Risk & Compliance Matters

This blog discusses the trend in senior managers’ commitment levels to ethics and compliance within organizations – findings are taken from the NAVEX 2023 Risk and Compliance Benchmark Report.

The role whistleblowers play in identifying and bringing to light corporate misconduct, toxic cultures and the like is vital for the cultural health of any company. In many cases, whistleblowers put their career or reputation at risk by reporting – this is especially true in businesses where a “speak-up” culture may not be fully embraced. To that end, let’s discuss three things to keep in mind to help businesses better embrace the critical role whistleblowers play creating an ethical and compliant culture.

This post discusses the recent wave of EU Whistleblower Protection Directive transpositions and how, when paired with research from both KPMG and NAVEX, a picture begins to form about how organizations need to focus on gaining trust in hotline reporting systems in order to see true program success.

NAVEX recently surveyed over 1,300 Risk and Compliance (R&C) leaders across the globe to delve into compliance program maturity, priorities, struggles, and more. While all of the key findings are illuminating, this post is dedicated to the first key finding: R&C programs are reporting greater maturity than in previous years.

This post discusses some of the considerations organizations must make in order to conduct due diligence during the merger and acquisition process.

This blog summarizes the compliance and culture takeaways from the recent NAVEX Compliance and Culture workshop. Read on to learn how to improve your company’s culture and compliance program.

A whistleblower case that began more than a decade ago and has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately could have significant implications for other whistleblower cases. At the very least, the decision will bring much needed clarity around the government’s dismissal powers under the False Claims Act.

This article helps compliance and legal professionals answer the question on whether a report is a whistleblower case according to the Swedish Whistleblowing Act, and summarizes typical situations seen by legal firms.

June 23rd is World Whistleblowers Day, and in this post we’ll explore the important role these individuals continue to play in improving corporate culture and identifying wrongdoing.

Leveraging its largest-ever survey group of over 1,300 risk and compliance (R&C) professionals around the globe, NAVEX is set to release the 2023 State of Risk & Compliance Report on June 22.