LRN’s Program Effectiveness Report is an important annual event. LRN consistently provides important trend, benchmarking and program measurements. As an important leader in this area, LRN never pulls any punches. This...more
5/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Employee Training ,
Ethics ,
Generation Z ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Risk
Legal and compliance officers are used to adjustments and continuous improvement of their compliance programs. Building and maintaining an effective ethics and compliance program never ends — it is a continuous process. To...more
For compliance officers, this is a stressful time. How is that for another profound grasp of the obvious? Most compliance officers face a well-known assortment of risks — bribery, trade, False Claims Act, data privacy,...more
Is your company prepared for the compliance storm ahead?
With tariffs shaking global trade, aggressive sanctions enforcement, and new risks from AI, businesses must rethink their strategies. Can your compliance program keep...more
The 1990s saw the explosion of the internet, transforming the global economy and social development in ways we could have never imagined. But will AI truly have the same impact?
While its potential is undeniable, the road...more
When evaluating AI risks, legal, ethics and compliance professionals need to divide the question into two — first, what are risks from legal, ethics and compliance internal use of AI? and second, what are business risks from...more
1/31/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Ethics ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation
Have you ever wondered how different cultures and generations engage with a company's code of conduct? Do employees across the globe really follow ethical guidelines in the same way, or are there stark contrasts depending on...more
You often hear chief compliance officers speak about benchmarking. CCOs often reveal their competitive streaks when they collect information about other companies’ compliance programs. It can easily come off as a little...more
As the dust settles on the U.S. Election, companies are quickly analyzing the impact for businesses, federal civil and criminal enforcement priorities and the implications for ethics and compliance. When a new Administration...more
11/12/2024
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Ethics ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration
LRN consistently provides high-quality reports and important insights on ethics and compliance trends. Each year, LRN’s Program Effectiveness Report is anticipated as an important source of cutting-edge ethics and compliance...more
How can companies ensure that their compliance programs are robust enough to handle today’s complex ethical challenges?
In this episode, Michael Volkov dives into the critical components of conducting an internal compliance...more
NAVEX delivers quality studies and important insights on ethics and compliance topics. In its 2024 State of Risk & Compliance, NAVEX provides a comprehensive report on current trends and practices involving risk and...more
Listen to this conversation between Michael Volkov and Halyna Senyk in which they focus on Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts amidst the backdrop of its ongoing war with Russia. Halyna Senyk, an expert from the CEELI...more
NAVEX delivers quality studies and important insights on ethics and compliance topics. In its 2024 State of Risk & Compliance, NAVEX provides a comprehensive report on current trends and practices involving risk and...more
7/19/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Employee Training ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Ethics ,
Mergers ,
Risk Management ,
Voluntary Disclosure
LRN has issued another important report -- in its latest report, The 2024 Benchmark of Ethical Culture Report, LRN has focused on the critical issue of corporate culture. LRN is a pacesetter and the leader in reliable...more
LRN’s research consistently paints a picture that every board member, senior executive and middle manager should view — corporate culture is an organization’s most valuable intangible asset and is a significant determinant...more
In its latest report, The 2024 Benchmark of Ethical Culture Report, LRN has focused on the critical issue of corporate culture. LRN is a pacesetter and the leader in reliable studies on complex ethics and compliance issues....more
LRN’s latest report was based on a survey of more than 1,400 ethics and compliance professionals, most of whom were employed at organizations with at least 1000 employees in 19 different countries and 26 industries across...more
Boeing continues to struggle. As troubles mount for Boeing, it is clear that it suffers from real and pervasive culture issues that have been reflected in serious safety failures, financial difficulties, regulatory...more
3/6/2024
/ Aviation Industry ,
Boeing ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corruption ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Ethics ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
ITAR ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Settlement ,
US Department of State
I always enjoy retrospective “year in review” postings to start off the new year. For years, I have sought to identify and capture important compliance trends, typically focused on specific professionals in the compliance...more
Board Oversight of the Compliance Program -
The GCPG cross-references the US Sentencing Guidelines board responsibility requirements of the organization’s compliance program, and provides that the board shall “be...more
12/22/2023
/ Code of Conduct ,
Compliance ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Duty of Oversight ,
Ethics ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
OIG ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Training
One of the benefits of old(er) age is perspective and experience. (As we age, we have to find the positive reasons to tout). If there is one thing (of many) the compliance profession has demonstrated, it is that compliance...more
As The Volkov Law Group previously noted in the context of a blog post authored by Michael Volkov, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”)—at the behest of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco—recently updated the requirements...more
LRN’s annual Program Effectiveness Report is chock full of important findings. Frankly, LRN’s PEI Report is a “board worthy” report (as Donna Boehme used to say — every board member should read it)....more
We all agree on the importance of corporate culture. Everyone gets it – corporate leaders mouth the words but rarely understand the nuances, and the need to attend to a company’s culture. Compliance professionals want to...more