The pandemic has altered the course of the world. It has been a global challenge leading to an unprecedented and difficult time for many. The challenges posed have not only been on an economic front but have also impacted us on an emotional and psychological level, too, testing our resilience as individuals as well ...
One of the most essential and vexing aspects of any compliance program is the challenge of establishing and maintaining a whistleblower program that employees trust to fairly handle reports, protect anonymity, and prevent retaliation. Ethisphere’s partners at EY have experience running and consulting on whistleblower programs around the world. We convened a roundtable of ...
The definition of what it means to be an “ethical” company has always been fluid, but today we are at an inflection point in the breadth and expansion of ethics and the roles of General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers. Companies are addressing how their technology impacts consumers, how people are treated inside and ...
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 ...
Since he joined the World Bank Group three years ago, Jorge Dajani has implemented a variety of changes and reforms to make the global institution more trustworthy to all of its stakeholders. In this piece, Dajani discusses how transparency, both in processes and from people in leadership, help to make the institution more accountable to ...
Time and again, we are reminded through costly enforcement actions, government guidance and compliance surveys, that the many third parties with which a company does business pose the greatest risk of corruption and bribery-related conduct—perpetrated either by, or through, third parties. Nevertheless, many successful (and compliant) business models rely heavily on a large network ...
