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2022 Press Releases

Portland, Ore., May 4, 2022 - NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced it has been named the Enterprise Company of the Year in the Technology Association of Oregon’s 2022 Oregon Technology Awards.

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Portland, Ore., April 7, 2022 - NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced it has been named a finalist in the Technology Association of Oregon’s 2022 Oregon Technology Awards for the Company of the Year in the Enterprise category.

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PORTLAND, Ore., April 6, 2022 - NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced the inclusion of NAVEX ESG on the NAVEX One® Platform.

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PORTLAND, Ore., March 29, 2022 - NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, announces the findings of its 2022 Incident Management Benchmark Study. The annual report tracked and analyzed organizational compliance trends based on more than 1.37 million global incident management reports made to nearly 3500 organizations in 2021.

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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Global Survey Validates that ESG is a Growing Priority for Businesses

PORTLAND, Ore., March 22, 2022 – NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today shares key findings from a survey of 1,250 managers and senior executives on ESG practices at companies across the U.S., U.K., France and Germany. The survey results indicate that ESG measures remain a strong and growing priority for businesses in 2022, especially as they begin to emphasize a balanced focus across environment, social and governance factors.

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PORTLAND, Ore., February 9, 2022 – NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, unveils today the NAVEX Integration Cloud. This new product offering provides risk, information security, third party risk managers and IT professionals the power to easily and efficiently integrate a wide variety of business data and automate risk management workflows.

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PORTLAND, Ore., February 7, 2022 – NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced two appointments to the executive staff:  Andrew Bates as chief financial officer and A.G. Lambert as chief product officer. 

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MEDIA ALERT – PORTLAND, Ore., January 12, 2022 – With this name change, NAVEX’s formal name now reflects how others refer to the company. The new name is accompanied by a bold new look and feel that reflects NAVEX’s strong market presence and is designed as an active illustration of how NAVEX continues to set the pace for the rest of the industry helping its customers navigate swift change.

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2021 Press Releases

PORTLAND, Ore., December 16, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software with over 13,000 customers worldwide, today announced publication of its first Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Report: Invested in Our Impact. The report showcases NAVEX Global’s commitment to leading by example on ESG; efforts to begin measuring and reducing environmental footprint; longer-term focus on social and governance initiatives; and a framework for broadening the company’s vision and increasing its impact.

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Over half of businesses agree that ESG efforts are more about the bottom line than about their impact on the world

London 09:00am Wednesday 1 December 2021: Less than a half of consumers (49%) trust brands that say they’re sustainably and ethically driven in their marketing and branding, or that they are aiming to achieve net zero by a certain date (47%). Similarly, only 15% of business decision makers in business to consumer businesses are completely confident that all the materials their organisations use are responsibly sourced.  What’s more concerning is the motivation behind the distrust. According to research released today by NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software with over 13,000 customers worldwide, only a quarter (25%) of consumers believe businesses are primarily motivated to undertake environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives to make a positive difference to the world and over half (55%) of businesses agree it’s more about that bottom line.

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LONDON, UK, 18 November, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announces the results of its 2021 Regional Whistleblowing Hotline Benchmark Report. The findings reveal that global reporting volumes declined for the first time since the company began reporting whistleblowing benchmarking data over a decade ago. The sharpest reductions occurred in organisations based in APAC (57%) and the UK (37.5%), coinciding with the introduction of pandemic-driven regional lockdowns.

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Global Compliance Survey Highlights Convergence of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Compliance Programs

PORTLAND, Ore., November 16, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today shared key findings from a OnePoll survey of corporate compliance managers and executives across the U.S., U.K., France and Germany. The vast majority (89%) of respondents include ESG reporting as part of their organization’s compliance program, illustrating a swift convergence of ESG and compliance functions within organizations today. Yet, survey respondents also indicated that measurement frameworks and responsibility for ESG reporting remain diverse and inconsistent.

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PORTLAND, Ore., November 4, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software with over 13,000 customers worldwide, today announced a new release of its COI Disclosures on the NAVEX One platform. The enhancements further simplify the gathering, tracking and mitigation of potential conflicts of interest (COI), enabling organizations to more efficiently and effectively gain, analyze and manage a complete view of people-based risk.

