Laws and practices will have to adapt to the new way of life Due to COVID-19, we are confined in our homes, working from home 24/7, not at our usual workplaces, with no personal interactions with our colleagues! What is the probability of sexual harassment in such a scenario? Is the law applicable in such ...
Julian Prower, Chief Operating Officer, Dun & Bradstreet, India A heightened risk of bribery, corruption and identity theft exists as “bad actors” seek to mitigate the economic fallout from the pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and has sparked an economic crisis like no other, engulfing businesses of all statures. As a result, ...
The global pandemic has forever changed our experiences―as customers, employees, citizens, humans― as a result, our attitudes and behaviors are changing. These are difficult times for most companies across the globe, bringing with them a completely different set of challenges and risks. Situations like these often-become breeding grounds for corruption and fraud. It is important ...
Ruhi Ranjan, Managing Director, Accenture, India The global pandemic has forever changed our experiences―as customers, employees, citizens, humans― as a result, our attitudes and behaviors are changing Leaders are rapidly turning their attention to the Next, a period of unpredictable and possibly muted economic recovery with new competitive threats and opportunities, and quite ...
Akhilesh Nand (L); and Karthik K. Saravanan The revised US Federal Sentencing Guidelines, as revised, make specific reference to the need to promote a culture that “encourages ethical conduct” and a “commitment to compliance with the law.” The inspiration for this is that having an effective ethics program that can reduce fines by ...
Ethisphere Integrity Partner EY is proud to announce the release of their Global Integrity Report 2020: Is this the moment of truth for corporate integrity? The COVID-19 global pandemic has shocked the world, impacting life for families, communities and organizations on every continent. Amid the turmoil, businesses and governments are faced with new and ...
Amie Rooney, Director Counsel of Ethics & Compliance, Marvell On April 28, 2020, the United States Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) issued an expanded rule under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that imposed new requirements for exports to China, Russia, and Venezuela. The expanded rule under EAR Section 744.21, ...
In today’s environment of emergency government spending and programs, flexibilization of procurement processes and controls, and the sudden and unrehearsed shift to mass remote working in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of fraud and corruption has increased substantially across Latin America. Unfortunately, this situation coincides with troubling anti-corruption enforcement trends in the ...
Atul Kumar, Chief Ethics Officer, State Bank of India ‘If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.’ I was ruminating the words of Henry Ford when I hit an oddball. Deep diving the numbers, I noticed that one of my 44 outlets fading in sales. With a new manager ...
Bumper Carroll, Vice President, Creative, Second City Works In these unprecedented times, companies and employees are navigating new ways of working and facing a host of related challenges. There are specific risks associated with today’s work environment—data security and inappropriate social media posting, for example—in which it is important to communicate about ...
