Yearly Archives: 2016

France imposes binding obligation on corporates to prevent corruption

After much deliberation between the upper and lower chambers, the French Parliament has adopted tough new...

Do we really know what adequate procedures look like and will they actually prevent bribery?

Dan Silver, Global Functions and Compliance Officer for Shell, but speaking in a personal capacity,...

FA’s review of abuse in football must look forwards as well as back

Since the first revelation by ex-Crewe defender Andy Woodward in mid-November, the allegations of historical...

UK government launches consultation on corporate governance

Recent corporate governance failings at high-profile companies have further dented the British public’s trust in...

Governance reforms won’t shake up the C-suite

GoodCorporation was asked by Ethical Corporation to review the recommendations in the government’s Green Paper...

BBC Response to Dame Janet Smith Review published

Following the publication of the Dame Janet Smith report in February 2016 the BBC published...

Will the Code for Sports Governance change behaviour in sport for the better?

With organisations like FIFA, IAAF, WADA, IOC and British cycling all caught up in recent...

Are Dutch companies doing enough to combat corruption?

With its fifth position in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, a measure of the perceived...

Corporates could face prosecution for failing to prevent economic crimes

Failure to prevent economic crime looks set to become a corporate offence under the May...

If ethical culture is so important, why is measuring it such a challenge?

Businesses have long focussed on financial analysis as a means of measuring success and demonstrating...

Bribery a way of life for companies operating in emerging markets

GoodCorporation was asked to comment on research from the Henley Business School claiming that 85%...