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Using a Human Rights Lens to Strengthen Your Anti-Corruption Compliance Program

Richard Bistrong

Jul 31, 2017

Using a Human Rights Lens to Strengthen Your Anti-Corruption Compliance Program

Today’s guest blog is by Sarah Altschuller. Sarah is an attorney in the Corporate Social Responsibility practice at Foley Hoag LLP, where she is the editor and primary author of the “Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law” blog. In 2017, Sarah was the only U.S.-based attorney recognized by Chambers Global in its first-ever ranking of law firms advising on business and human rights concerns. Companies are increasingly expected to manage the human rights impacts of their

Gluten-Free Compliance

Richard Bistrong

Dec 20, 2016

Gluten-Free Compliance

This past November, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Sean Freidlin, Marketing Manager of Compliance & Ethics at SAI Global, www.saiglobal.com at The Little Beet Restaurant in NYC, to discuss my history with compliance, bribery, corruption, and the FCPA for a recently published eBook. The restaurant describes its gluten-free menu as “wholesome food that makes you feel real good about eating it, and even better after.” For two people in the compliance & ethics field, we

Carrots, Corruption & Compliance

Richard Bistrong

Aug 1, 2016

Carrots, Corruption & Compliance

In part one of a two-part interview, Frank Brown, Value Chain and Anti-Corruption Program Team Leader at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), addresses a CIPE paper “Anti-Corruption Compliance, A Guide for Mid-Sized Companies in Emerging Markets.” In this interview, Frank addresses the ‘carrots’ which can help organizations, even in low integrity regions, embrace anti-corruption compliance as their entry into the global supply chain. In this fourteen minute

VIDEO: The Terrain of Global Anti-Bribery Compliance Challenges

Richard Bistrong

Jul 18, 2016

VIDEO: The Terrain of Global Anti-Bribery Compliance Challenges

In the second part of their interview, Alison Taylor, Director of advisory services at BSR, a non-profit consultancy and company network focused on sustainability and CSR, and James Cohen, an expert on anti-corruption, international development, and security sector reform, share their reflections on a co-authored blog piece titled “An Organizational Response to Global Compliance Challenges.” In this video, they address: Why organizational culture is such an area of focus in t

VIDEO: Hyper-Transparency and Corporate Anti-Corruption

Richard Bistrong

Jul 14, 2016

VIDEO: Hyper-Transparency and Corporate Anti-Corruption

In part one of a two part interview, Alison Taylor, Director of advisory services at BSR, a non-profit consultancy and company network focused on sustainability and CSR, and James Cohen, an expert on anti-corruption, international development, and security sector reform, share their personal views of how recent data leaks have impacted our awareness of global corruption issues, and how that might shape the future of compliance programs. Issues addressed in this seventeen minu

Richard Bistrong

May 24, 2016

Joe Spinelli on Corruption Risk & FCPA Due Diligence

In part II of our interview, Joe Spinelli, Senior Managing Director, Kroll, addresses a number of issues which were shared in the Kroll-Ethisphere 2016 Anti-Bribery and Corruption Benchmarking Report. In this interview, Joe focuses on: The role of the Board and CEO in paying an active role in compliance programs and initiatives. The perils of using contract provisions in third party management without complementary ethics and compliance based training. The challenges of a ce

FCPA (and my) Failure

May 11, 2016

FCPA (and my) Failure

I haven’t thought too much about failure lately, until I read Roy Snell’s piece, “We Are All Victims…Except Richard Bistrong.” Roy’s article took me by surprise, as his blog piece addresses a primary foundation of my work: embracing failure, and making sure to be transparently clear that I was no victim- to my former employer, to culture, or even to drug addiction. I can’t get to the lessons of how my crucible might be a learning moment for others if that doesn’t come across

What Good Compliance Looks Like: Part II

Feb 1, 2016

What Good Compliance Looks Like: Part II

In a prior post, I shared the view of a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, who launched his talk at a compliance event by asking “what does good look like?” In that post, I concluded with how “I spent the better part of my career avoiding and evading compliance, but I now appreciate that compliance leaders want those outside of their perimeter to be successful, and they want them home with their families.” So, let’s reflect some more on what good compliance looks like. Let’s start

What Does Good Compliance Look Like?

Jan 11, 2016

What Does Good Compliance Look Like?

At a corporate summit, the CEO of a Fortune 500 company started his talk by asking “what does good look like?” Good question. “Rules often inspire legalism and minimalism,” he said. “But they don’t govern behavior.” He shared that compliance personnel face the challenge of impacting and inspiring people outside their formal perimeter, yet who are part of their team. In organizational chart terms, that’s about influencing the dotted lines of reporting, not just the solid lin

International Business Attitudes to Corruption: Past & Present

Dec 8, 2015

International Business Attitudes to Corruption: Past & Present

The following interview is with John Bray, Director (Analysis), Control Risks. RB: John, thank you for joining me for this interview. As the main author of the Control Risks “International Business Attitudes to Corruption Survey 2015/2016” (download here), could you share some of your background and experience? JB: I’m currently based in Singapore, but I work internationally and across commercial sectors: this year my most satisfying assignments have been in Iraq, Myanmar and

One Anti-Corruption Compliance Panel: Multiple Perspectives

Jul 28, 2015

One Anti-Corruption Compliance Panel: Multiple Perspectives

On July 23rd, 2015 at the Hotel Kitano in New York City, The Network (www.tnwinc.com) hosted an Anti-Corruption Compliance Panel discussion titled “Why Anti-Bribery Programs Fail and How Compliance Must Evolve.” Cindy Curtin Knezevich, Vice President of Marketing Operations at The Network, along with Meagan M. Flores, Sr. Manager, Marketing Programs & Demand Generation, developed the afternoon discussion program, which was well attended by Compliance, Audit and Investigatory

Just “Say No” to Bribery, but Prepare First. A Front-Line Story

Apr 6, 2015

Just “Say No” to Bribery, but Prepare First. A Front-Line Story

Today’s Q and A is with Mike Kenealy. Hello Mike, and thank you for joining us for this Q and A. First, perhaps you can share with today’s readers more about your perspective and experience. MK: Hi Richard, thank you for having me as a guest on your blog. To start, I work for Groupe Insiders, where I serve as the CCO of Insiders Integrity. We work with and advise multinational companies on how to achieve effective global anti-bribery compliance. My areas of expertise include