Just in case you needed more evidence that demonstrating an effective compliance program is beneficial, recently the Department of Justice introduced changes in the Antitrust Division’s Corporate Leniency Program that factors in a company’s investment in and effectiveness of their […]
Convercent launches in Microsoft Azure, hefty fines for UBS, the realities of whistleblower retaliation, and more. Join the Convercent team for a weekly review of the top stories and most newsworthy events in the ethics and compliance industry. The focus […]
Independent monitors in compliance, Facebook’s new approach to CSR, the evolution of the Chief Data Officer role, and more. Join the Convercent team for a weekly review of the top stories and most newsworthy events in the ethics and compliance […]
#MeToo’s lasting impact on corporate culture, challenges for the EU’s Copyright Directive, increased protections for pregnant women in the U.K., and more. Join the Convercent team for a weekly review of the top stories and most newsworthy events in the […]
The whistleblower protection law known as Sarbanes-Oxley made it clear: publicly traded companies must protect whistleblowers from retaliation, or face large fines and legal actions. Yet, a widely misunderstood ruling by the Supreme Court opened up Sarbanes-Oxley’s whistleblower protections to […]
Salesforce making sure AI is used for good, companies doing right by America, 2018’s biggest ethical blunders, and more. Join the Convercent team for a review of the top stories and most newsworthy events in the ethics and compliance industry. […]
Thinking of making the move over to a new compliance service provider can seem like a tedious project to tackle. However, compliance organizations are tasked to find innovative ways to track and manage compliance initiatives, which may require a change […]
What is the POSH Act? The Indian legal landscape changed significantly in 2013, when the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (commonly called POSH or The Act) became law. POSH was India’s first piece of […]
Surveys indicate that about 80% of companies maintain some form of Gifts, Travel, and Entertainment (GT&E) policy. However, a policy that ‘stays on the shelf’ and is never read, followed or enforced is like not having one at all. Moreover, […]
Creating a company-wide culture that is attuned to corporate risks—especially the ones that an individual employee is likely to face on a regular basis—is a common theme in compliance discussions. Programs need to be risk-based, but creating policies only goes […]
Policies and procedures are an essential component of any organization. Policies are important because they address pertinent issues, such as what constitutes acceptable behavior by employees. Procedures, on the other hand, clearly define a sequence of steps to be followed […]
New High-Level Protections Have Been Proposed in the EU… How Will They Impact Your Organization? “Recent scandals such as Dieselgate, Luxleaks, the Panama Papers and the Cambridge Analytica revelations show that whistle-blowers can play an important role in uncovering unlawful […]
Predictive analytics – you know it’s important. You know you should be doing it. Yet many executives are grappling with how to use data in such a way that fits their organization’s unique needs both internally with their compliance teams […]
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