Program Best Practices

Proper investment in a successful compliance program starts with providing an adequate budget and dedicated talent. However, for many organizations, compliance is often combined with other responsibilities and programs are often not considered to be a single business unit. Research for NAVEX Global’s 2021 Definitive Risk & Compliance Benchmark report shows a majority of programs lack the prioritization needed to be fully successful. Here we discuss highlights of those findings and key points to consider when advocating for and determining the budget of compliance program resources.

When investigating a compliance failure, DOJ prosecutors are instructed to ask a series of questions to determine a compliance function’s level of leadership support. For our 2021 Benchmark, we asked those same questions of our survey respondents - and the results were surprising.

The 2021 Definitive Risk & Compliance Benchmark has just been released, and it is full of new findings to help R&C programs assess, compare and improve on their practices and procedures. Learn about how the last year has impacted program priorities, performance and more.

Whether filed via email or through an online reporting and case management system, fictitious reports can pose a heightened IT security threat. Here are four recommended steps to take if you receive a suspected hoax report through your case management system.

Corporations have reached a tipping point on climate change. They understand that requirements are coming for new disclosures and need a strategy in place now.

Research shows that the majority of employee whistleblowers report internally before reporting to regulators or the media. Here are five whistleblower best practices to ensure that once ethics and compliance teams receive an internal report, they are properly managing reporters to ensure issues are able to be addressed and resolved internally.

In this Memorial Day Weekend edition of Flashback Friday, we take a look at important lessons on organizational trust derived from military strategy.

NAVEX Global’s 2021 Incident Management Benchmark Report validated what many compliance professionals suspected – the impact of the events of the past year on workplace culture will be felt for years to come.

With whistleblowing regulation on the rise globally, and a new age of accountability and transparency converging with flexible working trends, more executives are asking about best practices for whistleblowing. This was the background to a webinar hosted by WhistleB’s parent company, NAVEX, and which also featured WhistleB’s Jan Stappers.

With the new EU Whistleblower Protection Directive looming large, building employee trust will be crucial to successful reporting programs. To build a strong program and “speak-up” culture, you’ll need these three pillars of trust: awareness, confidence and responsiveness.