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A CECO SWOT Analysis for 2021: Knowing Your Strengths

This series was written by Michael Rasmussen of GRC 20/20 in partnership with Convercent. GRC 20/20 provides insight on governance, risk management and compliance solutions through market research, benchmarking, training, and analysis. Distributed, dynamic, and disrupted business are driving significant […]

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A Complete Guide to Data Privacy Compliance in 2021

If your enterprise does business in North America, Europe, South America, the UK, China, or Singapore, you likely have some new data privacy compliance considerations this year. New regulations, rules, and guidance about data privacy is going into force around […]

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Compliance Program Awareness: Think Like a Marketer

How do you increase compliance program awareness and create meaningful engagement with your employees? Think of your program the way marketers think of a product they’ve been tasked with promoting—using behavioral science and modern promotional tactics to build awareness and […]

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2020 Convercent Customer Award Winners

2020 Convercent Customer Award Winners

Throughout a year when one difficulty was quickly followed by another (and another, and another), compliance leaders and programs stepped up for their companies. And it’s a good thing—living your values is never more important than during a crisis, and […]

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A Simple Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form

Whether you are a nonprofit organization or a large financial institution, a systematic approach to conflict of interest disclosure management makes disclosure management and action feasible. After all, we know that having a documented process and a detailed paper trail […]

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Compliance Vision Board

A 2021 Compliance Vision Board

As 2020 rolled over into 2021, there was an almost audible sigh of relief around the globe. But it only took a few days for 2021 to prove that we didn’t leave any of the unrest behind us, just because […]

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Disclosure Management: Comparing Compliance Solutions

Compliance disclosures are a critical element of an organization’s compliance and ethics management program. The organization requires structured approaches to managing disclosures such as conflicts of interest, and a way to address compliance related forms and processing for gifts, entertainment, […]

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Impact of Brexit for Ethics and Compliance

The impact of Brexit for Ethics and Compliance Officers

As we approach the end of the Brexit transition—less than a month away—several significant issues remain unresolved, perhaps unsurprisingly. After more than 40 years of UK membership in the European Union, the Brexit negotiations were never going to be straightforward. […]

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Ensuring Integrity in the Extended Enterprise

Traditional brick and mortar business is a thing of the past: physical buildings and conventional employees no longer define your organization. The modern organization is the extended enterprise: an interconnected maze of relationships and interactions that span traditional business boundaries. […]

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9 Key Takeaways from CONVERGE20

With CONVERGE20 behind us, we’ve had a chance to catch our breath, go over our notes from the event, and reflect on three days of powerful keynotes, breakout sessions, and networking. It was incredible to kick off The Ethics Movement […]

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