USA, Russia, EU, Europe, China and UAE are among many jurisdictions that have recently imposed economic sanctions on foreign companies and individuals, in response to alleged human rights violations, geopolitical tensions or breaches of international...
Recent years have been characterized by supply chain disruption–from Covid-19 to the Suez blockage to the invasion of Ukraine. Moreover, companies who fail to identify and manage illegal or unethical activity in their supply chain face increasing...
While global supply chain risk is certainly not new, our need and ability to identify and assess it quickly affects every facet of our businesses. From the ESG expectations of consumers and the increasing global regulations to company board and c-suite...
Starting in 2024, US companies operating within the European Union face new legal directives – the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD/CS3D) --that increase their...
There have been major developments driving rapid regulatory changes across the world with regards to financial crime monitoring. In this blog, we explore seven ways companies should respond to these emerging regulatory risks. Implementing these best...
Over the last five years, the dominant regulatory trend in global compliance has been the spread of legislation which mandates companies to carry out Human Rights and ESG Due Diligence (HRDD) on third parties and suppliers. This has significant implications...
Financial crimes, such as bribery and corruption, are becoming more common and more complex. One of the most common reasons for a company to become implicated in alleged financial crime is its exposure to the activities of its third parties and suppliers...
Global companies have been fined hundreds of millions of dollars for alleged compliance breaches in the last year. Whether the allegations against them related to bribery and corruption or breaches of new human rights due diligence legislation, a recurring...
Due diligence is a crucial step of any company’s business plan, especially when working with third parties like donors, board members or vendors. And within this often-overlooked sector is an even more undermined component: beneficial ownership...
Regulators increasingly require corporate and financial services firms to incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks into their due diligence and reputational risk management processes. The year of 2023 alone has seen massive increases...
One of the major themes in compliance in recent years has been the rise of Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) legislation in Europe and the US. Now, this trend appears to be expanding into the Asia-Pacific region after a recent initiative by the Japanese...
If you’re a risk manager, the creation of an efficient and effective risk management workflow should be at the top of your priority list. Because risk managers are now juggling so many pieces, it can too often seem like you can have fast or effective...
The 2022 rules from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) allowed student athletes to benefit financially from their name, image, and likeness—known as “NIL” —for the first time. US collegiate sport was already a...
The EU’s proposed new Directive would mandate large companies in the EU or doing business there to implement strict new due diligence obligations. The regulation is now close to being finalized, which would start the clock ticking for individual...
When it comes to the data used for predictive modeling and risk management, you can’t afford to leave anything to chance. Risk managers today have an ever-increasing number of AI applications and risk management tools to improve risk visibility...