In his first address to Nigeria’s National Assembly at the end of last year, the newly appointed chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission highlighted the high costs of procurement fraud and corruption. Ola Olukoyede, a seasoned lawyer with over 20 years of experience working on regulatory compliance, shared the striking results of the… Read More
Photo Credit: CIPE On the latest edition of CIPE’s Democracy that Delivers podcast, Shruti Shah, President and CEO of the Coalition for Integrity, discusses the growing demand for ethics & accountability around the world, and the role of the Coalition as they execute their mission. Shah illustrates her lifelong commitment to fighting corruption, and elaborates… Read More
From left to right: Anna Kompanek, Gerry Zack, and Ken Jaques CIPE’s Democracy that Delivers podcast host Ken Jaques and CIPE’s Director of Global Programs Anna Kompanek, sat down with incoming CEO of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), Gerry Zack. Zack discusses how fraud and compliance have evolved over the last 30… Read More
Photo Credit: CIPE Decades of conflict, civil war, and the secession of South Sudan in 2011, combined with the slump in global oil prices, have had a profound effect on Sudan’s economy and developmental progress. As the country attempts to emerge from conflict and integrate into the global economy following the lifting of sanctions,… Read More
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uruguay) Soccer (or “football” depending on your geographic orientation) is often referred to as the “beautiful game.” Of late, as recently as this month, the sport has become a bit less beautiful. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (known as FIFA), the international governing body of soccer, has been embroiled in a… Read More
Photo Credit: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (via Flickr) For any company to reach its full potential, a change toward a culture of compliance and ethics is needed. This change should start from the top, with management leading the way. However, to truly foster an environment of compliance and ethics, everyone in the organization… Read More