Opinion

Boris Johnson has long had a strained relationship with ethics. But when details of a previous ethical lapse came to light, it further illustrated how disconnected he is from any sense of ethical behavior. Human Risk founder Christian Hunt shares...

The best return-to-work scenarios prepare employees for the new realities they face while also acknowledging the horrors and hardships they’ve been through. Here’s why a new culture is as vital as new policies. Now past the two-year mark, we feel...

In the aftermath of the tragedy at Robb Elementary, attorney and podcaster Tom Fox implores us to look at our advanced understanding of compliance and behavior to ask ourselves: What can we do as individual professionals, and what can we do...

Sarbanes-Oxley turns 20 years old this summer. Jack Kristan of auditing firm Plante Moran wonders why many companies still haven’t modernized SOX compliance — and offers an object lesson in the power of technology-aided auditing. When I first entered the...

Two employment lawyers drafted this thank you note for a fictitious company — but the scenario it describes is all too common. One of the authors, Anita Mazumdar Chambers, recently won a $2.4 million jury verdict in a retaliation case against a company...

Aspiring Twitter owner and current Tesla CEO Elon Musk has indicated that if he succeeds in buying the social media platform, its content moderation policies will reflect the bounds of the law. Human Risk Limited founder Christian Hunt writes that...

Twitter’s new boss is waging war on bots. How he gets it done may offer lessons for GRC professionals. The Twitterverse was recently abuzz with commentary about #KYH. The hashtag began trending following a cryptic tweet by Elon Musk stating...

One person’s harmless inducement is another’s criminal bribe. With customs, mores and laws that vary by culture, what constitutes bribery in each business context is not always clear. Help your employees and protect your company by providing clear context and...

Proposed rules relating to incident reporting aim to improve cybersecurity in public companies, but FTI Consulting’s Jordan Rae Kelly suggests the SEC's well-intentioned requirements could have unintended consequences. The SEC recently voted in favor of a proposal that would require...

What does a congregation in Charleston, South Carolina, have to do with a Hollywood superstar? In the aftermath of the Academy Awards spectacle, according to ethics and compliance consultant Lisa Schor Babin, they have at least one thing in common....

Boards of directors and company leadership tend to go about acquisitions in one of two ways. Some are presented with opportunities and react accordingly. Others determine what they want and go out and get it. The former strategy, argue the...

Forward-looking companies aren't waiting for taxes and regulations to balance the greenhouse gas emissions of their supply chains. They're taking advantage of decarbonization incentives. These carrots can lessen the balance sheet impact involved with making operations more efficient and less...