
The OECD and its member countries see the core principle in fighting corruption as rooted the principle of free and fair competition. Each bribe offered or accepted reduces this – it steals from the larger society.
The key to successfully fighting corruption is education and training together with continual reinforcement of the basic concepts and principles.
To this end a new 2-day training program “Fighting Corruption”, which is focused on anti-corruption compliance, is now available. This program is the product of months of labor by our team of compliance and risk management specialists.
Into this two-day program we have woven an exciting agenda that enables participants to understand three extremely important laws and conventions aimed at combating corruption. We examine the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, the United State’s “Foreign Corrupt Practices (FCPA) Act”, and the United Kingdom’s “Anti-Bribery Act”; and then we show you how you build their requirements into you anti-corruption program.
This two-day intensive training course is a practical look at corruption and current anti-corruption practices at a level that will provide both a clear definition and broad guidelines as to how this scourge can be fought as well as a set of detailed issues and checklists to help make setting up your own anti-corruption program easier.
Key issues covered include;
Key issues covered include;
- What corruption is and how to recognize it,
- How to set up your own anti-corruption program,
- Red Flags and other warning signs that point to corrupt practices,
- How to implement a process that will allow you to continually improve your anti-corruption measures without overwhelming your organization,
- Steps you can take to better understand your global corruption risks,
- The need for ongoing risk assessments and review, and
- Why third-party due diligence can make or break your program.
Speaking about in-house have you ever taken a minute to think about the efficiencies and cost benefits that running a training program In-House can give you?
Why not spend just 5 minutes reading our short article “Road Trip or Staying Put? Why training in-house makes sense”. This puts the whole cost aspect into perspective and boils everything down to dollars and cents. You will be amazed by what you can save.