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corruptionbribery March 15, 2012 0

Ellis began his posting by stating, “In Latin America, a company’s reputation matters.” He based this statement on a recent survey, conducted by Germany’s Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance, which sought to assess how incentives

Anti-Corruption Risk Assessments for Global Business Organizations

corruptionbribery March 14, 2012 0

Until recently, many global companies likely felt little need to conduct anti-corruption risk assessments. But that has changed dramatically, due in part, to the OECD’s 2010 good practice anti-corruption standards, which deemed risk assessment

Issues relating to bribery and corruption in M&A transactions

corruptionbribery March 14, 2012 0

The anti corruption movement is perhaps the most enduring symbol of the year 2011 in India, and is likely to dominate popular dialogue for the years to come. Although the connection between corruption and

Code of Conduct – The Cornerstone of Your FCPA Compliance Program

corruptionbribery March 13, 2012 0

The cornerstone of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance program is the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FSG). They contain seven (7) basic compliance elements that can be tailored to fit the needs and

The ethical dilemma: Saying no to corruption

corruptionbribery March 13, 2012 0

Normally, financial corruption between the public sector and the private sector is condemned on moral and legal grounds. This is what we said in the first part of this article and then we also

Global Anti-bribery and Corruption Survey 2011

corruptionbribery March 12, 2012 0

Bribery and corruption exist in all parts of the world in varying degrees. KPMG International commissioned a survey of 214 executives in the U.S. and the UK to identify their most vexing anti-bribery and

Corruption continues to be the most common ethical issue for business

corruptionbribery March 10, 2012 0

Siemens, Alstom, Citigroup, Torex Retail, Innospec – just some of the companies who were recently named and shamed by the media for incidences of bribery, corruption and fraud. The Institute of Business Ethics’ latest Briefing,

Preventing Corruption

corruptionbribery March 8, 2012 0

WHEN A CORPORATE SCANDAL throws a company into crisis or even destroys it, many onlookers’ reaction is that the people involved must have been immoral. Certainly they, the onlookers, would never become involved in