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PORTLAND, Ore., and VIENNA, Va., October 27, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, and The Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), the global non-profit organization that empowers organizations to build and sustain cultures of integrity, today announced a partnership to enhance organizations’ ability to assess and measure the maturity and effectiveness of ethics, risk and compliance programs.

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PORTLAND, Ore., October 5, 2021 – NAVEX Global® the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software with over 13,000 customers worldwide, today announced the winners of its first annual NAVEX Global Customer Excellence Awards at its NAVEX Next virtual conference.

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PORTLAND, Ore., September 16, 2021 – NAVEX Global® the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced the company has been named as a Leader in Gartner, Inc.’s Magic Quadrant for IT Risk Management Tools report. The company’s integrated risk management solution, Lockpath, has been named in every IT Risk Management Magic Quadrant since the report’s inception in 2015.

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PORTLAND, Ore., September 15, 2021 – NAVEX Global® today announced the final slate of keynote speakers for its tenth annual virtual conference NAVEX Next. The largest risk and compliance conference in the world—attracting more than 8,000 registrants in 2020—NAVEX Next offers both practical guidance and best practices for industry professionals across disciplines, including risk management, compliance, legal, human resources, audit and corporate training.

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PORTLAND, Ore., September 8, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, has announced the appointment of Sean Thompson as president and chief operating officer, reporting to CEO Bob Conlin. Thompson has also been named to NAVEX Global’s board of directors.

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PORTLAND, Ore., September 2, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced the company has been named a Leader in Gartner, Inc.’s Magic Quadrant for IT Vendor Risk Management Tools report. This marks the eighth consecutive year that the Lockpath Integrated Risk Management solution has been included in the Magic Quadrant for IT Vendor Risk Management Tools.

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PORTLAND, Ore., August 25, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced the finalists for its first annual NAVEX Global Customer Excellence Awards.

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PORTLAND, Ore., August 3, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced the release of its 2021 Definitive Risk and Compliance Benchmark Report. Based on a survey of over 1,000 risk and compliance professionals, the study indicates that, while senior leaders and managers are supportive of compliance overall, their support wavers in situations with conflicting interests or business objectives.

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PORTLAND, Ore., June 22, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today released key findings from its survey of IT security professionals in the U.S. and U.K. on the collaboration between the IT and risk management functions.

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PORTLAND, Ore., June 17, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced the launch of NAVEX Academy, a new centralized hub of interactive training content for NAVEX Global’s customers.

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PORTLAND, Ore., May 26, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced it has established an agreement with CDP North America (formerly, the Carbon Disclosure Project) to collaborate on advancing and simplifying environmental risk management and disclosure reporting. NAVEX Global customers will benefit from standards that bring transparency, accountability and efficiency to markets around the world.

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PORTLAND, Ore., May 5, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced it has been named a finalist in the Technology Association of Oregon’s 2021 Oregon Technology Awards for the Company of the Year in the Enterprise category.

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PORTLAND, Ore., May 4, 2021 – NAVEX Global® the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced that it is accepting nominations for the first annual NAVEX Global Customer Excellence Awards.

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PORTLAND, Ore., April 29, 2021 – NAVEX Global® today announced the tenth annual NAVEX Next virtual conference is scheduled for October 5-7, 2021 and registration is now open. Formerly known as the NAVEX Global Ethics & Compliance Virtual Conference (ECVC), this event is the largest meeting for risk and compliance professionals in the industry, attracting more than 8,000 registrants in 2020.

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PORTLAND, Ore., April 15, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, announces the results of its 2021 Incident Management Benchmark Report. The annual report tracked and analyzed corporate compliance trends based on data from more than 1.3 million global incident management reports from over 54 million employees in 2020.

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PORTLAND, Ore., April 6, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced it has been recognized as the top compliance firm in the 2021 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards honor the firms and authors with the highest readership and engagement on key topics and were selected from over 58,000 contributors.

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PORTLAND, Ore., March 23, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced its Chief Risk and Compliance Officer Carrie Penman has been named to the International Compliance Association (ICA) Global Practitioner Advisory Board (GPBA).

