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Ethical T by Sharon Shinn 18 BizEd MARCH/APRIL 2009 Outlook imothy Flynn loves to talk about ethics in the workplace. As chairman of KPMG LLP, he has focused on creating a culture where employees understand the company's values and speak up if they think those values are being compromised. "I want this to be the kind of firm where, if employees see a fellow worker moving out- side the white line, they pull him back," says Flynn, who also is chairman of KPMG International. "They raise their hands. And they know that if they raise their hands to talk about an issue, they will be rewarded, not punished." Under Flynn's reign, the audit, tax, and advisory firm has launched several specific and wide- ranging ethics initiatives. For instance, a hotline allows employees or clients to report ethics viola- tions anonymously. An Ethics and Compliance Report, distributed to all employees and available on KPMG's Web site, outlines the company's values, offers transcripts of conversations with ethics experts, and provides information on how the company has dealt with recent violations. But KPMG also has reached outside the company walls to share its vision of how a corporation should act. It