L’Agence Française Anticorruption a émis à la fin de l’année 2017 un document très détaillé précisant ses recommandations destinées à aider les personnes morales de droit public et de droit privé à prévenir et à détecter les faits de corruption, de trafic d’influence, de concussion, de prise illégale d’intérêt, de détournement de fonds publics et… Read More »
Chaque entreprise dont le chiffre d’affaires consolidé est supérieur à 100 millions d’euros et dont les effectifs sont supérieurs à 500 salariés, doit avoir mis en place au 1er juin 2017 l’ensemble des dispositions de la loi Sapin 2. Le projet de loi relatif à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à… Read More »
PREVENTION DE LA CORRUPTION DANS LA CONDUITE DES AFFAIRES: Un Module Immersion-Sensibilisation à destination des Cadres Dirigeants et des Comités de Direction vient d’être lancé par Xavier Delacroix et Jean-Daniel Lainé. Ce module de sensibilisation de 3 heures a été conçu pour des cadres dirigeants d’entreprises susceptibles d’être confrontés à un environnement de plus en… Read More »
The confirmation by the Southwark Crown Court in London on June 12th, 2015 of the charge against me of conspiracy to corrupt in relation to a Hungarian transport project – early 2006 at the time when I was just appointed SVP Ethics & Compliance – comes as a great shock, even though this development was… Read More »
Une entreprise internationale ne peut survivre sur le long terme si elle n’adopte pas une rigoureuse politique d’intégrité. La corruption est un fléau qui ravage le monde car malheureusement il se nourrit d’un vice majeur de l’humanité : un appétit insatiable pour l’argent et les avantages indus de toute nature. La corruption dans le monde se… Read More »
Every company working internationally and doing business which involves interaction with public or governmental officials are really exposed and fully liable in case of corruption whether directly or through intermediaries. The awareness of the potential risks and their mitigation through a robust Compliance Program is a top priority for these companies to protect themselves against… Read More »
Impressive literature exists on Ethics & Compliance since the issue of the first FCPA provisions in the USA in the seventies. The bibliography is immense over the world and recommendations have been issued by many international bodies, law firms, audits firms, multilateral development banks, NGO’s, compliance experts etc… Every day a new analysis, brochure or… Read More »
Never delay the necessary changes in the Culture of Integrity of your company, if this topic has not been tackled properly. Among various misconducts, corruption is really a scourge for companies, not because it is morally unacceptable, but because bribery and corruption destroy the companies value. Companies have the general tendency to wait too long before allocating… Read More »
Business Ethics is always a challenging issue for international companies as pitfalls of non-Compliance may be encountered everywhere, everyday. A company’s reputation can be destroyed in a very short term when it comes to the discovery of a corruption act in its transactions. Corruption is everywhere in the world and can be roughly evaluated at… Read More »
Even if companies have no intention at all to bribe, their employees are sometimes facing intense solicitations during the course of businesses. To find its way to properly answer solicitations is not easy. Employees who are facing a situation of extortion or solicitation must be in a position to resist. Each time you accept a facilitation payment… Read More »