Compliance into the Weeds: A Deep Dive into Employee Leaks and Corporate Culture
The EU Whistleblowing Directive
Six Steps Companies Can Take to Manage the Risk of Using Generative AI
Helpline Usage (or Lack Thereof)
Corporate Compliance and Enforcement Hot Topics with IBM VP, Una Dean
Encouraging Internal Whistleblowers
Encouraging Employee Feedback and Internal Whistleblowing
Integrity Matters: Fraud Trends for 2022, Ep. 1
JONES DAY TALKS®: The eBay Cyberstalking Case: Mitigating the Compliance Risks of Employee Misconduct
Doing Business in the European Union | Reporting Systems and the Importance of Culture & Language
Doing Business in the European Union | EU Directive, Following Up With The Whistleblower
Susan Roberts on Creating a Compliance Program Book
Day 1 of One Month to Better Investigations and Reporting-Introduction to Investigations and Internal Reporting
Those of us in compliance and whistleblower programs have been eagerly awaiting the release of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower (OWB) report, and on November 21st, we were able to view the highly anticipated recap (dated...more
On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more
The call, email or tip comes into your office; an employee reports suspicious activity somewhere across the globe. That activity might well turn into a FCPA issue for your company. As the CCO, it will be up to you to begin...more
We are on a run of some great, informative and incredibly useful books by some super star compliance professionals. A couple of weeks ago Mary Shirley released Level Up. In her book, Mary shared forward-thinking hacks and...more
NAVEX recently released its annual Hotline and Incident Management Report. Given NAVEX’s strong position in the hotline service market, NAVEX has access to a large volume of reporting data. As a result, its annual report is...more
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners recently released its 2022 benchmarking report on anti-fraud technologies, and the compliance community may want to look at the findings. According to this report, a majority of...more
On May 19, 2021, the SEC announced an award of more than $28 million to a whistleblower whose tip led the SEC and the DOJ to reach a combined $281 million FCPA settlement with a U.S.-based manufacturer of electronic systems...more
NAVEX Global produces a number of important compliance program reports. NAVEX Global always has played an important thought-leadership role in the ethics and compliance field....more
In 2019 the EU introduced new rules to enable whistleblowers to report about EU law irregularities (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019L1937), which EU countries must implement into their...more
The FCPA Guidance issued by the Justice Department and the SEC says it best – “The truest measure of an effective compliance program is how it responds to misconduct.” ...more
The Justice Department “listens and learns” from companies and compliance practitioners. As part of every enforcement action, DOJ prosecutors review and assess compliance programs in accordance with the standards explained...more
Corporate leaders often talk to the talk when it comes to a Speak Up culture. In theory, many business leaders can articulate their commitment to a Speak Up culture by emphasizing the importance of employees raising...more
The twist and turns of our political world amid the ongoing controversy surrounding whistleblower reporting has focused attention on an important issue – encouraging whistleblowers as part of a speak up culture and...more
We are in an exploration of the recently released Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs – Guidance Document (2019 Guidance), which was announced (ECI speech) by Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski at the Ethics...more
The 2012 FCPA Guidance states the following on investigations, “Moreover, once an allegation is made, companies should have in place an efficient, reliable, and properly funded process for investigating the allegation and...more
Employee hotlines are – sorry about this – a “hot” topic these days in compliance. NAVEX Global’s recent study confirmed the importance of an effective hotline system. Companies that implement robust and widely-used...more
Over the past few blog posts, I have been exploring a recent article in Harvard Business Review by Gary P. Pisano, entitled “The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures”. Pisano says the conventional wisdom is innovative...more
This week I am running a five-part podcast series for which I interviewed Dr. Kyle Welch on his recent paper, co-authored with Stephen Stubben, Associate Professor from The University of Utah, entitled “Evidence on the Use...more
I have long articulated that companies that have robust compliance programs are more efficient, better run and more profitable organizations. ...more
Corporate commitment to speak up cultures is suffering. The Ethics and Compliance Initiative’s recent Global National Business Ethics Survey contained a critical finding – corporate instances of retaliation against employee...more
As parents we all have been through the following scenario – we encourage our children to communicate and voice their concerns and to learn to articulate, reason and understand perspectives. So, our kids start to speak up...more
The call, email or tip comes into your office; an employee reports suspicious activity somewhere across the globe. That activity might well turn into a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) issue for your company. As the Chief...more