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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Survey Conducted by NAVEX Global Reveals the UK is Leading the Charge in Measuring and Reporting

23rd March 2021 , LONDON —  NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today revealed the UK-specific statistics of its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Survey. The report revealed that UK companies were ahead of their US counterparts by 8%, as it relates to having a formal process or programme in place for measuring and reporting on ESG metrics. But the gap could be closing fast. Only 60% of UK companies, compared to 66% of US companies, said they are planning to increase spending on ESG factors in 2021 — suggesting that US businesses are also committed to sustainability causes.

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PORTLAND, Ore., March 17, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced a licensing agreement with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). The agreement allows NAVEX Global to utilize SASB Standards and resources within NAVEX ESG™, a solution which helps organizations manage and automate the complexity of sustainability efforts.

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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Global Survey Conducted by NAVEX Global Reveals Strong Adoption Across Public and Private Companies

PORTLAND, Ore., February 10, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today shared key findings from a survey of managers and senior executives on ESG practices at companies across the U.S., U.K., France and Germany.

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PORTLAND, Ore., February 4, 2021 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced that the company has been identified as a Representative Vendor in the January 21 Gartner “Market Guide for Business Continuity Management Program Solutions” report.

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2020 Press Releases

PORTLAND, Ore., December 3, 2020 – NAVEX Global® today announced enhancements to its leading integrated risk and compliance management solutions which allow for a more holistic view of enterprise-wide risk. The enhancements are part of an ongoing strategy to increase interoperability between risk management systems and key compliance program functionality. In this initial phase, the company’s third-party risk monitoring and screening solution, RiskRate®, and market-leading hotline incident management solution, EthicsPoint®, will share data with its integrated risk management (IRM) platform, Lockpath®.

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Harassment Reports are Highest and Case Closures Slowest in Europe, According to NAVEX Global’s 2020 Regional Whistleblowing Hotline Benchmark Report

11th NOVEMBER, LONDON — Leading integrated risk and compliance management solutions company, NAVEX Global®, has revealed that European organisations have the lowest overall whistleblowing reporting rate globally, along with the slowest time for case closures. The 2020 Regional Whistleblowing Hotline Benchmark Report , which is based on 1.4m reports globally, found European organisations’ median number of reports to be 0.5 per 100 employees - significantly less than all other regions, and well below the 1.5 reports per 100 employees seen for North American organisations.

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PORTLAND, Ore., October 29, 2020 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced it has acquired the assets of CSRware, a pioneer in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) software market.

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PORTLAND, Ore., October 15, 2020 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced the launch of its Lockpath Health & Safety Management solution to help organizations design and implement a program for reopening offices and returning to work as they look to drive business forward amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PORTLAND, Ore., October 13, 2020 – NAVEX Global today announced its ninth annual virtual conference, NAVEX Next, scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2020. The conference features three tracks and 12 sessions, including a slate of distinguished keynote speakers. The theme of this year’s conference is “Beyond the Moment,” covering the challenges risk and compliance professionals must manage today, as well as helping prepare them for what is to come in 2021.

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PORTLAND, Ore., August 27, 2020 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced that the company has been acknowledged as a Leader in Gartner, Inc.’s Magic Quadrant for IT Vendor Risk Management Tools report. The Lockpath platform has been included in every Magic Quadrant for IT Vendor Risk Management (IT VRM) Tools published since the report’s inception in 2014.

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PORTLAND, Ore. and CHICAGO, IL, August 25, 2020 – NAVEX Global® and Crowe LLP today announced a strategic alliance to offer customers a complete Integrated Risk Management (IRM) solution powered by NAVEX Global’s leading IRM software, Lockpath, and supported by Crowe’s IRM program development, advisory and technology services.

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PORTLAND, Ore. and CHICAGO, IL, August 25, 2020 – NAVEX Global® and Crowe LLP today announced a strategic alliance to offer customers a complete Integrated Risk Management (IRM) solution powered by NAVEX Global’s leading IRM software, Lockpath, and supported by Crowe’s IRM program development, advisory and technology services.

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PORTLAND, Ore., July 22, 2020 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced the release of its 2020 Definitive Risk and Compliance Benchmark Report. Based on a survey of over 1,400 risk and compliance professionals, the analysis showed a strong correlation between risk & compliance (R&C) program performance and strong, ethical cultures.

