Podcast: The Trends Revealed by Company Codes of Conduct
Earlier this month, the University of Houston Law Center, building upon a program first launched in 2010, released a searchable database of the compliance codes for Fortune 500 companies. In our latest podcast, we talk to Houston attorney Ryan McConnell, an adjunct professor who teaches international corporate compliance, about what ...
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