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In a large international pharmaceutical company, collecting data for the Compliance Committee (CC) is rarely straightforward. You have dozens, perhaps hundreds of business units, regional offices, country affiliates, and functional (HQ) teams. Each must feed in quantitative and qualitative metrics, key risk indicators, remediation updates, audit...
Read More😅 It’s that time again: the Code of Conduct review cycle. Easy, you think? Not quite. In the pharmaceutical industry, a Code of Conduct (CoC) isn’t something Legal or Compliance can simply draft in isolation. Sure, we own the sections on anti-corruption, competition law, data protection, insider trading, dawn raids, third-party risk, sanctions,...
Read MoreWhy Process Documentation and Tracking Are Your Ethical Shield It’s a Tuesday morning, and the audit you’ve been preparing for finally begins. The auditors’ opening request is clear: show us how your company’s policies are applied in practice. On paper, your organization may look fine. Policies exist. Guidelines have been written and communicated...
Read MoreI propose to move from “having a general idea” to collecting regular and consistent data to prioritize our actions. Too much work? Too many surveys? It does not need to be that way. In today’s blog post, we propose a simple yet effective data driven approach to monitor key health indicators for all of your Business Units
Read MoreDo you have competition law in your remit? Yes, partly, maybe? Some E&C Teams I know have a joint responsibility with the legal team: while the latter answers day to day questions, and advises on agreements, Ethics & Compliance professionals bring a systematic approach to risk prevention and mitigation. In today's blogpost, we refresh our...
Read MoreFacing the prospect of a dawn raid or a surprise visit from regulatory authorities can be a daunting experience for any organization. We’ve all feared it, and it has happened to some of us: authorities may visit in person, without being announced, and it’s so much better to be prepared than to be
Read MoreIn our Real Skills Series, we explore what we traditionally call "soft skills". Ranging from communication to leadership to problem solving to creativity and governing how we interact with teams, we don't really learn them at school or university. And yet, no matter how savvy we are technically, these skills can make or break our success as a...
Read MoreWelcome to your new role! You have been assigned to create, scale-up or take on the E&C function in a new organization. Don’t know where to start to hit the ground running? In this guide we'll explore how to have an impact and show value swiftly within your new organization, while staying safe
Read MoreAnyone who ever launched a corruption risk assessment and experienced some level of post traumatic stress disorder afterwards? I have, and I am sure I am not alone in this case. In this Friday Mood Post we explore the pitfalls of running a corruption risk assessment in your organization, and a few ideas to make this exercise a success without...
Read MoreThe French Anti-Corruption Agency published in May 2023 a study comparing various regulatory anti-corruption frameworks from France, the UK and the US (AFA - Presentation of various regulatory frameworks for promoting business integrity across the world - May 2023). As we often struggle ensuring we comply with all these frameworks and their...
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