All Ethics & Culture articles – Page 48
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Blog
New Zealand’s financial regulator to financial services firms: Culture is lacking
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority, the government agency responsible for financial regulation, on Aug. 9 set out its work plan for the year ahead, as the conduct and culture of the country's financial services industry comes under increased scrutiny.
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ArticleGlobal Slavery Index: U.S. has most at-risk imports among G20
The United States is the world’s largest importer of goods at risk of being produced through modern slavery among G20 countries, followed by Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, according to the 2018 Global Slavery Index.
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Blog
Compliance lessons from the best team in baseball
Believe it or not, there's a compliance lesson to be learned by the methods of the Houston Astros in their rise from the worst team in baseball to World Series champions.
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Article
Ethics training in the #MeToo era
NAVEX Global’s 2018 Ethics & Compliance Training Benchmark Report shows how the #MeToo movement has altered the ethics and compliance landscape in drastic ways.
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Blog
Corporate activism from the CECO perspective
CEOs and boards of directors have been hailed for their responsiveness to a spate of recent scandals, but one prominent compliance executive argues there’s another critical voice behind these decisions: the chief ethics and compliance officer.
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Blog
Why HR compliance is critical to creating trust
The recent departure of Uber’s head of human resources suggests the company’s new speak-up cultural might not be all it’s cracked up to be.
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Article
Will new Mexican president make good on anti-corruption promises?
Business leaders and the compliance community anxiously wait to see if newly elected Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador will make good on his pledge to fight corruption.
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Article
French probing LafargeHolcim for violations in Syria
LafargeHolcim’s French unit has been placed under formal investigation over allegations the cement maker was “complicit in crimes against humanity” in Syria after admitting to paying funds to ISIS and other terrorist groups.
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Blog
NAVEX Global offers free sexual harassment prevention training
Ethics and compliance software and services firm NAVEX Global now offers a free online awareness and training video series designed to help organizations focus on preventing sexual harassment and effecting positive changes in workplace culture.
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Article
French telecom execs face trial for moral harassment
Former executives of French telecom firm Orange have been charged under the country’s “moral harassment” law for encouraging an extremely high-pressure business environment, which reportedly led to more than 30 employee suicides.
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Blog
SEC’s Clayton digs into the basics of company culture
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton used a speaking engagement this week to champion the need to establish a firm-wide culture of compliance.
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Blog
Mergers and corporate culture
Big mergers are in the news, with the union of telecom giant AT&T and vast multimedia firm Time Warner and Comcast’s $65 billion bid for 21st Century Fox being just two examples. With the recent Justice Department emphasis on corporate culture, it will be interesting to see what this season ...
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Resource
Is your company a hotbed of harassment? 3 Signs That Your Organization is Far from Harassment-Proof
Is your company a hotbed of harassment? True Office Learning data shows that 34% of employees aren’t able to identify behaviors that create a hostile work environment. Here are 3 signs your organization needs anti-harassment training.
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ArticleDoing the right thing can be a costly investment
High-profile corporate woes are a reminder: Act fast when confronted by malfeasance and worry about the cost afterwards.
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ArticleBenchmark survey: Top compliance programs are data-driven
A new survey from Convercent and Compliance Week indicates that the top-performing compliance departments increasingly are starting to invest in technology solutions that support a data-driven program.
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Podcast
Tom Fox podcast: Setting the right tone at the top
In the first of a weekly series on the 10 hallmarks of an effective compliance program, Compliance Week columnist Tom Fox discusses the importance of senior leadership in setting the tone for the company.
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Podcast
Tom Fox podcast: Importance of code of conduct, policies and procedures, and internal controls
In the second of a series on the 10 hallmarks of an effective compliance program, Compliance Week columnist Tom Fox discusses the three components of written standards of a best-practices compliance program: the code of conduct, policies and procedures, and internal controls.
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ArticleSelf-disclosure can root out conflicts of interest
The world is a complicated place. Life choices and side hustles are increasingly pushing employees toward potential conflicts of interest. A solid risk management strategy can keep them happy while creating the visibility needed to protect company interests.
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ArticlePreventing and responding to harassment must involve both HR and compliance
An expert panel at CW 2018 shared best practices on how to address expectations concerning employee behavior, how to properly respond when allegations of sexual harassment arise, and how to communicate with senior leaders and the board on the importance of preemptive action.
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ArticleCreating culture from the ashes of scandal
At Compliance Week 2018 on Tuesday, Hiltrud Werner, head of integrity and legal affairs at Volkswagen Group, spoke of how VW is recovering from a recent scandal and trying to emerge a stronger, better company from lessons learned.