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7 blind spots to avoid if you want to build a risk-based anti-bribery program
Friday, March 6, 2026
Most bribery risk maps fail in a predictable way: they look complete, but they do not explain how bribery could realistically happen in your workflows, and they do not produce evidence that your controls actually operate.
Iratxe Gurpegui
From general-purpose LLMs to AI-native compliance workflows
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Most compliance teams have already felt the jump: a general-purpose LLM (ChatGPT, Claude, Le Chat) can draft, translate, summarise, and structure information faster than any junior analyst. Used well, it is genuinely useful.
Jean-Christian Le Meur
Managing Compliance in SMEs: 8 Mistakes to Avoid
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) face almost the same regulatory scrutiny as listed corporations, yet they rarely have the headcount or the budget of a Fortune 500 compliance department.
Iratxe Gurpegui
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Monday, May 18, 2026
Iratxe Gurpegui

Paper vs Real Compliance: What Auditors Actually Test

Auditors don't fail you for missing policies — they fail you for missing evidence. The 3 tests every compliance audit applies, and how to pass them.

Friday, May 15, 2026
Iratxe Gurpegui

Compliance Culture Breaks Down Where Incentives Do: A Compliance Officer's Guide

The sales director does not need to ask anyone to break the rules; the bonus plan already did. A company can say it values integrity, require annual training, publish a code of conduct, and still teach people something else every Monday morning. Hit the quarterly number.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Iratxe Gurpegui

Loi Sapin II Compliance: Article 17 Requirements and AFA Audit Expectations

What Article 17 of Loi Sapin II requires, who it applies to, how AFA audits work, and a 120-day plan to structure your anti-corruption program.

Monday, May 4, 2026
Iratxe Gurpegui

Compliance Program or Culture? Why You Need Both

The most uncomfortable audit moment is not when a policy is missing. It is when every policy exists and nobody can explain what people actually do when pressure hits.

Monday, April 20, 2026
Iratxe Gurpegui

Three Weeks to Prove SME Compliance to Big Clients

It always lands on a Friday. A procurement manager from a multinational emails your sales team: "Please complete our anti-corruption due diligence questionnaire by next Wednesday. Attach supporting evidence.