An Open Letter to Business Leaders from Dr. Pat Harned
This article was originally posted on LinkedIn. Please visit this page to view or comment on the original article. Dear Colleague, It is perhaps most fitting for me to begin by saying that this letter was written by a human being. Who would have thought that the day would
PRESS RELEASE: Ethics & Compliance Professionals Overestimate the Strength of their Organizations’ Cultures, Findings from NAVEX and the Ethics & Compliance Initiative Show
Ethics & Compliance Professionals Overestimate the Strength of their Organizations’ Cultures, Findings from NAVEX and the Ethics & Compliance Initiative Show Results from ECI’s High-Quality Program (HQP) Assessments suggest organizations must mature key program elements that contribute to strong culture PORTLAND, Ore.—March 12, 2024 – NAVEX, the leader in
Pat Harned on Honesty in Leadership
Recently, our CEO, Dr. Pat Harned, spent some time talking with Reuters journalist Jeffrey Dastin about the backstory and trajectory of Axon, a successful taser company. Read the full Reuters Special Report here.
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
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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