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PORTLAND, Ore., June 30, 2020 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced the launch of NAVEX One, an integrated SaaS platform to help businesses more efficiently and effectively manage risk and compliance programs.

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PORTLAND, Ore., June 16, 2020 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today named Haywood Marsh as general manager of its Lockpath business unit.

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PORTLAND, Ore., June 11, 2020 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced that it has partnered with FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes. Through this partnership, NAVEX Global and FTI Consulting will provide their joint and respective customers with better visibility and easier access to the other’s expertise and solutions.

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PORTLAND, Ore., June 10, 2020 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced the availability of three new offerings designed to meet customer needs for solutions that address key risk management issues: Lockpath Third Party Risk Management; Lockpath Business Continuity Management; and Lockpath Privacy, Risk and Compliance Management.

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PORTLAND, Ore., April 14, 2020 – NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced the availability of Disclosures, a software tool that delivers a streamlined solution for organizations to gather, track and analyze employee-based conflict of interest risk.

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Compliance Week Honors Carrie Penman with Its Inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Compliance Award

PORTLAND, Ore., April 8, 2020 – NAVEX Global, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announced that Chief Risk and Compliance Officer Carrie Penman has been honored with Compliance Week’s first-ever Lifetime Achievement in Compliance Award. As part of the publication’s Excellence in Compliance Awards program, the Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes longtime practitioners that have upheld the core principles of ethics and leadership throughout their career.

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Case Closure Times Jump, Harassment Reports Decline, According to NAVEX Global’s 2020 Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report

PORTLAND, Ore., April 7, 2020 – Leading integrated risk and compliance management software company NAVEX Global announced the release of its 2020 Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark data during a webinar scheduled today. The full report, which will be published later this month, was completed before the worst of the COVID-19 crisis. NAVEX Global has also been tracking the types of reports received during the COVID-19 crisis and will share preliminary observations during the April 7 webinar.

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PORTLAND, Ore., January 7, 2020 – NAVEX Global®, a Leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, has been recognized in Gartner Inc.’s report, Critical Capabilities for IT Vendor Risk Management Tools 1, published on December 19, 2019 and authored by Christopher Ambrose and Joanne Spencer.

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2019 Press Releases

PORTLAND, Ore., December 11, 2019 – Leading integrated risk and compliance management software company NAVEX Global® today announced the acquisition of WhistleB, an innovative whistleblowing solution and incident management software provider based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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PORTLAND, Ore., December 5, 2019 – NAVEX Global®, a leader in integrated risk management and compliance solutions, today announced its designation as a Leader in Gartner, Inc.’s Magic Quadrant for IT Vendor Risk Management Tools report.

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PORTLAND, Ore., November 19, 2019 – Leading risk and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced product offerings built specifically to handle citizen data rights requests such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The offerings are among NAVEX Global’s suite of industry-leading solutions that help customers meet the demands of a continuously changing regulatory landscape.

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., October 28, 2019 – Lockpath, a NAVEX Global® Company, and a leading provider of integrated risk management solutions, today announced the release of Keylight 5.3. The newest update to the award-winning Keylight Platform increases the efficiency of the assessment capabilities that help identify vulnerabilities and manage risk.

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PORTLAND, Ore., October 17, 2019 – Leading risk and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® is pleased to share the agenda for its annual Ethics & Compliance Virtual Conference (ECVC), which will be held on Thursday, October 24.

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LONDON, October 9, 2019 – In response to rapidly growing marketplace demand for its products, leading risk and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® is expanding its presence in the UK and across the EU to serve a wider range of customers in the region and accelerate the adoption of its world-class risk and compliance management solutions.

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PORTLAND, Ore., October 4, 2019 – Leading risk and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the best places to work by The Oregonian/Oregon Live in the publication’s 2019 Top Workplaces list.

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PORTLAND, Ore., September 25, 2019 – Leading risk and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today named Giles Newman as its EMEA Managing Director. Newman, who will be based in London, has nearly 30 years of experience with technology companies, most recently as the European Managing Director of NASDAQ-listed CoStar Group and previously as Head of Global Sales and Marketing within the IP division at Thomson Reuters.

