According to the latest research, 2020 may be the year when corporations finally embrace environmental, social, and governance initiatives.
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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Posted inData Privacy
Controversial facial image aggregator Clearview AI reveals breach
A company with a huge database of facial images informed its law enforcement customers this week that it suffered a data breach.
Posted inInternal Controls
Coronavirus safeguards mean corporate ghost towns in China
China’s economy may be stuck in neutral for months by mandated quarantines and business shutdowns as well as resistance from local authorities to issue work resumption permits.
Posted inRisk Management
Disruptions caused by coronavirus affecting global supply chain
The burgeoning coronavirus outbreak not only sent markets crashing on Monday, it also put a spotlight on companies whose supply chains have been severely disrupted by the ongoing crisis.
Posted inRegulatory Policy
Whistleblowers finding system stacked against them
Are whistleblowers getting the short end of the stick? A recent case highlights one way in which the process for government rewards might be perceived as unfair.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
DOJ indictment alleges Huawei fraud, trade secrets theft
The Department of Justice unveiled a fresh round of allegations against Chinese tech giant Huawei, including racketeering, theft of trade secrets, and bank fraud.
Posted inRegulatory Policy
Treasury Secretary sets goal for cryptocurrency regulation
Taking into account the Trump administration’s trade concerns involving cryptocurrencies, the Treasury Department has announced it will roll out new regulations later this year.
Posted inEurope
Google begins argument to try to overturn $9B in EU fines
Attorneys for Google, seeking to overturn $9 billion in EU antitrust fines, argued in a European court Wednesday that the tech giant should not be forced to prop up its competitors in the course of promoting facets of its own business.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
Powell: Legislation to address LIBOR transition unlikely
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress he does not expect federal legislation will be needed to address the demise of the London Interbank Offered Rate, which is set to expire in 2021.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
FTC orders Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft to report all acquisitions for past decade
The FTC will require the top five U.S. technology firms—Alphabet Inc. (Google), Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft—to provide information on acquisitions not previously reported to the agency dating back 10 years.