Staples Inc. Ethics Program: Staples Inc. is an office products company where it sells a wide range of office products, furniture and equipment. office through various retail locations in the United States and in 20 countries around the world. The company provides its products and services to customers in a variety of ways, including catalogs, the Internet, and its subsidiaries such as Staples UK Limited, Medical Arts Press, Inc., and Quill Corporation. Since its inception, the company has continued to experience tremendous growth to the point where it is now a leader in the office products industry with a workforce of over 10,000 employees. Although the company seeks to grow and develop in the global market as a socially responsible organization, Staples Inc. does not have an ethics program. Accordingly, the company must develop an effective ethics program based on the federal sentencing guidelines for organizations. Code of Conduct Benchmark: Since its inception, Staples Inc. has focused primarily on building a culture of integrity in which an employee makes one decision and undertakes a single task at a time. However, the effectiveness of this culture can only be strengthened through the development of a code of conduct. In general, many companies in the office products industry have sought to achieve their business objectives by developing and establishing codes of conduct. However, most of these companies have adopted relatively ineffective codes of conduct or ethics. For example, United Stationers Inc., Amazon and Office Depot, which are major competitors, have adopted ineffective codes of conduct because their ethical standards have been incorporated into corporate governance measures... middle of paper... changes to aspects that are influenced by any of these forces to reflect current practices and requirements. Additionally, the company will ensure that the compliance program is effective in enforcing ethical programs by employees and managers. Conclusion: Staples Inc. is a company that has seen tremendous growth and profitability in the office products industry since its inception. While the company is committed to maintaining the culture of integrity upon which it has built its business, it can improve its practices and operations by adopting and establishing effective ethics programs. The program should be based on federal sentencing guidelines for organizations to ensure its effectiveness. Furthermore, necessary measures should be put in place to ensure that potential challenges or setbacks are addressed while necessary changes are made from time to time.