I liken my career in compliance to the movie and international social staple known as “Le Diner En Blanc.”
Ethics & Culture
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Lisa Johnson: What the compliance profession means to me
After completing law school, I accepted a role in the Hearings group with the Nasdaq Stock Market. I did not have any previous experience or desire to enter the financial services industry, but was fascinated by the regulatory body and its goal to protect individual investor interests.
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Carrie Penman: Putting the “E” back in ethics and compliance
When I first stepped into this profession, my title was not “Chief Compliance Officer.” It was “Ethics Officer.” At Westinghouse, I was tasked with launching a program that, at the time, felt experimental: a global, enterprise-wide ethics initiative built not on rules, but on values. I traded in my career as a scientist for something untested, something new. And to my surprise, I had found what I was truly meant to do.
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Navigating 2025 Compliance Challenges: Laurie Waddy on Governance, Anticorruption Trends, Vendor Risk, and AI Compliance
Former Head of Compliance/Chief Compliance Officer Laurie Waddy believes compliance professionals are well-positioned to support artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in their organizations. Drawing on 25 years’ experience in legal and compliance roles across multiple industries, Waddy shares insights into top compliance trends confronting the profession, including the emerging compliance risks related to AI implementation.
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AI governance, agentic misalignment and the lessons from ‘Star Trek’
Does sci-fi predict the future of compliance or simply provide commentary on the current state of compliance? What is the role of corporate compliance around AI governance?
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DOJ warns against using proxies for DEI in federally funded programs
The DOJ is warning that simply scrubbing DEI-related words from policy documents or training materials—and replacing them with thinly veiled proxies—will not protect federally funded organizations from legal scrutiny.
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Compliance teams urged to prepare as U.K. Employment Rights Bill nears passage
The U.K. Employment Rights Bill is expected to pass into law this year and will affect millions of workers. Compliance managers are advised to hone their understanding of HR and equality issues in preparation.
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Judge reinstates fired CPSC commissioners in latest battle over government cuts
In May, three commissioners for the Consumer Product Safety Commission were abruptly fired by President Donald Trump and sued for their jobs shortly after. A federal judge has ruled that the commissioners should be reinstated, although it’s unclear whether that ruling may itself be reversed.
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Inside a Compliance Pro’s Playbook: Systems, Structure, and Strategic Partnerships
Compliance Week’s Aaron Nicodemus sat down with Kim Faulkner, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at Colgate-Palmolive, to discuss the importance of ethics and compliance at the company.
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WIC Summit Notebook: Hybrid and remote work are great, but career progression is still in-person
As companies continue to grapple with the debate about forcing employees back into the office, and whether bosses should allow hybrid and remote work options as well, career progression seems still tied to in-person interactions.
