Pat Harned on the Supreme Court’s First Code of Ethics
Our CEO, Dr. Pat Harned, spoke with journalist Edward Segal of Forbes on the elements of a good code of ethics. Read the full article here.
PRESS RELEASE: Global Employee Survey Focuses on Latin America’s Business Ethics Landscape
36% of employees surveyed in Latin American countries experience pressure to compromise workplace standards. Vienna, VA – December 20, 2023 – ECI (the Ethics & Compliance Initiative), the leading membership organization defining business integrity for ethics & compliance professionals, is proud to unveil insights into the state of ethics
PRESS RELEASE: ECI Unveils Global Business Integrity Library to Promote Corporate ESG Efforts
ECI Unveils Global Business Integrity Library to Promote Corporate ESG Efforts Read the press release on PR Newswire now.
New SEC Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management
New SEC Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management Breaking news from D.C: the Securities and Exchange Commission has released new rules "requiring registrants to disclose material cybersecurity incidents they experience and to disclose on an annual basis material information regarding their cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance." The Fact Sheet and
U.S. Department of Justice’s Recent Guidance Documents (Dec 2021)
Chief Compliance Officers find U.S. Department of Justice’s Recent Guidance Documents on Effective Corporate Compliance Programs are Helpful but Need More Detail [Download the summary of findings report here] Vienna, Va., December 14, 2021 – Today the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI™) released the report of findings from a
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June 2022
Understanding the Perception Gap
Join Caroline McMichen, Advisory Services at SAI360 and Evren Esen, Vice President, Research & Analytics, LPEC, SHRM-SCP at Ethics Compliance Initiative for an engaging discussion centered around measuring program effectiveness and its impact on your culture.
March 2022
Regardless of size, all organizations can benefit from an enhanced E&C program to temper pressure and misconduct. The Ethics & Compliance Initiative™ (ECI™) has released a report that shows that ethics & compliance (E&C) programs operate differently in small- and medium-sized organizations compared to large enterprises. The strength of an E&C program is critical to decreasing the likelihood of misconduct, increasing reporting of misconduct and decreasing retaliation in an organization.
February 2022
Our VP of Research and Analytics, Evren Essen, adds insight into the recent DOJ guidance.
CCOs Say the Opaque Nature of DOJ Incentives Makes Self-Reporting a Hard Sell – Results of a recent Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI) survey indicate that a majority of CCOs can’t be sure whether DOJ follows its own guidance when accounting for self-reporting and other incentivized action in the penalties it hands down. That uncertainty makes going after those incentives a risky venture.
December 2021
- Chief Compliance Officers Find DOJ’s Recent Guidance Documents on Effective Corporate Compliance Programs Are Helpful, Need More Detail
- Study: CCOs Put DOJ Guidance to Use
- Chief Compliance Officers find U.S. Department of Justice’s Recent Guidance Documents on Effective Corporate Compliance Programs are Helpful but Need More Detail
- SAI360 Joins ECI High-Quality Partners Program to Broaden Insight into Benefits of Effective Ethics & Compliance Programs
- ECI, PRCA Release United Kingdom Employee Data From ECI Global Business Ethics Survey
- The Ethics Experts – Episode 101 – Pat Harned
- ECI, PRCA to Release International Ethics Data with Country-Specific PR-Industry Commentary
- Ethics As the Voice Of PR: Championing Truth And Transparency Over Embellishments
- Practical Tools that Help you Bring Your Conscience to Work
October 2021
- NAVEX Global and ECI Work to Enhance Ethics & Compliance Program Assessment Standards and Effectiveness
- NAVEX Global Collaborates with ECI To Enhance Ethics and Compliance Program Assessment Standards
September 2021
- PRCA Announces ECI CEO Dr. Patricia Harned as New Ethics Council Member
- LEADERSHIP: Confronting Ethical and Moral Dilemmas: Don’t Go It Alone