For a compliance program to be successful, it's essential to monitor performance on an ongoing basis, and periodically stop and audit your efforts. Join us on September 17, 2024 for the Compliance Auditing and Monitoring...more
Call me a skeptic. Call me cynical. I understand that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) provides valuable standardization services and guidance. The ISO is comprised of 169 member countries....more
Is your organization’s compliance program set up for long-term success? For a compliance program to be successful, it's essential to monitor performance on an ongoing basis, and periodically stop and audit your efforts....more
Since mid-2000s investigation of Siemens, and the resulting $800 million penalty for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the FCPA has been an enforcement priority of the U.S. Government. Although a dip in...more
To begin, let’s define “benchmarking.” There is often confusion regarding the difference between benchmarking and assessment. ...the process of benchmarking is a subset of compliance program assessment....more
Some, though certainly not all, of the dust has settled since ISO 37001 published last fall. As compliance professionals grapple with the new standard, we thought it would be interesting to use the power of social media to...more
It’s been a month since ISO 37001 was published and there are some questions we have heard percolating in the compliance world about what this means. These are the questions we’ve been hearing the most...more
Recently, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopted a new set of standards, designated as ISO 37001, to assist organizations in their ongoing fight against bribery. As a result of recent increases in...more
Those of us working in the ethics and compliance field know that there is no shortage of guidance on best practices for establishing and maintaining an ethics and compliance program. In the U.S., the Federal Sentencing...more