McDevitt’s CW case study on Lafarge wins Regional Gold Medal in the Azbee Awards.
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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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2026 Excellence in Compliance Awards โ Compliance Innovator of the Year finalists
The three finalists for Compliance Innovator of the Year have applied technology to improve compliance messaging and training; to enhance ethical decision making; and to resolve key compliance issues.
2026 Excellence in Compliance Awards โ CCO of the Year finalists
The three finalists for Compliance Weekโs CCO of the Year come from varied backgrounds, but their stories align. Each finalist has worked to modernize their organizationโs compliance program while simultaneously embedding compliance in business processes.
Compliance pros Lomax, Kim added to the Compliance Week Advisory Board
Compliance Week has added Dr. Hemma R. Lomax of DocuSign and Boon Kim Fam of PVH Corp to its Advisory Board.
2026 Excellence in Compliance Awards โ Compliance Mentor of the Year finalists
A good mentor offers some combination of guidance, compassion, wisdom, and straight talk. The three finalists for Compliance Mentor of the Year prove there is no one answer as to what makes a great mentor. But you know it when you see it.
2026 Excellence in Compliance Awards โ Compliance Program of the Year finalists
With innovations in third-party risk management and sustainability, and in embedding a compliance-first culture, the compliance programs at all three finalists showcased how compliance can be game-changing.
Joe Murphy named CWโs 2026 Lifetime Achievement in Compliance Award Winner
Joe Murphy has been guiding the conversation on corporate compliance for longer than the field has existed. Really.
New report shows how illegal mining intersects with financial crimes
Hundreds of billions of dollars in illicit funds move through the global financial system each year through the operations of environmental crimes linked to transnational criminal organizations. Illegal mining, in particular, directly exposes global financial institutions (FIs) to a wide range of legal and compliance risks, as well as financial crimes, absent robust risk mitigation measures.
SECโs Uyeda: โEnforcement is the wrong wayโ to handle off-channel communications
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Mark Uyeda told an audience of investment advisers that the SEC will no longer prioritize stand-alone enforcement actions for violations of the SECโs rules on off-channel communications.ย
Compliance Week AI event: How to build trust and ethics into AI tools from the start
What, exactly, do we want AI to do in our organizations?ย