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Lockpath Recognized by Gartner in Magic Quadrant for Business Continuity Management Program Solutions, Worldwide

PORTLAND, Ore., September 19, 2019 – Lockpath, a NAVEX Global® Company and a trailblazer in integrated risk management solutions, today announced its position as a Leader in Gartner, Inc.’s September 2019 Magic Quadrant for Business Continuity Management Program Solutions, Worldwide.

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PORTLAND, Ore., September 16, 2019 – Leading risk and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today named Susan Beermann as its Chief Marketing Officer. In her new role, Beermann will lead NAVEX Global’s marketing strategy and execution worldwide as the company expands its footprint in the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solution marketplace.

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PORTLAND, Ore., September 12, 2019 – Leading risk and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced that CEO Bob Conlin will lead a panel at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics annual conference on Monday, September 16, 2019.

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PORTLAND, Ore., August 6, 2019 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® announced today that it has acquired Lockpath, Inc., a recognized leader in Integrated Risk Management (IRM) software solutions.

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PORTLAND, Ore., June 18, 2019 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced the release of its 2019 Definitive Corporate Compliance Benchmark Report. This document is the company’s first to consolidate findings about multiple E&C disciplines into a single, issue-based benchmark report. The disciplines covered in this unique publication include policy and procedure management, employee training, third-party risk management as well as hotline and incident management.

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Lake Oswego/Chippenham, June 3, 2019 – Effective today, NAVEX Global completed the acquisition of Expolink Europe Ltd., a UK-based whistleblowing hotline service provider. NAVEX Global and Expolink are part of a growing ethics and compliance software and services industry. This transaction is highly complementary as it brings together the two firms’ respective geographic coverage and different customer bases.

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PORTLAND, Ore., May 16, 2019 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® is pleased to announce that Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President Carrie Penman will present new ways to quantify the business value of internal hotline reporting systems on May 20, 2019, at Compliance Week 2019. Penman will be joined by Pilar Caballero, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Ryder Systems, and Kyle Welch from George Washington University’s School of Business.

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PORTLAND, Ore., April 5, 2019 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced that it has been recognized by G2 Crowd as a Leader in the Best GRC Platforms Software category. G2 Crowd is a leading marketplace and peer-to-peer product evaluation portal for business software and services. In its recently published G2 Crowd Grid® for GRC Platforms, NAVEX Global is prominent as the only GRC platform provider to land in the “Leader” quadrant of the grid.

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Reports of Harassment Continue to Increase in Wake of #MeToo, According to NAVEX Global’s 2019 Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report

PORTLAND, Ore., April 2, 2019 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced the release of its 2019 Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report. The report, which includes the first full year of results since the #MeToo era began, shows an overall 18 percent increase in harassment reports during 2017 and 2018 with 41 percent of these reports substantiated.

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PORTLAND, Ore., January 22, 2019 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced the launch of its flagship ethics and compliance training course, Workplace Harassment, 8th Edition. This course provides updated training designed specifically to address concerns of organizations and their employees in the #MeToo era.

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2018 Press Releases

Independent Ground-Breaking Research Shows Strong Return on Investment for Whistleblower Hotline Use

PORTLAND, Ore., November 1, 2018 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® highlighted today independent research by George Washington University Professor Kyle Welch showing a clear association between increased use of internal hotline reporting systems and improved business performance. The findings will be presented during NAVEX Global’s 2018 Ethics & Compliance Virtual Conference (ECVC), Thursday, November 8, and are featured in a white paper released today.

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London, October 25, 2018 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® announced the opening of a new Frankfurt, Germany data facility, as part of its continued leadership in data privacy for ethics and compliance software. The Frankfurt location position’s NAVEX Global’s data management within a key jurisdiction considered among the most definitive for global privacy standards. The new location also compliments the company’s existing backup data operation in Amsterdam.

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Despite the Recognized Growing Importance of Third-Party Risk Management, Many Organizations Still Behind on Technology

About a third still use manual or ad-hoc programs to assess supply chain risks

Portland, Ore., October 16, 2018 - Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® announced today the release of its 2018 Third-Party Risk Management Benchmark Report. The survey found that more than a third of organizations still use paper-based records or disparate office productivity software (word processing, spreadsheets, etc.) to administer their third-party risk assessment and management programs.

