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About GHBER

The Greater Houston Business Ethics Roundtable (GHBER) is a professional organization dedicated to promoting ethical business practices and serving as a forum for the exchange of information and strategies regarding implementation, administration and conduct of ethical business compliance programs.

GHBER was founded over 20 years ago at the University of Houston's C. T. Bauer College of Business, with the leadership of Dr. Bette Ann Stead, to provide a level playing field for companies and organizations to discuss problems and share best practices.

Mission

GHBER’s mission is to promote business ethics & compliance while empowering the next generation of business leaders. GHBER’s vision is to be Houston’s premier ethics & compliance organization.

GHBER’s Mission will be carried out through:

Roundtable Discussions

among members of sponsoring organizations. GHBER will allow, by request or invitation, participation in Roundtable discussions by any member of the community who has an interest in maintaining ethical business structures.

Commitment

to uphold and promote ethical business structures and values. Memberships within this organization will be open to organizations and individuals who have made a demonstrable effort to implement business ethics practices, and/or who have a strong desire to implement a business ethics policy.

Service

to its members and to the community. GHBER will serve the Greater Houston area.

Chapter Formation

for an ethical support network and implementation of programs at the local level.

Education

of the public and for individuals and officers responsible for administering their organization's ethics & compliance programs. GHBER will promote the study of business ethics in colleges and universities.

Recognition

of organizations, of any size, who are making a demonstrable effort to promote ethical business practices.

GHBER Bette Stead Scholarship Program

To help fulfill GHBER’s mission to promote business ethics & compliance while empowering the next generation of business leaders, GHBER has an annual scholarship program - the Bette Stead Scholarship Program. Through this program, GHBER awards exemplary students from the Greater Houston area who have demonstrated ethical leadership in their studies. To learn more about GBHER’s scholarship program, check out our scholarship page.