Speaking at the Compliance Week 2020 virtual conference, former UN Ambassador Samantha Power offered advice on how to address abuses happening during the pandemic and praised the upsurge in strong female leadership around the world.
Aaron Nicodemus
Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass.
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Holloway’s bold strategy lands him CW’s CCO of the Year Award
U.S. Steel Chief Compliance Officer Duane Holloway’s successful efforts to overhaul the ethical principles of a 119-year-old company earn him the distinction of becoming CW’s first-ever CCO of the Year.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Penman an E&C pioneer with an uncanny ability to connect
Lifetime Achievement in Compliance award winner Carrie Penman walks us through her compliance journey—from creating the first corporate-wide ethics program at Westinghouse Electric to her influential ethics and compliance work at NAVEX Global.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Flexible approach needed in return from coronavirus
Can an employee, fearful of contracting coronavirus, refuse to return to work? Though the law may be on the employer’s side, there should be room for negotiation.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
SEC, DOJ ordered to review RBS whistleblower’s claim on $4.9B settlement
A federal appeals court ordered two federal agencies to review the whistleblower claims of a former Royal Bank of Scotland employee who is seeking a slice of a nearly $5 billion settlement.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
Luckin Coffee fires CEO, COO over accounting scandal
Luckin Coffee, the China-based equivalent of Starbucks roiled by allegations of fabricating millions in 2019 sales, has fired its CEO and reshuffled top leadership as part of its ongoing internal probe.
Posted inEthics & Culture
House committee seeks to claw back PPP loans, singles out five companies
A House committee is demanding that large public companies that accepted Paycheck Protection Program loans meant for small businesses return them immediately.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
At urging of compliance committee, Samsung head apologizes for bad behavior
Jay Lee admitted Samsung “has not strictly complied with laws and ethics” at a press conference organized by the company’s new compliance oversight committee.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Seven worst compliance fails of the coronavirus pandemic
Compliance and ethics fails during the coronavirus pandemic have done more than hurt companies’ images. They’ve cost lives.
Posted inData Privacy
Senate Republicans to introduce contact tracing privacy bill
Senate Republicans say they will soon introduce a coronavirus-specific data privacy bill that would create regulations under the FTC for companies collecting personal data to fight the ongoing pandemic.