Compliance Communications Blog

 

Corruption as the Glue of Human Rights Violations

12/3/19: The SB (Sustainable Brands) website recently featured a post by Richard Howitt that draws on resources ranging from the International Chamber of Commerce to the UN Global Compact to examine the link between sustainability, human rights and business performance...

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Curbing Corruption

10/7/19: The final installment of four reports produced by Knowledge@Wharton in collaboration with AKO Foundation is now available.  Titled “Curbing Corruption,” the report’s authors explain, “Only by understanding the causes and symptoms of the disease can we hope to control corruption, even if we may not be able to eradicate something so multifaceted and deeply rooted.”...

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"Who Pays if the Product is Counterfeit?"


1/8/2016: Not all victims of counterfeit products are at equal risk. The consumer who purchases a fake Gucci bag doesn’t face the same risk as a patient who relies on the purity of long-trusted medicines. Now it seems that brand companies face more risk than the familiar damaged...

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"Lessons From Corrupt Companies"


1/8/16: By now, it would seem that CEOs and senior executives would routinely lead the charge for enterprise-wide compliance and ethics. According to a recent post by Alison Taylor on Corporate Compliance Insights, far too many CEOs are leading their companies in the opposite...

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"The US’ Role in the UK’s Corruption Prosecutions"


1/8/16: It really is a small world, at least for global anti-corruption enforcement. An Anti-Bribery Alert by law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP highlights recent actions by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), as well as the link between those actions and the US Department of Justice...

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