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Organizations Increase Compliance Training for Boards of Directors in Wake of High-Profile Sexual Harassment Scandals

Training for boards jumps by nearly 30 percent compared with 2017 findings, but major training gaps persist despite a volatile ethics and compliance environment

Portland, Ore., July 19, 2018 - Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced the release of findings from its 2018 Training Benchmark Report. In the wake of a series of high-profile sexual harassment scandals in recent months, organizations have adjusted their training programs – and are providing more training to boards of directors.

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BC Partners to Acquire Leading Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Software Company NAVEX Global

Vista Equity Partners to Reinvest in NAVEX Global, Partnering in the Company’s Plans for International Expansion and Continued Growth

Portland, Ore., July 17, 2018 - NAVEX Global, the leading global provider of governance, risk management and compliance software, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement for a majority recapitalization by leading international investment firm BC Partners. Existing investor Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”) initially acquired NAVEX Global in October of 2014 and will retain a minority stake in the company.

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The two organisations will expand availability of ethics and compliance solutions in Italy

London, June 27, 2018 -Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced a strategic partnership with the Omniapart Group, which will expand its offering of business consultancy services to include NAVEX Global’s ethics and compliance solutions.

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Training is the latest installment in NAVEX Global’s You Can’t Delegate Ethics campaign against sexual harassment | #YCDEthics

PORTLAND, Ore., June 5, 2018 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company, NAVEX Global® today announced availability of a free online awareness and training video series designed to help organizations focus on preventing sexual harassment and effecting positive changes in workplace culture.

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PORTLAND, Ore., May 17, 2018 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company, NAVEX Global® today announced a strategic partnership with The Volkov Law Group – a premier boutique law firm specializing in corporate ethics and compliance programs, internal investigations, and white-collar defense – as a strategic business partner.

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Substantiation Rate for Employee Hotline Reports on the Rise, NAVEX Global’s 2018 Hotline Incident Management Report Finds

The research also shows an uptick in harassment-related reports in late 2017 that coincides with the rise of the #MeToo movement

PORTLAND, Ore., April 10, 2018 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced the release of its 2018 Ethics & Compliance Hotline and Incident Management Benchmark Report. Among the top findings was that 44 percent of all reports received were substantiated – a 10 percent increase over last year’s report.

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Launched in March 2017, Compliance Next has become a go-to resource for compliance professionals across industries and functional disciplines.

PORTLAND, Ore., February 13, 2018 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced that Compliance Next, the industry’s first member-driven compliance community, has surpassed 5,000 members – outpacing even the most optimistic growth estimates at the time of its launch less than a year ago.

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2017 Press Releases

The results of NAVEX Global’s first ever role-based benchmark report shows legal departments are ready to take on greater role in compliance.

PORTLAND, Ore., December 5, 2017 – Leading ethics and compliance software company NAVEX Global today announced the release of its 2017 Ethics & Compliance Benchmark for Legal Professionals. The report, the first in a series of role-based analyses combining responses from three separate industry benchmark reports NAVEX Global publishes annually, shows that legal departments are motivated to take on a greater role within their organizations regarding compliance and workplace ethics.

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Troy A. Paredes Appointed to NAVEX Global Board of Directors

Former SEC Commissioner provides experience at the intersection of ethics and government policy

PORTLAND, Ore., November 29, 2017 – Leading ethics and compliance software company NAVEX Global announced the appointment of Troy A. Paredes, founder of Paredes Strategies LLC and former Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to its Board of Directors.

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Cyber Security Now Tops List of Concerns for Organizations With Respect to Third Party Risk

More than half of organizations say their third-party risk management programs are maturing or advanced – putting them in a stronger position to combat cyber-attacks, bribery, corruption and conflicts of interest.

PORTLAND, Ore., October 26 2017 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced the release of its 2017 Ethics & Compliance Third-Party Risk Management Benchmark Report. While concerns about third-party risk remain high – particularly regarding cyber security – more than half of organizations (58%) ranked their programs as maturing or advanced.

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Collaboration provides greater insights to complex GRC challenges increasingly faced by auditors worldwide   

PORTLAND, Ore., October 25 2017 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global today announced a strategic relationship with BDO USA, LLP to help clients operate in a dynamic regulatory environment where compliance and audit overlap.  

