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Global Compliance On-Demand Compliance Officers

Expert advice and counsel—when you need it

Organizations often need an infusion of ethics and compliance expertise to handle a particular challenge—someone to work alongside with or lead your team members in risk management, human resources, legal and other departments. They need a cost-effective resource that is available on-demand—someone to function as a contract compliance officer without the long-term contract.

For these situations, Global Compliance offers On-Demand Compliance Officers--supported by our team of attorneys, engineers and former ethics officers--who can provide services including:

  • Oversee, coordinate and implement the company’s ethics and compliance program.
  • Review Hotline reports, designate investigators and monitor though conclusion (in coordination with HR, leadership).
  • Report quarterly on status and progress to the Board, CEO and other leadership.
  • Refresh risk assessments.
  • Write and/or update policies as required or suggested by risk assessment.
  • Ensure your Code of Conduct has the necessary scope, is properly distributed and becomes ingrained in your culture.
  • Work with your leadership to develop an on-site ethics and compliance capacity in all locations.
  • Be on-call 24x7 for crisis management.

Industry-specific and functional expertise

Our clients get on-demand access to ethics and compliance experts with the following experience:

  • Started and ran ethics and compliance programs for major corporations, including Westinghouse, Caremark and Marathon Oil
  • Served as U.S. Department of Justice attorneys
  • Served on the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Advisory Panel
  • Acted as Corporate Monitors on behalf of the U.S. government
  • Conducted assessments on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense
  • Led the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association

Ethics due diligence in mergers and acquisitions

Understanding the cultural risks of major transactions

Too often mergers and acquisitions fail because of cultural differences that should have been recognized and addressed at the outset. We have also seen examples where two companies have vastly different approaches to ethics and compliance, resulting in years of struggle, acrimony, litigation—and billions of dollars in lost shareholder value.

Global Compliance can conduct due diligence investigations of the target company’s ethics, compliance and corporate responsibility efforts and highlight potential areas of conflict and concerns. This internal examination is supplemented by a “background check” on the target company’s ethics and compliance history and reputation. Ethical due diligence is valuable not just for avoiding unknown risks, but for identifying areas to target during post merger integration efforts.

Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA) and Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) Monitoring

Global Compliance serves as an independent, appointed monitor or examiner for Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) and Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs), after an organization reaches a settlement with a government agency.

Monitoring services include:
  • Assess systems and performance vs. benchmarks and U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and any other relevant government agency guidance
  • Review of existing program elements, including policies, procedures, documents, training, communications and reporting mechanisms
  • In-person and phone interviews
  • Focus groups
  • Employee surveys
  • Risk assessment
  • Data analysis and benchmarking
  • Ensure reporting avenues are available for employees and third parties working on behalf of the monitored organization and that all issues raised are appropriately investigated and resolved

Global Compliance provides ongoing monitoring for the duration of the agreement and continued recommendations for program implementation and improvement. We also communicate findings to the government agency.

Meet the Experts

Global Compliance's team of in-house experts, the Ethical Leadership GroupTM, is among the world’s foremost experts on ethics and compliance issues. Click here to meet our team of experts.

Code Distribution, Awareness and Certification

Driving home the message—and verifying effectiveness

Global Compliance Certification Programs include supporting the distribution of your Code of Conduct, employee handbook and other policies; communicating their importance and key details via customized campaigns; and the measurement of employees’ understanding of the information.

Our Certification Program requires each employee to attest to receiving and reading these documents and to disclose whether they know of any possible violations of law or policies.

Services include:
  • Development of complementary materials helps to introduce your Code with consistent messaging and emphasis along with sufficient exposure
  • Multiple distribution methods enable worldwide employees and stakeholders to simultaneously receive a copy of your Code
  • Validation of receipt, review and comprehension of your Code protects your organization and lessens the chance of business misconduct
  • Manager Responsibility Guides and Discussion Starters
  • Executive Management letters of introduction
  • Posters
  • Wallet cards
  • E-mail announcements
  • Hard copy distribution to business locations or personal residences
  • Electronic distribution via a web link
  • Web-based or Interactive Voice Response (IVR)-based certification
  • Real-time, online management reports summarize participation and testing
  • Reminders to employees and stakeholders that have not completed validation
  • Notification to supervisors of employees who have not completed validation
  • Disclosure documentation process enables employees who are not in compliance with Code policies to disclose and explain exceptions so that they can be reviewed and approved by management

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