We’ve recently been made aware of an increase in anonymous hoax emails and online reports posted to multiple companies through their internal reporting systems. The wording of these posts were identical and alleged violation...more
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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On November 14, 2023 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its annual Office of the Whistleblower Report to Congress for fiscal year 2023 (October 1, 2022-September 30, 2023). This report highlighted several...more
11/21/2023
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Financial Reporting ,
Internal Reporting ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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In this series, for the first time ever, you will hear the NAVEX philosophy and best practices directly from our executive team, alongside solution experts who will demo the NAVEX One platform in action. Join to learn how to...more
8/18/2022
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Risk Mitigation ,
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Webinars
About the Compliance Program Maturity Master Class -
3 Webinars | 3+ Hours of Learning | Exclusive Resources -
Program maturity isn’t about crossing the finish line to a "complete" ethics and compliance program....more
3/4/2022
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Corporate Governance ,
Ethics ,
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Speak-up Cultures ,
Webinars
Who should ‘own’ ESG?
It is an important question - one we have received from our customers and readers, and one that is currently being discussed by some leading voices on sustainability, governance risk & compliance,...more
This discussion of ethics at the heart of business success is from a keynote session at NAVEX Next, an annual virtual conference for risk and compliance professionals. The session, Ethics at the Heart of Successful Business,...more
11/17/2020
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
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Ethics ,
Popular ,
Social Justice Issues ,
Supply Chain
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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Risk Management ,
Social Justice Issues ,
Supply Chain ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Most organizations weren’t prepared to maintain the continuity of their business during a pandemic. So when COVID-19 hit, the most companies could do was dust off their disaster recovery plans, and react to the past while...more
The more things change, the more things stay the same. As compliance matures as an industry, we sometimes forget the foundational best-practices that our programs are built upon. Every last Friday of the month, we revisit...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
Join us for our annual benchmark webinar to get an exclusive preview of findings from the Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report.
Recent studies demonstrate how hotline reports are a key indicator of overall...more
3/26/2019
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Continuing Education ,
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Ethics ,
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Whistleblower Hotlines
Originally published in NAVEX Global's Top 10 Ethics & Compliance Trends for 2019 eBook.
The modern workplace may be finally undergoing a period of self-reflection as the demand for better and more civil working...more
Join us on June 26th & 28th for four 30-minute compliance bootcamp webcasts. We'll cover:
- Understanding Common Peaks & Pitfalls Before They Happen
- Modernizing Your Program with the Right Technology
...more
Organizations that focus on creating ethical cultures come out ahead -
That’s why this year’s conference theme is Ignite a Winning Workplace Culture. Winning cultures do not happen accidentally – they’re navigated by...more
Never has it been more critical to create an open and constructive organisational culture, where employees feel the ability to raise issues freely without fear of recrimination, and to have those issues listened to and...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
NAVEX Global partnered with an independent research agency to investigate how companies headquartered across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) develop and execute their ethics and compliance (E&C)...more
3/23/2017
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Asia Pacific ,
Benchmarking ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Due Diligence ,
EMEA ,
Ethics ,
Managers ,
Retaliation ,
Supervisors ,
Surveys ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Whistleblowers
Case closure times on employee hotline reports improved last year—one of the most promising findings in NAVEX Global’s 2017 Hotline Benchmark Report. The four-day drop in median closure time indicated in the 2016 report halts...more
In order for a business conduct and compliance programme to be successful, it must be firmly rooted and supported by company values that are reflected in a strong corporate culture. But even in the best companies, subcultures...more
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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Internal Investigations ,
Internal Reporting ,
Managers ,
Supervisors ,
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Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Yates Memorandum
One collection of terms I hear a lot is “tools, processes and people.” All three need to be successfully deployed to make a compliance program run properly while also creating an organizational culture that supports...more
11/15/2016
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Ethics ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Internal Investigations ,
Internal Reporting ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Management ,
Whistleblower Hotlines ,
Whistleblowers
Join professionals in ethics and compliance, human resources, legal, audit and training for the annual 2016 Ethics & Compliance Virtual Conference! Learn strategies to help you build a better governed, more risk-aware, and...more
10/17/2016
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Benchmarking ,
C-Suite Executives ,
CCO ,
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Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Ethics ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Global Workforce ,
Internal Reporting ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Popular ,
Retaliation ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Investigations
July 30 marks the 238th anniversary of passage of the first congressional protections for whistleblowers in the United States. As they have done in recent years, officials in Washington, D.C., will celebrate the anniversary...more