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Organizations With Maturing Training Programs See Benefits in Heightened Compliance Environment

With corporate scandals and cyber-attacks a fixture in the news cycle, organizations with mature training see greater positive outcomes, survey finds

PORTLAND, Ore., 27 July 2017 — Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced the release of its 2017 Ethics & Compliance Training Benchmark Report. The survey data shows that return on investment is greater for organizations with training programs deemed mature or advanced, helping them achieve risk mitigation and culture change.

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Corporate Whistleblowing in EMEA & APAC Rises Significantly but Still Below Global Levels; Response Times Delayed, Finds NAVEX Global Benchmark Report

  • Significant rise in EMEA & APAC reporting rates per 100 employees, doubling the reporting rate  from 2015
  • Time taken to investigate and resolve a reported incident increases to a median of 46 days from 37 in just two years

LONDON, 25 July 2017 — Ethics and compliance software and services leader NAVEX Global® today released its 2017 EMEA & APAC Ethics & Compliance Whistleblowing Hotline & Incident Management Benchmark Report.

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Organizations Report Success and Satisfaction with Automated Policy Management Systems

Many still lagging in policy management clarity, technology and budget

PORTLAND, Ore., May 31, 2017 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® announces the release of its 2017 Ethics & Compliance Policy & Procedure Management Benchmark Report. The survey data shows an increasing embrace of automated policy management systems – even as some organizations are still slow in adopting a more proactive approach to policies.

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NAVEX Global is expanding its operations to meet the demands of the company’s rapidly growing business and expanding global customer base

PORTLAND, Ore., April 12, 2017 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced that it will expand its operations in Rexburg, Idaho, to meet the demands of the company’s rapidly growing business and expanding global customer base. NAVEX Global is the world’s largest provider of whistleblower hotlines and operates contact centers in Charlotte, North Carolina, Norcross, Georgia, and Lisbon, Portugal. The company expects to add between 80 and 100 new employees to staff a new contact center in Rexburg.

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Case Closure Times Improve, Reporting Rate Increases, according to 2017 Hotline Incident Management Benchmark from NAVEX Global

Findings indicate organizations are doing a better job of managing the ever-increasing volume of reports they are now receiving.

PORTLAND, Ore., March 22, 2017 – Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced the release of its 2017 Ethics & Compliance Hotline and Incident Management Benchmark Report. For the first time since 2010, the report found that case closure times declined from the previous year – while the overall reporting rate increased again to a new high level. Since 2010, report volumes have increased by 56 percent.

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  • Eighty five per cent of respondents say instilling a culture of integrity, ethics and respect is their number one priority for the compliance role in 2017
  • Board level reporting means senior leadership can play a major role in ethics and compliance engagement

LONDON, 14th March 2017 - Establishing a culture of integrity, ethics and respect is the number one priority for companies in 2017, according to a new Report published today by NAVEX Global®, a leading ethics and compliance software and services firm.

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New course content designed to educate about persistent harassment issues including sexual harassment, retaliation, political speech at work, and other emerging forms of harassment.

PORTLAND, Ore., February 22, 2017 — Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced the launch of new online training courseware designed to prevent workplace harassment and bullying. The new offering was engineered to meet the demanding legal requirements of states like California (AB 1825 & AB 2053), Maine and Connecticut, and generally reflects challenges employees face in the modern workplace, including harassment based on immigration status, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or gender identity and retaliation. 

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The enhancements come as compliance professionals around the world grapple with third-party concerns and an evolving regulatory landscape.

PORTLAND, Ore., January 26, 2017 — Leading ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global® today announced the release of RiskRate 5.0, the latest evolution in the company’s third-party risk management software. With the release, organizations will have a comprehensive solution for managing third-party relationships that can integrate into existing systems.

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New FCA Whistleblowing Rules have Spurred UK Financial Services Firms into Action

More Work is Required to Encourage ‘Speaking Up’, Reveals NAVEX Global Survey

LONDON, January 23, 2017 — UK financial services firms have used the introduction of new regulatory requirements for whistleblowing and incident reporting in 2016 as an opportunity to elevate their reporting programmes beyond the minimum standards, with 65 per cent taking the opportunity to implement additional measures. However, there is still work to be done to promote a ‘speak up’ culture in financial services, with only three per cent of firms so far citing any increase in incident reporting.

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