In-depth coverage of governance frameworks, risk management, compliance programs, and regulatory developments.
Ethics and ConductScope - What This Guide Covers This guide addresses Germany s Law to Strengthen Business Integrity (Gesetz zur Stärkung der Integrität in der Wirtschaft), expected to take effect later this year. It s
Ethics and ConductRegulatory Changes and Their Implications On June 1, 2022, Japan extended its Whistleblower Protection Act to include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), fundamentally altering the compliance l
Sustainability and ESGWhen the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) took effect on January 1, 2023, it marked a regulatory turning point. Ethical supply chain management became a legal obligation with penalties rea
Enterprise Risk ManagementIf your organization doesn t operate in the European Union, you might assume EU regulations don t concern you. This assumption can make your compliance strategy reactive rather than proactive. The Bru
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Sustainability and ESGThe U.S. Government s public challenge to two major EU sustainability directives in August 2026 has highlighted a regulatory clash that compliance officers must address. This was not a quiet diplomati
Ethics and ConductUnderstanding the SEC s Inquiry Recently, compliance teams at technology companies have been receiving letters from the SEC . These letters focus on business relationships with distributors, resellers
Ethics and ConductThe FTC s noncompete rule has generated more confusion than clarity. Compliance officers face a maze of half-truths, outdated assumptions, and wishful thinking from business leaders who either hope th
Ethics and ConductThe Problem / Why This Matters Now You ve seen the headlines. The U.S. Supreme Court ended Chevron deference , narrowed federal bribery law, and restricted the SEC s enforcement toolkit. Legal scholar
Ethics and ConductThe Justice Department has updated its guidance for evaluating corporate compliance programs, introducing three critical assessment areas that will shape prosecutorial decisions: AI-enabled risk contr
Enterprise Risk ManagementThe Challenge The Department of Justice s updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance from September 2024 presents a new challenge: your existing risk assessment frameworks may
Ethics and ConductIf you re managing compliance for a company with operations in Mexico, you ve likely encountered the Sistema Nacional de Anti-Corrupción, or SNA. This framework is reshaping how businesses must approa
Enterprise Risk ManagementUnderstanding the Governance Gap Compliance teams are rapidly adopting agentic AI for its efficiency, yet many lack comprehensive AI policies. This creates a governance gap as organizations treat agen
Ethics and ConductThe decision isn t whether cryptocurrencies are the future of commerce. That question has been settled. The question is whether your organization can accept, hold, or transact in digital currencies wi
Sustainability and ESGThe question at hand On August 14, 2026, the U.S. Mission to the European Union raised concerns on social media, formalizing a regulatory standoff: Can the EU impose sustainability due diligence and r
Ethics and ConductCompliance programs designed for traditional operational and financial risks often falter when AI is introduced. The Department of Justice s September 2024 revisions to the Evaluation of Corporate Com
Ethics and ConductThe Conventional Wisdom When the SEC Office of the Whistleblower reports rising tip volumes, compliance officers often see this as a sign of declining trust in internal reporting channels. The logic s
Ethics and ConductScope of This Guide This guide focuses on maintaining compliance programs during the current pause in U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement, initiated by an executive order on February
Ethics and ConductWhen your organization operates across multiple jurisdictions, you face a critical compliance decision: should you implement separate anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) programs tailored to each
Ethics and ConductThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement guidelines on June 9, following President Trump s February 10, 2025 Executive Order. These guidelines d
Ethics and ConductThe Problem: Why This Matters Now The DOJ s expansion of whistleblower rewards programs in both the Criminal Division and Antitrust Division has significantly changed the risk landscape for corporate
