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High flying public companies at greater risk of fraud
-Researchers found that companies with Fortune 500 status were represented nearly four times as often among the firms that had committed fraud. Furthermore, firms that traded on NYSE were over-represented by nearly two to one in terms of fraudulent activity, versus those that trade on other exchanges like the NASDAQ or OTC.
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Compliance with the EU Directive on whistleblowing and other legal considerations related to misconduct reporting
-The WB Directive obliges both companies (with more than 250 employees from 2021 and more than 50 employees from 2023) and authorities in general to introduce whistleblower schemes, which must be available to all employees in the company/authority.
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Business ethics is the biggest risk business face today
-Over the course of the last 12 months, business ethics has shifted from being a sizable but somewhat intangible risk…
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Ethics & Compliance Considerations in Remote Work: Whitepaper
-The Ethics & Compliance Considerations in the Remote Work Environment Working Group used the five principles outlined in the Blue Ribbon Panel Report as a framework to explore the impact of remote working on an E&C program. Get the whitepaper.
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Vault Magazine: The Purpose Driven issue
-The pandemic has sharpened the focus of society at large, governments, and almost all industries on the importance of social and environmental progress. The lesson is that corporate purpose needs to be at the heart of business resiliency and growth in the face of an unpredictable future. Purpose has the power to unify all stakeholders during the recovery process and after the pandemic, to build resilience for the future.
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Misconduct reports to external bodies hit record high
-The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had a bumper year in terms of payouts. The EEOC secured a record amount of recovery, more than $535m, for victims of discrimination in the workplace.
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A culture of respect needs the right tools as well as the right tone
-This week saw the swearing-in of US President Joe Biden, who set a strong tone for inclusion and respect when he warned that any political appointee showing disrespect would be fired on the spot. Conduct is set out by your policies and codes and sets the framework and the boundaries for how your people are expected to behave in the workplace. But conduct doesn’t guarantee behavior – this is where culture comes in.
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Financial authority warns of misconduct risk among homeworkers
-The UK’s financial watchdog this week warned that it is seeing an increased risk of financial misconduct among homeworkers due to a lack of oversight and controls over communication tools.
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CDC Foundation introduces app to enhance ethics and empower employees to speak up
-The CDC Foundation is partnering with the workplace misconduct reporting solution Vault Platform as part of its ongoing commitment to create an inclusive workplace and transparent speak-up culture.
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Big Tech faces more employee activism over misconduct handling
-The Alphabet Workers Union aims to pressure the company to prioritize ethics in product development, and take reports of workplace misconduct, including diversity, pay discrimination, and sexual harassment, more seriously.
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