Although not all companies set and meet high ethical standard, the ethical climate seems to be improving despite the recent recession. The National Business Ethics Survey, conducted by the Ethics Survey, conducted by the Ethics Resources Center, found that 49 percent of employees surveyed "witnessed misconduct on the job" in 2009, down from 56 percent in 2007. More employees said they reported misconduct when they saw it, up to 63 percent in 2009 from 58 percent in 2007. However, about one-quarter of employees said that the recession had had a negative impact on their company's ethnic culture. In such cases, misconduct rose 16 points. About 16 percent said their company had lowered its ethical standards in survive the recession.