Among the many crucial elements of effective compliance initiatives (internal reporting programs, policies, procedures, training, supply chain management, M&A, and more) are risk assessments – the intended foundational...more
How should my compliance program prepare for the Trump administration? This is a question I have been asked a lot over the past few weeks. And as we start a new year and a second Trump administration that promises to be a...more
1/3/2025
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In an era marked by heightened global regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, the landscape of risk and compliance is undergoing an evolution making the strategic imperative for effective, risk-based compliance initiatives...more
2/20/2024
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Register for NAVEX Next, our annual risk and compliance virtual conference. Formerly the Ethics & Compliance Virtual Conference (ECVC), the new name recognizes that we must be forward-looking as we face an increasingly...more
10/7/2020
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Data Privacy ,
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Guidance ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remote Working ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Social Justice Issues ,
Supply Chain ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Like every other compliance professional who’s paying attention, I have read the updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) last month. I found it both...more
In NAVEX Global’s inaugural Definitive Corporate Compliance Benchmark Report, ethics and compliance related representatives from a wide range of industries and more than 1,000 organizations responded to survey questions about...more
This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced updates to its guidance document “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (the Evaluation). I was in the audience when Brian Benczkowski made the announcement at...more
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was a keynote speaker at the 2017 Ethics & Compliance Initiative’s Annual Conference last week. Whatever your politics are, it was important that we hear from him on his priorities for...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, Fraud Section, recently released new guidance associated with its Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The guidance, entitled Evaluation of Corporate...more
2/24/2017
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Incentives ,
Internal Investigations ,
Management ,
Merger Controls ,
New Guidance ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Training
Every year it’s safe to assume that our list of Top 10 trends will include the latest developments pertaining to helplines, whistleblower reporting and retaliation, and this year is no exception. We begin by examining some...more
1/3/2017
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Yates Memorandum
DOJ’s new compliance expert brings private practice insights to the department.
The Fraud Section of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced earlier this month that it has hired Hui Chen as its “full-time compliance...more