OECD Anti-bribery convention
The OECD anti-bribery convention is one of the main international instruments that turned foreign bribery from a “cost of doing business abroad” into a criminal offense that can trigger multi-country investigations.
Risk assessment vs management: what's the difference?
In compliance, people often use “risk assessment” and “risk management” as if they were interchangeable.
Policies compliance: a practical checklist
Policies are where intent becomes behavior. Yet in many mid‑market companies, they sit in shared drives, rarely read and even less measured. Regulators now expect evidence that policies are risk based, understood, embedded in workflows and tested over time.
When to hire compliance consultants
If you lead compliance in a company, there will be moments when external help is not a luxury but a risk reducer.
Corruption risks of interaction with public officials
Interactions with public officials are where anti‑corruption programs are most often tested. The combination of discretionary power, time pressure for permits or customs, and the use of intermediaries creates an elevated risk environment.