Menu6/24/16: The Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI) recently published its newest Global Business Ethics Survey™ (GBES™), a multi-country survey of worker conduct and workplace integrity. The survey addresses some of the most important challenges facing global businesses including third-party networks, corruption risks, workplace misconduct and conflicting ideas of workplace integrity. A link to download the full report is on the ECI page that explains the survey and its methodology.
Compliance Communications Blog
Jun 24, 2016 •
6/24/16: “Tired of hearing constant complaints that everyone hates compliance training?” That’s the question posed by Joel Rogers on the Compliance Communications blog. In answer, Rogers offers the example of The Generali Group, a-company headquartered in Italy and operations in more than 60 countries. As part of his responsibility as Head of Business Integrity and Group Compliance, Martin Callaghan took on the challenge of
Jun 24, 2016 •
6/24/16: It’s been said that trends across the nation begin in California. Now, according to a post by Jon Siders in Legal News & Compliance on the TriNet blog, new provisions of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) could “… usher in a wave of tightened discrimination laws around the nation.” It’s worth understanding the new FEHA regulations, which apply to California-based employers with five or more employees, but Siders’ explanation of the regulations gives non-California businesses a heads-up about what may be coming down the road.
Jun 03, 2016 •
6/3/16: Only slightly less comfortable than accusing someone of fraud is asking key members of management about their organizational fraud risk assessments. Yet, notwithstanding the potential discomfort, auditors are faced with doing just that if they plan to conduct effective audits of a company’s organization risk for fraud and corruption. In an article by Pamela W. Baker, CPA, CGFM, (Barbacane, Thornton & Company LLP) published on the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ website, the issue of “fraud interviewing” is tackled head on. In a short article packed with information primarily for CPAs doing independent audits, Baker gives corporate compliance professionals a heads-up about
Jun 03, 2016 •
6/3/16: UK Prime Minister David Cameron recently introduced plans for a new tool in the United Kingdom’s fight against global money laundering. Contradicting claims portraying London as the world’s “money-laundering capital,” the Prime Minister introduced a new corporate offence for executives who fail to prevent fraud or money laundering inside their companies. The Guardian published a good article reviewing Cameron’s plan, which has multiple provisions to prevent
