Things work a bit differently in government. When public monies are paying for services, consulting or any number of products and when the public interest is in question, ethics and compliance is all that much more critical. Contractors are subject to increased scrutiny and that don't live up to high expectations with regard to transparency and ethicals are likely to be "named...

Some of the risk areas in any ethics and compliance program are very serious: sexual harassment, financial fraud, etc. But the programs themselves don't have to be dull and drab. There's no reason that education around ethics and compliance can't be interactive, engaging and even entertaining. Make your E&C program relevant by helping staff really connect with the topics.

Diversity is commonplace at global organizations. With many cultures and ethnicities represented within a corporation, however, ethics and compliance becomes more challenging. Treating employees with respect is critical, but behaviors are received differently across different cultures. Even keeping those differences in mind, companies must establish a universal set of values.

Developing short- and long-term E&C programs requires a solid understanding of where the company stands in its broader ecosystem, as well as how the existing standards reflect the values of the organization. What also should be considered is company culture - are you fostering an environment in which staff want to comply?

Who better to speak to the evolution of ethics and compliance leadership than a former CCO who took a bit of a crooked path to the E&C field? In this week's Talking Values podcast, David Greenberg, previously head of compliance at Altria/Philip Morris speaks to the increased expectation of transparency of corporations...

In recent years, unprecedented freedom has entered the workplace as companies work to inspire their employees instead of coercing them with strict sets of rules. While this may seem like risky behavior for companies in highly regulated industries, it may actually be riskier to rely on long lists of rules in our hyperconnected world.

“Program effectiveness” is a term ethics and compliance (E&C) professionals frequently use as they strive to understand whether or not their companies’ investment and effort are paying off.