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Amendments to the False Claims Act: A Special Webcast by ERC
July 7, 2009 | Noon to 1:30 p.m. EDT
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The Civil False Claims Act is the government's principal tool to combat fraud against the Treasury. On May 20, 2009, the Act was amended to expand liability and encourage qui tam lawsuits brought by whistleblowers. Listen to our panel of experts, who will provide a briefing on what this means for your organization's ethics and compliance programs. - Learn more about this event |
Contribute to the Ethics Resource Center Through the Combined Federal Campaign: 11303 | Anti-Corruption as Strategic CSR: A Call to Action for Corporations This white paper presents a critical assessment of corporate anti-corruption efforts in the developing world and offers a guide for corporations to move beyond traditional ethics and compliance activities to strategic anti-corruption efforts. Sponsored by The Merck Company Foundation and developed in collaboration with FSG Social Impact Advisors, the paper reveals opportunities for corporations to engage in more comprehensive and effective anti-corruption reform as a business imperative. - View Press Release - Download the White Paper | FIGHTING CORRUPTION A free webcast discussion held June 24, 2009
Event Recording is now available FREE of charge. Panelists:
Patricia J. Harned, Ph.D. President Ethics Resource Center
Gregory Hills Managing Director FSG Social Impact Advisors
| Starbucks Ethics Officer Named Vice Chair of ERC Fellows Program Steve Prosser, director of business ethics and compliance at Starbucks Coffee Company in Seattle, has been named vice chairman of the Ethics Resource Center's respected Fellows program, ERC President Patricia J. Harned, Ph.D., announced today. - View Press Release
| Christian Science Monitor Cites ERC Research Rebuilding the Economy Are ethics too expensive? Hard-hit firms are cutting training. But hard times are when workers need it most. Read full article. | Ethics, Compliance and the Recovery Act of 2009 Webcast Audio and Presentation Now Available for Purchase The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act offers huge benefits to states, cities and private enterprises as it spreads stimulus spending across the nation. With it comes increased demand for public transparency through internal disclosure requirements and external oversight. Learn how recipients can bridge the thicket of new rules and expectations and ensure business integrity through sound ethics and compliance programs. With panelists: - Marco Giamberardino, Senior Director, Federal and Heavy Construction Division, Associated General Contractors of America
- Scott Heimberg, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss & Hauer LLP, an expert on government contracting and procurement
- Moderator Paula Desio, Attorney and ERC Chair for Ethics Policy
| | ERC Website ranks in the top 50 sites to visit for information on good business practices and high ethical standards. | ETHICS TODAY: March/April 2009 Do the Right Thing When Times are Tough Among the many tales of ethical lapses at Enron, one of the more poignant and painful episodes involved an employee meeting that happened just before the company fell to pieces in late 2001. Read the latest issue of Ethics Today. | |
| | Pace Leadership In Ethics Award Presented to L'Oreal CEO Jean-Paul Agon March 18, 2009 Jean-Paul Agon, Chief Executive Officer of L'Oreal, the global cosmetics firm, has been named the recipient of the Ethics Resource Center's 2008 Pace Leadership in Ethics Award, ERC President Patricia J. Harned announced today. Mr. Agon received the award at a presentation ceremony held at the Harvard Club in New York City. View full article in English | Vue en Français View WWD Issue March 20, 2009: L'Oreal Chief Accepts Ethics Award (pdf)
| ERC BOARD ELECTS POTTS and HOROWITZ as DIRECTORS Former White House Deputy Counsel, Cadwalader Partner Chosen ARLINGTON, VA -- The Ethics Resource Center Board of Directors has elected Stephen D. Potts, a deputy counsel to former President George W. Bush, and Michael E. Horowitz, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, to fill vacancies on the board, ERC announced today. Read full release... |  Download the 2007 NBES Download the 2007 NGES Download the 2007 NNES |
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