US laws protecting employees from harassment and discrimination are well developed and entrenched in our business culture. Federal and state anti-discrimination laws have matured and evolved to address more than just the most blatant forms of harassment. The importance of training on employment discrimination, retaliation, and harassment prevention is no longer in question—it’s a business imperative. A strong ethical culture is a business differentiation, and triggers increased employee engagement, productivity, and bottom-line profitability. (Download a copy of the Ethics Resource Center’s 2011 National Business Ethics Survey to see the numbers.)
But until now harassment training efforts often slowed to a near halt at US borders. The justifications have been many: that Americans are more sensitive about sexual and other forms of harassment, that laws outside the United States are not as robust, that US harassment training won’t resonate with a global audience, and that obstacles to rolling out a global solution are simply too daunting.
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