Companies everywhere have faced unprecedented business disruptions over the last two years, but what lies ahead for compliance departments in 2022 should not come as any surprise. Well-known priority areas include a continued focus on business resilience and growth and greater attention paid to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...