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What does anticorruption have to do with CSR?
Today’s Q & A is with Alison Taylor. Hi Alison, thank you for participating in today’s Q & A. While we have had the opportunity to...
Richard Bistrong
May 4, 2015


Compliance: It Starts With A Village
A few weeks ago I had Mike Kenealy, COO of Insiders Integrity (here is their new website) engage in a Q and A on “Just ‘Say No’ to...
Richard Bistrong
Apr 27, 2015
Front-Line Video: An Interview With Jane Ellis
On March 13th, 2015, GRC Solutions hosted a Round-Table discussion with compliance and legal professionals from some of the largest...
Richard Bistrong
Apr 15, 2015


Compliance Benchmarks & Standards: A Round Table Discussion
I recently had the opportunity to read a very interesting and engaging Round-Table Discussion in the 2-2015 Issue of the Journal of...
Richard Bistrong
Apr 13, 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...
Richard Bistrong
Apr 6, 2015


Does Robust Compliance Mean Understood Compliance?
“We know we have a robust compliance program, one which would satisfy the regulators, but what keeps me up at night is the question as to...
Richard Bistrong
Mar 30, 2015


The Gathering Momentum of Anti-Bribery Enforcement in Australia
Today’s interview is with Julian Fenwick and Jane Ellis, both Anti-Bribery Compliance Professionals in Australia. Given the recent...
Richard Bistrong
Mar 22, 2015


Can you Certify Anti-Corruption Compliance?
Today’s Q & A is with Philippe Montigny, CEO, Ethic-Intelligence Q: Hello Philippe and thank you for participating in this Q and A....
Richard Bistrong
Mar 16, 2015


Bribery, Beneficiaries and Guilty Feelings (or lack thereof)
Given the response to my recent Q and A with Jamie-Lee Campbell on “Culture Corrupts,” (post here) which from an analytics and engagement...
Richard Bistrong
Mar 9, 2015


Bribery and Compliance in India: Know the Challenge and Prepare for It
Today I welcome Sherbir Panag, for another post in my series of country discussions, where we will address Bribery and Anti-Bribery...
Richard Bistrong
Mar 2, 2015


Culture Corrupts: The Impact of Organizational Silence
Today I welcome Organizational Psychologist Jamie-Lee Campbell to a Q & A. Please note that the interview with Jamie-Lee is quite...
Richard Bistrong
Feb 22, 2015


Anti-Bribery Compliance in Canada: An Interview with Kristine Robidoux
Today we welcome Kristine Robidoux, Partner, Gowlings, for a view of anti-bribery and compliance issues from Canada. RB: Hello Kristine,...
Richard Bistrong
Feb 16, 2015


Q & A with Sarah Chayes: Author, “Thieves of State.” The ‘Odorless Gas’
Today is part II of my interview with Sarah Chayes, Author, Thieves of State, Why Corruption: Threatens Global...
Richard Bistrong
Feb 9, 2015


Oil, Gas and Compliance: The ‘Deep Blue Sea’ of Corruption
In Thieves of State, author Sarah Chayes (part two of my interview with Sarah will appear next week) defines the ‘resource curse,’ as...
Richard Bistrong
Feb 2, 2015


Corruption, Compliance & Criminal Regimes: An Interview with Sarah Chayes
Sarah, thank you kindly for participating in this Q and A. I call readers’ attention to your new book Thieves of State, Why Corruption:...
Richard Bistrong
Jan 26, 2015


Corruption, Reputation & Risk: An Interview with Andrea Bonime-Blanc
Hi Andrea, and thank you for joining me in a Q & A and to reflect on your recent book The Reputation Risk Handbook (http://bit.ly/1284TMR...
Richard Bistrong
Jan 19, 2015


The Compliance Advantage in Mexico
A View from the Front-Lines of Compliance in Mexico Today, I am pleased to welcome Patrick Henz as a guest contributor. Patrick started...
Richard Bistrong
Jan 12, 2015


Success Without Corruption in Africa
In a Bryan Cave blog piece (link here) “Corruption costs: why your business needs an anti-corruption strategy if you are investing or...
Richard Bistrong
Jan 5, 2015


Compliance and Contemplation
In December 2013 I returned to my computer, having been “off-line” for a little over fourteen months, and I couldn’t help but noticing...
Richard Bistrong
Dec 29, 2014


Bribery and Business Attitudes
Alison Taylor, Senior Managing Director, Control Risks, in a white paper, “Risk, An Organizational Perspective,” states “the traditional...
Richard Bistrong
Dec 22, 2014
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