SAI360 Announces Acquisition of Plural Policy

Sapin II – Leveraging technology to future proof your anti-corruption program

In December 2016, the French government published the Sapin II law to align domestic anti-corruption standards more closely to well-known legal frameworks in other countries. With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimating that the yearly cost of bribery alone is between $1.5 – $2 trillion, the Agence Française Anticorruption (AFA) will be looking for firms whose compliance programs fall short. The impact for those publicly ...

Mitigating Third-Party Compliance Risk: A Feasible Approach

Organizations around the globe increasingly rely on third parties as an extension of their core workforce. For many companies this “extended enterprise” is rapidly adding scope and complexity to the risk landscape. Fortunately, technology has evolved in tandem, making it easier than ever before to bring ethics and compliance oversight to supply chain vendors and third parties. At SAI360, we have leveraged our domain expertise ...

FCA Operational Resilience: Leveraging Technology in Pursuit of Operational Resilience

Covid-19 serves as a reminder of the unpredictable events that institutions are required to navigate, exposing a lack of operational resiliency and business continuity planning across the sector. As a result, in March 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) put forward proposed changes to how firms approach their operational resilience in an attempt to mitigate the negative impacts of similar disruptions in the future. With ...

Evaluating In-House Developed GRC Technology: Four Major Considerations

As recently as a few years ago, when executives and management teams discussed how to manage governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC), some of the questions were: Excel spreadsheets seem to be working well for the organization, or aren’t they? Should we use spreadsheets to “automate” compliance and risk management projects? Why spend precious budgets on software when much lower-cost solutions are available? Is it ...

By |2025-04-28T02:05:46+00:00August 24th, 2022|Governance, Risk & Compliance: GRC, Integrated GRC|

Hidden Opportunities of Aligning Ethics and Compliance with ESG

Why Should You Align Your E&C Program with ESG? While ESG is strongly associated with environmental initiatives such as lowering carbon footprint, social and governance factors have achieved equal prominence. “Social” and “governance” define a company’s corporate citizen persona—or how it behaves—which is the heart and soul of ethics and compliance and, increasingly, a key factor in market valuation. A robust, well-articulated ESG program is ...