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Monday, March 23, 2026
Iratxe Gurpegui

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.

Friday, March 20, 2026
Iratxe Gurpegui

6 Enron ethics traps everybody ignored

Enron did not fail because it lacked documents. It failed because a code of ethics in business was treated as branding, while leadership signals, incentives, and governance quietly taught people what “success” really meant.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Iratxe Gurpegui

How companies can transform compliance from cost center to profit driver

Compliance turns into a profit driver when it does three things at once: it prevents avoidable loss, it accelerates revenue, and it produces decision-grade evidence that leaders and customers can trust.

Sunday, March 15, 2026
Iratxe Gurpegui

5 due diligence questionnaire blind spots to fix at every due diligence level

Due diligence questionnaires are supposed to reduce risk. In practice, they often create two outcomes that compliance teams hate: The fix is not “a better questionnaire” in the abstract.

Thursday, March 12, 2026
Iratxe Gurpegui

6 internal control mistakes to avoid to stay audit-ready all year

Internal control is the set of governance, processes, and activities an organization uses to provide reasonable assurance that it will achieve objectives such as compliance, reliable reporting, and operational effectiveness.