All Ethics & Culture articles – Page 51
-
Blog
Sessions deflects charges of lying about Trump campaign aide and Russia connection
AG Jeff Sessions went before the House on Tuesday to deflect charges that he had lied in regard to having knowledge of campaign aide George Papadopoulos’ contact with Russia.
-
Article
New guidance for best practices on human rights
A new guidance is giving compliance officers the tool they need to benchmark their own organization’s efforts to protect, respect, and remedy human rights.
-
Article
Employee amnesty programs: Strategic move or act of desperation?
Employee amnesty programs are a successful investigative tactic to get to the bottom of ethics and compliance lapses. So why don’t more compliance programs offer them?
-
Blog
Survey: Office culture still a major barrier to whistleblowing
Whistleblowing is becoming a more standardized practice in workplaces around the world, but workplace culture is still deterring large numbers of employees from engaging in the practice, new research by law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has revealed.
-
Article
Sexual harassment must become a compliance issue
No longer can sexual harassment claims be shuffled off to the HR department. The accusations need to be viewed in terms of materiality and reputation risk.
-
Blog
Risk-ranking and compliance training
The Justice Department’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs advises taking a risk-based approach to identifying employees in the three-tiered ranking.
-
Blog
Does a compliance department need a behaviorist?
Tom Fox offers some detailed steps to help companies upgrade and improve their corporate compliance programs.
-
Blog
Revising your code of conduct
See inside for some tips based on the Justice Department’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs for help revising your Code of Conduct,
-
Blog
Eaton Vance names chief compliance officer
Eaton Vance, a global asset management firm, has appointed Richard Froio as chief compliance officer.
-
Blog
Culture, compliance, and the board
Companies need to beware of two debilitating types of corporate culture, according to Uber board member Arianna Huffington, “the cult of the top performer” and “the culture of burnout and stress.”
-
Article
Everybody lies: Corporate veracity in a post-truth world
The truth is out there. But does it really matter anymore? A look at the impact of truth versus and lies in the business world.
-
Article
What you do in your free time is not your business
Two recent examples of high-profile executives being fired or disciplined for inappropriate behavior in their personal time shows that codes of conduct are not strictly 9 to 5.
-
ArticleHow DICK’s Sporting Goods manages responsible sourcing
A successful sourcing program is about more than conducting audits and taking corrective action. It’s about executing an enterprise-wide risk strategy.
-
Blog
NACD report on board culture and corporate culture
Have boards of directors finally begun to wake up to their role in the fight against bribery, corruption and unethical corporate behavior? Tom Fox explores.
-
Blog
Convercent Helpline offers mobile texting capabilities
Convercent, an ethics and compliance software provider, has announced new innovations to reduce barriers often found with ethical reporting. Convercent Helpline now features mobile texting intake to give all employees an opportunity to speak up.
-
Blog
VEON appoints group chief compliance officer
VEON (formerly VimpelCom) has appointed Josh Drew as group chief compliance officer and a member of VEON's executive management team.
-
Blog
How to use sticks in a compliance program
The application of discipline is a key aspect to any best-in-class compliance program, and yet many companies have never disciplined any employee for ethical violations, writes The Man From FCPA.
-
Blog
Using incentives in a compliance program
As stated in the FCPA Guide, compliance programs need to have in place recognized incentives for doing business. The Man From the FCPA discusses what important parts an incentive program may include.
-
Blog
Overcoming culture dissonance in compliance
A look at how chief compliance officers can operationalize compliance to make it relevant outside the corporate office in the United States.
-
ArticleQ&A: Compliance Awareness Month at Panasonic
Ling-Ling Nie, chief compliance officer and assistant general counsel for Panasonic North America talks about the company’s annual, month-long compliance awareness event.