Compliance officers are coping with uncertainty following President Trump’s election win, with fewer choosing to disclose their political affiliations in this year’s pulse survey. Since Inauguration Day, the President’s actions have signaled a capricious era of compliance, one where respect for dissent might be in question.
Surveys & Benchmarking
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Compliance Week’s Inside the Mind of the CCO reveals stubborn gender pay gap
Despite years of attention, male compliance professionals remain more highly compensated than women, according to the sixth annual Compliance Week Inside the Mind of the CCO survey.
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Under intense reg scrutiny, compliance teams report implementing off-channel comms policies
Three of four respondents to Compliance Week’s Inside the Mind of the CCO survey said their employers have policies and procedures in place that govern employee use of unauthorized communications on their cell phones.
The survey, conducted in November and December, found that another 11 percent of the 179 practitioners who answered the question were currently drafting new policies under regulatory scrutiny. Fifteen percent reported that they had no off-channel communications policies in place.
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Ukrainian Red Cross Society ensures compliance in a warzone, as 2025’s Excellence in Compliance Program of the Year
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society, CW’s 2025 Compliance Program of the Year award winner, built a full-fledged compliance program from scratch in twenty months during a full-scale war against Russia. “We didn’t just manage logistics; we built momentum,” says URCS’s Chief Risk Officer Dr. Mariia Polomoshnova.
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Excellence in Compliance Awards: PepsiCo’s Farzin Firooznia is the 2025 Compliance Officer of the Year
Some compliance teams consider it outside their roles to learn the ins and outs of their businesses, and something to explore when they have time.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
A lot of us are misusing AI at work, and it’s putting our companies’ data, reputations at risk
Almost half of employees in a new global survey admitted to improperly using AI at work, underscoring the risks companies face by the fast-growing technology. And that’s despite many of their efforts to slow its use.
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CW National Notebook: Convincing companies about compliance during deregulation
At some point, many compliance professionals say they’ve met an executive who approached their role dismissively. “I don’t want to talk about anything that doesn’t bring money in the door,” one attendee remembers a senior executive saying to them.
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CW National Notebook: Our rapidly changing world still needs thoughtful compliance, now more than ever
Sometimes, it feels like the only thing that’s certain is that tomorrow will be different from today. For an industry that’s focused on rules, regulations, and ethics, that lack of consistency can seem overwhelming. That’s why the next few days will matter so much.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Survey highlights demand for quick, customizable, and cost-effective compliance training
Compliance training has become less expensive and more customizable to keep up with the constant rule changes, according to a new survey by microlearning training platform Ethena and Compliance Week.
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Speakers at Compliance Week AI & Compliance Summit talk future rules around technology
While companies are exploring and building artificial intelligence technology, lawmakers and regulators are trying to identify what ground rules they need to set. These guardrails are what companies and governments alike believe are essential parts of ensuring safe and responsible use of the technology.
