All Ethics articles – Page 11
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News BriefWalmart shares successes behind supplier emissions reduction initiative
Retail giant Walmart announced the completion of an initiative to reduce emissions in its supply chain six years earlier than its intended target.
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PremiumCompliance’s role in managing challenges related to employee side hustles
Employees engaging in side businesses—part-time jobs or new company creations—can introduce a myriad of risks for a company.
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ArticleCW National 2024 preview: Diana Kelley on AI implications for compliance
Artificial intelligence expert Diana Kelley will discuss what AI means for organizations and explore the technology’s implications for compliance and enterprise risk as part of a keynote address at Compliance Week’s National Conference in Washington, D.C.
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OpinionTen things I’m excited for at CW National 2024
A new month and a new venue but a lot of the same you love about Compliance Week’s National Conference. CW Editor in Chief Kyle Brasseur shares what he’s looking forward to most at the 2024 edition of the annual event.
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News BriefWells Fargo says DOJ, SEC diversity hiring probes closed
Wells Fargo disclosed investigations by the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission into the bank’s diversity hiring practices concluded without enforcement action.
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PremiumU.K. labor shortage stakes up following tripled illegal worker fines
Fines for employing people who do not have a legal right to work in the United Kingdom have risen, meaning employers who fail to carry out the required checks or neglect to re-examine the status of those on temporary work visas could face substantial penalties.
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PremiumThe path to DOJ cooperation credit: Analyzing recent FCPA cases
Recent enforcement actions offer guidance on what the Department of Justice considers to be an “imminent threat” of disclosure or government action, what it means by “prompt” disclosure, and how a company can earn credit for revealing all relevant facts.
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PremiumQ&A: ManpowerGroup compliance director on CSRD prep efforts
James Levey, compliance director at global recruitment agency ManpowerGroup, discusses with Compliance Week his focus on preparing the group’s European operations to gather the data required for compliance with the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
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PremiumLRN survey: Compliance programs shifting focus from bribery, corruption
Many ethics and compliance programs have refocused their efforts away from bribery and corruption and onto data security and privacy, complex government regulations, artificial intelligence security, and other contemporary challenges, a survey from LRN found.
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PremiumVerifiable data key as companies begin TNFD-aligned disclosures
More than 320 organizations worldwide committed to disclosing their impact on nature following the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures.
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PremiumU.K. governance code revisions: Boards lead on culture, audit supports
Corporate culture, internal controls, and assurance moved up the boardroom agenda with the publication of the U.K.’s revised corporate governance code and its supporting guidance.
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PremiumExperts: SCOTUS ruling shifts onus to employers in whistleblower cases
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to reaffirm whistleblower protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a case involving UBS has wide ramifications in many other industries beyond financial services, according to legal experts.
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News BriefSCOTUS reaffirms whistleblower protections in ruling against UBS
The Supreme Court reaffirmed whistleblower protections guaranteed under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a unanimous decision expected to set a precedent that impacts all corporate internal reporting cases.
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PremiumThe blurred lines of employee monitoring under GDPR
The French data regulator’s fine against an Amazon warehouse manager for violating employees’ rights to privacy in the workplace once again raises questions about what constitutes an overzealous approach to employee monitoring and why companies fail to recognize the signs.
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PremiumExamining precedent set by French DPA’s Amazon employee monitoring fine
The decision by France’s data regulator to fine an Amazon warehouse manager for breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation over the way it monitored employee productivity raises questions about the reach data protection authorities have over corporate conduct.
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PremiumCompliance with growing number of U.S. privacy laws ‘a matter of culture change’
Different deadlines associated with the 13 U.S. state privacy laws currently on the books, including grace periods and enforcement dates, have proven challenging for compliance, experts discussed at CW’s Cyber Risk & Data Privacy Summit.
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PremiumQ&A: LKQ sustainability VP on importance of environmental data
Richard Brasher, vice-president of sustainability at multinational automotive parts company LKQ Corp., discusses with Compliance Week his view on the added attention sustainability initiatives are receiving and where improvement remains.
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News BriefEx-DOJ Criminal Division head Polite to lead Tavistock Group compliance review
Private equity company Tavistock Group announced the retention of law firm Sidley Austin to conduct a compliance review, the same week that its billionaire founder pleaded guilty to U.S. insider trading charges.
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PremiumStiffer U.K. audit penalties posing more problems?
Legal experts are unconvinced record fines against audit firms imposed last year by the U.K. Financial Reporting Council will necessarily improve audit quality.
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News BriefNYDFS: Banks must vet execs, including CCOs, ‘not just upon hiring’
The New York State Department of Financial Services released final guidance on how banks and non-depository financial institutions should vet executives, including chief compliance officers, before and during their employment.