When it comes to effective internal whistleblower hotlines, silence is never a sign of success. It is usually a sign that the compliance program, and its internal reporting systems, are not resonating with employees and is...more
The more things change, the more things stay the same. As compliance matures as an industry, we sometimes forget the foundational best-practices that our programs are built upon. Every last Friday of the month, we revisit...more
In NAVEX Global’s inaugural Definitive Corporate Compliance Benchmark Report, ethics and compliance related representatives from a wide range of industries and more than 1,000 organizations responded to survey questions about...more
This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced updates to its guidance document “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (the Evaluation). I was in the audience when Brian Benczkowski made the announcement at...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced updates to its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs,” in effect outlining the details prosecutors follow when investigating organizations and assessing the...more
Join us for our annual benchmark webinar to get an exclusive preview of findings from the Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report.
Recent studies demonstrate how hotline reports are a key indicator of overall...more
3/26/2019
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Whistleblower Hotlines
Originally published in NAVEX Global's Top 10 Ethics & Compliance Trends for 2019 eBook.
The modern workplace may be finally undergoing a period of self-reflection as the demand for better and more civil working...more
Join us on June 26th & 28th for four 30-minute compliance bootcamp webcasts. We'll cover:
- Understanding Common Peaks & Pitfalls Before They Happen
- Modernizing Your Program with the Right Technology
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For the 25 years I have been working in ethics and compliance, there has been an unfortunate turf battle waging between Compliance and HR over what types of reports should be accepted by the ethics and compliance hotline....more
Organizations that focus on creating ethical cultures come out ahead -
That’s why this year’s conference theme is Ignite a Winning Workplace Culture. Winning cultures do not happen accidentally – they’re navigated by...more
Never has it been more critical to create an open and constructive organisational culture, where employees feel the ability to raise issues freely without fear of recrimination, and to have those issues listened to and...more
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was a keynote speaker at the 2017 Ethics & Compliance Initiative’s Annual Conference last week. Whatever your politics are, it was important that we hear from him on his priorities for...more
NAVEX Global partnered with an independent research agency to investigate how companies headquartered across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) develop and execute their ethics and compliance (E&C)...more
3/23/2017
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Asia Pacific ,
Benchmarking ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Due Diligence ,
EMEA ,
Ethics ,
Managers ,
Retaliation ,
Supervisors ,
Surveys ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Whistleblowers
Case closure times on employee hotline reports improved last year—one of the most promising findings in NAVEX Global’s 2017 Hotline Benchmark Report. The four-day drop in median closure time indicated in the 2016 report halts...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, Fraud Section, recently released new guidance associated with its Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The guidance, entitled Evaluation of Corporate...more
2/24/2017
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Confidential Communications ,
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discipline ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Incentives ,
Internal Investigations ,
Management ,
Merger Controls ,
New Guidance ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Training
In order for a business conduct and compliance programme to be successful, it must be firmly rooted and supported by company values that are reflected in a strong corporate culture. But even in the best companies, subcultures...more
Every year it’s safe to assume that our list of Top 10 trends will include the latest developments pertaining to helplines, whistleblower reporting and retaliation, and this year is no exception. We begin by examining some...more
1/3/2017
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Internal Reporting ,
Managers ,
Supervisors ,
Whistleblower Hotlines ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Yates Memorandum
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
11/17/2016
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Anti-Bribery ,
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ISO ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
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Risk Management ,
Small Business ,
UK Bribery Act
One collection of terms I hear a lot is “tools, processes and people.” All three need to be successfully deployed to make a compliance program run properly while also creating an organizational culture that supports...more
11/15/2016
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Ethics ,
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Internal Reporting ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Management ,
Whistleblower Hotlines ,
Whistleblowers
Join professionals in ethics and compliance, human resources, legal, audit and training for the annual 2016 Ethics & Compliance Virtual Conference! Learn strategies to help you build a better governed, more risk-aware, and...more
10/17/2016
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Benchmarking ,
C-Suite Executives ,
CCO ,
Code of Conduct ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Ethics ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Global Workforce ,
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Pay Equity Laws ,
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Third-Party Risk ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Investigations
July 30 marks the 238th anniversary of passage of the first congressional protections for whistleblowers in the United States. As they have done in recent years, officials in Washington, D.C., will celebrate the anniversary...more
Benchmarking your organisation’s data against your peers across EMEA & APAC provides critical insights into the health of your ethics and compliance programmes. Our new report gives the most comprehensive picture of...more
5/19/2016
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Benchmarking ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
EMEA ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Whistleblower Hotlines ,
Whistleblowers
In our second annual policy management benchmark report, which will be released first to everyone who registers for our upcoming webinar, we’ve uncovered new trends and insights that you can put to work in your program today....more
You’ve heard it time and time again—one of the most effective ways to measure your compliance initiatives is to analyze the data you’re already collecting from internal reporting systems. However: how do you know if your data...more
In 2015, NAVEX Global partnered with an independent research agency to survey ethics and compliance professionals with responsibility for administering training across their organizations. The goal was to determine their top...more