peter J. Ganz, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Foster Wheeler Ltd.
Foster Wheeler plans to launch its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics online training and supporting ethics communication programs in 2007 with additional materials being offered in subsequent years. The English course content will be translated into multiple languages, and will be technically capable of deploying in various countries where Foster Wheeler operates.
“We are very pleased to begin a long-term relationship with a global, world-class company like Foster Wheeler”, said Mike Levine, CEO of RedHawk. “Our principal value proposition as an ethics training and communication firm is that an ethics training program, appropriately customized, will be most relevant to the end user and therefore, the most effective. True customization means that Foster Wheeler’s ethics courses will reflect the language, tone, policies and culture of Foster Wheeler, as well as including relevant workplace scenarios to support the learning process.”
Ganz adds, “RedHawk presented us with a plan that thoroughly and professionally addressed our desire for a long-term vision and comprehensive, multi-year ethics training program. We feel confident that Foster Wheeler’s Code will be effectively communicated and well-received by all of our employees across the world.”