While the convention industry is taking a huge financial hit during the coronavirus outbreak, it’s also being forced to innovate.
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.
Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com
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Posted inEthics & Culture
For some companies in the age of coronavirus, ethics pays
Despite slow governmental response to the coronavirus outbreak that is grinding the world economy to a halt, several businesses have decided it is worth going above and beyond to help customers and employees.
Posted inRisk Management
As America girds for coronavirus lockdown, China’s experience offers hope
As America nears the dark tunnel of a coronavirus-caused government lockdown, it can learn from the experiences of China, which is about to exit from the other end.
Posted inRisk Management
‘Force majeure’ in spotlight with coronavirus; what’s next?
The coronavirus pandemic has elevated “force majeure”—a rarely-used, relatively obscure contract provision—to a top-of-mind issue for companies scrambling to figure out where gaps are forming in their supply chain.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Lawsuit: Former iRobot compliance head alleges firing over flagged dealings
The former director of compliance for iRobot—maker of the robot vacuum cleaner Roomba—claims in a federal lawsuit he was fired for pointing out the company’s violations of state, federal, and international law.
Posted inBoards & Shareholders
Ten steps your business can take to mitigate coronavirus risks
As the coronavirus worldwide pandemic spreads, the ramifications for any business has gone from temporary disruption to a serious impediment. Here are 10 steps your company can take to mitigate its risks.
Posted inInternal Controls
Employees working from home to avoid coronavirus? Protect your data
With the coronavirus threat having moved on from disrupting your business’s supply chain to threatening your employees’ health at home, now is the time to implement that company-wide remote workplace plan.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Wells Fargo CEO says bank’s past behavior ‘deeply disturbing,’ vows change
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf, who has led the scandal-plagued megabank for four months, was upfront about the bank’s failure to stem abuses in its banking, lending, and auto insurance divisions when he testified at a Congressional hearing Tuesday.
Posted inInternal Controls
Coronavirus’ negative effect on global shipping could last weeks, or months
Companies wondering how to handle risks the worldwide coronavirus outbreak will have on global supply chains should look for clues to the Great Recession of 2008-09, the last time so much capacity stood idle.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Former NCUA ethics officer drank at strip clubs on job, report reveals
The long-serving ethics officer for the National Credit Union Administration retired late last year after admitting to visiting strip clubs and drinking on the job, according to an internal investigation.
