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ArticleCompliance changing culture requires proactive collaboration
Compliance teams might recognize opportunities for changing culture. To do so, they need to adapt readily in both purpose and approach and embrace innovation.
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My Compliance Library: ‘To Be Honest’ a roadmap to address organizational disunity
Ron Carucci’s book “To Be Honest” enables everyone in an organization to build “honesty as a muscle” and to operationalize aspirational goals and principles into an individual and group ethical capacity.
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Chapter 5: Volkswagen’s path to winning back trust
Its monitorship now complete, Volkswagen’s new focus is to rebuild its reputation among its customer base. It’s a long process, says Board Member Hiltrud Werner, one supported by a shift in strategy.
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Chapter 4: Tangible measures of cultural progress at Volkswagen
At the end of the day, how does an organization measure the effectiveness of company-wide cultural initiatives? Volkswagen has answers, utilizing perception workshops, mood barometers, and new diversity and inclusion initiatives as part of its culture rebuild post-Dieselgate.
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Compliance ‘well-situated’ to handle increasing ESG scrutiny
An expert panel at CW’s 2021 National Conference agreed that compliance is uniquely positioned to help companies in their ESG initiatives. The CCO and chief sustainability officer at FedEx share how this may look in practice.
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Chapter 3: VW operationalizes its Dieselgate monitorship
A revamped code of conduct and the Together4Integrity campaign stood out as significant milestones for Hiltrud Werner Co. as Volkswagen began to embrace its Dieselgate monitorship as a way to improve company culture.
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Chapter 2: Volkswagen monitorship falls in line under Hiltrud Werner
While Larry Thompson assembled his team for the Dieselgate monitorship, Volkswagen countered with appointments of its own, including Hiltrud Werner as head of integrity and legal affairs. Their relationship would determine the success of the monitorship going forward.
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CW presents: ‘Coming Clean: Volkswagen’s Dieselgate scandal and compliance monitorship’
Volkswagen’s recently concluded three-year monitorship is chronicled in CW’s latest in-depth case study, which spares no detail in following the world’s largest automaker’s comeback from its biggest mistake.
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Chapter 1: Volkswagen’s Dieselgate scandal exposed; enter Larry Thompson
The Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal wasn’t the work of one executive who thought to install illicit software into diesel motor vehicles. It was born from a “chain of errors that was never broken,” forming the basis for one of the largest and most high-profile corporate compliance monitorships in history.
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Cooperation key to compliance’s role in advancing diversity & inclusion
A panel of DE I experts shared valuable tips on how chief ethics and compliance officers can work collaboratively with human resources to address workplace culture issues at CW’s 2021 National Conference.
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Updated DOJ guidance stresses need for data in compliance training
An expert panel at CW’s 2021 National Conference discussed the importance for companies to embrace behavioral analytics in their training programs to align with updates to the DOJ’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” guidance.
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Citi CCO Mary McNiff taking to compliance one year in
Mary McNiff shared initiatives she’s undertaken in her first year as chief compliance officer at Citi during her keynote at CW’s 2021 National Conference on Wednesday.
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Tenneco’s dedication to core values lands it Compliance Program of the Year
Tenneco’s revamp of its core values, coupled with its dedication to employee engagement during the coronavirus pandemic, earned it the honor of Compliance Program of the Year at CW’s 2021 Excellence in Compliance Awards.
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Guiding FedEx through pandemic, Justin Ross named CCO of the Year
Companies across the globe faced a true test of competency this past year. FedEx passed the challenge with flying colors under the oversight of Justin Ross, CW’s CCO of the Year at the 2021 Excellence in Compliance Awards.
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From Nazi hunter to acclaimed ethicist, Emmanuel Lulin honored for Lifetime Achievement
Emmanuel Lulin has a storied history in ethics and compliance shaped by his time hunting Nazis as a teenager. The recently retired chief ethics officer of L’Oréal was honored for Lifetime Achievement at CW’s 2021 Excellence in Compliance Awards.
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Monitor certifies MoneyGram’s AML program after lengthy DPA
MoneyGram International stated in a regulatory filing it has fulfilled its obligations under a DPA it entered with the Department of Justice eight years ago, and its AML program was given a thumbs-up by its compliance monitor.
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5 reasons to be excited for Compliance Week 2021
Editor in Chief Dave Lefort shares what he’s most looking forward to ahead of Compliance Week’s 16th annual National Conference from May 11-13.
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White paper: Understanding OFAC: A Best Practices Compliance Guide
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed $5.7 billion in penalties from 2006-2020. And every year, the U.S. Treasury Department casts a wider net of OFAC violations, ensnaring everyone from unwitting small businesses to sophisticated corporations.
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Accounting considerations for companies merging with SPACs
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently reinforced its focus on the importance of corporate governance and financial reporting by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
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Video: Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, and combining risk and compliance
Aly McDevitt and Kyle Brasseur assess changes in compliance and risk management functions at Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse in light of recent scandals at each bank.
