Packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) is often treated as a sustainability, waste, or finance issue. For companies selling physical products across the EU, it is also a compliance process: the business needs to know where it has obligations, who owns them, what data sup…

A healthy organization depends on more than policies and procedures. It also depends on whether people feel they can raise a concern without being ignored, discredited, or labeled as difficult. Employees who are close to day-to-day operations are often the first to identify situ…

AI is great at automating complex tasks, and product compliance has historically been a highly complex, manual task. At first glance, this might make AI seem like the perfect solution to modern product compliance challenges. And it can be, when approached in the right way. The probl…

Media promotions and live events are a central component of modern-day marketing and advertising strategies. The need for brands and entertainment organizations to seek authentic consumer engagement has increased. From influencer-driven promotion and experiential campaigns to tic…

In the last year, prediction markets (once niche, now everywhere) have grown into a billion-dollar frontier for trading on real-world events. Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi allow users to buy and sell contracts on outcomes ranging from the winner of awards shows to geopolit…

Neurodiversity tends to be spoken of as an issue to be recognized and, quite often, as a barrier to overcome. Katie Roemer, Vice President, Compliance & Privacy Officer at Alta Hospital Systems see it differently: as an asset to your compliance team. In this podcast she points ou…

Executive presence isn’t simply walking in the room and having everyone instantly feel that that you are in charge.  It is something different explains Jay Greenberg, the recently retired Chief Compliance Officer at the FBI.  Instead, it is being powered by your core values an…

By  Adam Turteltaub Listen up people:  It’s all about the people. That’s the key message from Gabor Sulyok, Global Head of Commercial and Healthcare Compliance at BioNTech and experienced senior compliance counsel Luciane Mallmann. At its core, ethics and compliance is a human endeavor. While …

Employees may trust an AI chatbot more than they trust you, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, if it leads to more reporting. In this podcast, Debbie Sabatini Hennelly, Founder & President of Resiliti shares that  a recent survey conducted by Case IQ reveals that nearly 7…

If all you’re worrying about is tone at the top, you’re missing a key portion of the choir.  With most people reporting to middle managers, they play in integral role in ensuring a culture of compliance and ethics truly permeates the organization. Evie Wentink, Senior Complia…

Why did the AI do that? It’s a simple and common question, but the answer is often opaque, with people referring to black boxes, algorithms and other words that only those in the know tend to understand. Alessia Falsarone, a non-executive director of Innovate UK, says that’s a…

Lewis Eisen (LinkedIn) is the author of the book RULES: Powerful Policy Wording to Maximize Engagement, and he wants to change the way people think about and write  policies. Too often, he observes, policies contain parent-child language, with a scolding tone that turns people of…

Andrew McBride, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Integrity Bridge, recently wrote an article entitled Generative Artificial Intelligence Use Cases for Ethics & Compliance Programs.  Intrigued by the topic, I sat down with him for this podcast. He shared that many compliance…

With ever more attention paid to the role of boards in overseeing compliance, the question naturally comes up:  Do boards even understand what makes for an effective compliance program?  To help answer that question we spoke with Vera Cherepanova (LinkedIn), Executive Director o…

Building a corporate culture which values commitment to the company’s core values minimizes risk posed from within the employee ranks. Employee adherence to and support of core values starts during the hiring process.  After all, sifting thro…

When Garth Jordan learned about the opportunity to lead the SCCE & HCCA, he was excited about the idea of helping to build trustworthy organizations.  And, the more he spoke with the board and talked to his peers, the more convinced he was that this was the role for him. Unlike …

What do cupcakes, cookies and compliance training have in common?  More than you might think, reports Barbara-Ann Boehler, Senior Director of the Program on Corporate Compliance and Ethics at Fordham University  School of Law.  She successfully used the act of frosting the trea…

By Evie Wentink, Ethical Edge Experts I have seen that training records are treated as a checklist. But the real insight comes from identifying the gaps—who’s missing, and what’s driving that absence? Despite its importance, compliance training completion rates remain a persistent challenge fo…

How regulatory deadlines, enforcement trends, and AI governance are shaping the modern compliance function By Wendy Lim, Industry Development Director & DPO Success Ambassador, Straits Interactive The role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) is evolving from a compliance checkbox to a critical pil…

Being a leader is hard.  Being a compliance leader is harder.  Being a compliance leader in fast-changing times takes it up yet another level, but it’s not impossible. Kim Jablonski, Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer at Bristol Myers Squibb shares that with these challenges i…