When to hire compliance consultants
Hire a compliance consultant when independence, specialist expertise, or credibility with a regulator is decisive: a first Sapin II or ISO 37001 program, an investigation or dawn raid, a certification or customer audit within 120 days, or expansion into a new jurisdiction. Keep accountability, risk decisions, and evidence ownership in house. Use technology for the recurring work, data collection, monitoring, evidence trails, so consultant hours go to judgment, not administration.
Loi Sapin II Compliance: Article 17 Requirements and AFA Audits
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.
Loi Sapin II : exigences de l’article 17 et attentes de l’AFA en audit
Ce qu'exige l'article 17 de la loi Sapin II, à qui il s'applique, comment se déroulent les contrôles de l'AFA, et un plan de 120 jours pour structurer votre programme anticorruption.
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.
5 ethical code of conduct red flags to spot and remediate fast
A code of conduct rarely fails because the text is “wrong.” It fails because you cannot prove it changes decisions and behavior, and because the organization cannot produce evidence fast when an auditor (or leadership) asks, “show me it works.