Assembling a list of compliance winners for a single year isn’t easy. In fact, the process is flawed from the start, as the best compliance programs are often the ones that fly under the radar—free from regulatory scrutiny and media criticism.
During a roller-coaster year like 2020, though, celebrating publicly acknowledged standouts in the area of ethics and good governance is perhaps more important than ever. Against the constraints of a global pandemic and social and political tension throughout the United States, many companies (and regulators) had strong, defining moments that served the mission of compliance at a time when it was needed most.
