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10 Ways To Effectively Communicate and Train for an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Program
In order to spot red flags, a person needs to know details about patterns of bribery and corruption in the specific industry and market where he or she works. For example, people selling medical equipment
Read More »High Tech and Corruption Risks
Silicon Valley should take note. They are ripe for aggressive FCPA enforcement. The high-tech industry is a risk industry for bribery violations. Yet some say that the high-tech industry is behind
Read More »Bribery and Corruption – do we need to be worried?
Transparency International released the 2010 Global Corruption Barometer just before Christmas. Included in the report was a statistic that was surprising to many – 4% of the 1291 New Zealand respondents reported paying a
Read More »Transparency International’s Latest Report on Bribery in a Nutshell
Recently published “Deterring and Punishing Corporate Bribery,” and it is worth reading. A meaty 93 pages, the document is full of useful information, from U.K. charging issues to corporate criminal liability principles under
Read More »The Bribery Act: have you acted?
The revised Bribery Act was passed in an attempt by the Government to clamp down on perceived business corruption. Companies and their business advisors have been tasked with ensuring the relevant procedures are now
Read More »Bribery Act – six steps businesses should be taking now
As a business, you may have seen references to the Bribery Act in the press and thought 'Why do I need to worry about this, I don't give or take bribes?' In fact the Act
Read More »Bribery & corruption risk management
The employees who make the purchasing decisions in your organisation may not be basing their selections on the best interests of the business. Rather than following a transparent process, employees may instead be influenced
Read More »Managing Corruption Risk In The Real World
Recent developments in anti-corruption legislation, particularly in the US and the UK, have substantially increased the risks for global companies which leave bribery and corruption unchecked anywhere in their business. Unlimited fines, seizure of
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