OK, don’t flip out. I don’t mean that the way it sounds; I just said it that way so you’d read my blog which you’re doing. So you have to admit that it worked.
But, in another sense, I mean it quite literally. Here’s why: the other day, I saw yet another basic training presentation about the FCPA designed to educate employees about bribery. The presentation included the following sorts of facts:
If I’ve learned anything since joining the Compliance Wave team, it’s that communicating our message is the most important part of everything we do. We want to provide our Members (past, present, and future) with effective resources, best practices, and industry relevant news. We strive to maintain a balance between our global reach capabilities and our friendly, approachable tone. How do we manage this as we connect with hundreds of different organizations and millions of individuals around the world? We know the best way to engage our complex audience is to make sure we’re ubiquitous in our communications, both in the content we provide and in the communication channels we use to provide it.
3/18/15: The first answer to that question is inevitably that companies can prevent and detect corruption within their own organizations, educate their employees and third party partners, and reinforce an ethical corporate culture through a strong and effective communication program. But, participants at the...
3/18/15: Law firm Morrison Foerster published a client alert in early March titled, “Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2015.” It’s a good review that highlights the changing landscape of global anti-corruption activities. The review provides insight and some guidance to compliance...
A piece published on CorpCounsel.com entitled Watch your Languages in International Compliance caught my eye the other day. This is in part because it amazes me that anyone is still trying to convince anyone about publishing anti-corruption and other compliance materials for your employees that speak languages other than English; of course you have to do this, and I believe few people would argue the point. Not surprisingly, appropriate translation of compliance materials was listed as a “Hallmark of Effective Compliance Programs” in the FCPA Resource Guide published by the DOJ and SEC in 2012.
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