Few can argue 2020 was a difficult year for most everybody, but at least one positive development came to light for the ethics and compliance community: an overall strengthening of ethical culture.

That’s according to the “2021 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report” by LRN. The advisory firm surveyed nearly 650 ethics, compliance, and legal executives from a cross-sector of industries around the world during the second half of 2020.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...