In evaluating corporate ethics and compliance programs, the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division makes examination of a company’s code of conduct a “threshold matter.” Does the code express ...

Every business should have a set standard of guiding principals that drive the company's mission forward. A code of conduct states how employees should act, which is often derived from the code of ...

Codes of conduct have been an element of effective ethics and compliance programs since the first programs were created in the late 1980s. Over the years, codes have significantly improved, and ...

Having an employee code of conduct protects your business and informs employees of expectations. Even the smallest of organizations can (and should) develop a code of conduct, ideally coupled with an ...

I am joined by Eric Morehead as we begin a five-part series on the Code of Conduct, which serves as the foundational document of a compliance program. Morehead is well-known within the compliance ...

The Supermarket Code of Practice, introduced a year ago to protect suppliers from 'unfair practices' by the major UK supermarekt groups, has had little or no effect, claims Friends of the Earth. More ...