We can help you develop a sustainable self-testing framework to provide such program assurance.
The purpose of a corporate compliance program is to prevent, detect and address criminal activity and other conduct contrary to a company’s values. During a criminal investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice will ask itself 3 fundamental questions when considering a compliance program:
Is the corporation’s compliance program well designed?
Is the program being applied earnestly and in good faith? In other words, is the program adequately resourced and empowered to function effectively?
Does the corporation’s compliance program work in practice?
Sustainability reporting commitments and global/sectoral audit standards similarly focus on demonstrating the effectiveness of compliance programs and stakeholder grievance mechanisms.
Integrity Bridge can undertake effectiveness testing of:
core compliance program elements such as compliance team independence & resourcing, speak up culture and conduct of investigations, incentives & discipline, mergers & acquisitions
all or targeted aspects of a given compliance program (e.g. anti-corruption) such as management commitment, risk assessment, policies & procedures, controls, training & guidance, monitoring & audit
programs that manage compliance risk for a given functional activity (e.g. use of sales representatives or government-facing suppliers, payment of charitable donations, participation in industry associations)
Integrity Bridge has established Applied Compliance, a new resource center for ethics & compliance professionals. We also include links to third-party websites containing webcasts, podcasts and other materials involving the Integrity Bridge CEO.