As COVID-19 working and travel restrictions begin to ease, now is a good time to revisit corporate compliance programs to ensure that they are still well-tailored and risk-appropriate for the way that business will be conducted going forward. While there are many potential areas that may require attention in light of the changes and challenges ...
On April 7 of this year, it was finally my turn to become one of the millions of Americans to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. After becoming eligible, I scoured websites for appointments, watching several disappear from my digital grasp before finally securing a Pfizer jab at a county drive-through site. When the vaccine was ...
The connection between a company and the people it serves is key to the success of any business, but that bond is especially vital for a company like HCA Healthcare, whose hospitals are indispensable community institutions. HCA Healthcare’s Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of Community Engagement each gave their perspective on how the ...
The last year has seen sharper shifts in public opinion about business, capitalism, and corporate responsibility than perhaps the entire previous decade. However, those changes were no surprise to Martin Whittaker of JUST Capital and John Gerzema of the Harris Poll, whose organizations track public sentiment closely. Both of these men sat down to talk ...
The global consultancy Capgemini has appeared on the list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® for nine years running. Although many found the adjustment to pandemic footing to be difficult, for this digital-first firm, a culture of commitment to its clients and communities drove increased engagement, a new Social Response Unit to deploy the ...
Ethics and compliance professionals are working harder than ever in 2020, as the pandemic collides with a season of social and racial protest, and an ongoing climate crisis that seems to worsen each year. Chief ethics and compliance officers, amid all their hard work, have a real opportunity in the midst of these circumstances ...
The changing nature of how we work is resonating across all corporate functions, including those tasked with internal investigations. Conducting this assignment remotely, while not physically at the location of the inquiry or face-to-face, has always been part of the equation. However, it has become more relevant and necessary, and is now oftentimes the only ...
COVID-19 has abruptly caused the largest and most rapid disruption to how and where we work since anyone can remember. Company leaders around the world have been called on to establish new work-from-home policies, develop technology solutions to secure remote business activities, and respond to closed national borders, shutdowns of whole industries, and disrupted ...
Jagdeep Singh, Partner, Assurance, EY The impact of COVID-19 has swept across global businesses, affecting all sectors and industries. Lockdowns of various degrees have disrupted the traditional way of doing business. Organisations have responded by moving to working from home (“WFH”), which has become a new normal. Interestingly, a recent media article ...
Ash Mishra, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Polaris Industries Polaris Inc. is a company that is known for making off-road vehicles and snowmobiles in the United States. It also makes motorcycles and boats under the Bennington and Hurricane brands and vehicles used in the commercial and defense industry. The company was started by ...
