Month: June 2017

Featured insights from multinational experts from Royal Caribbean Cruises, Microsoft, GE, NBCUniversal Telemundo, JLL, Praxair and more.

New York, NY, June 29, 2017 (Newswire.com) – ​​​Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, introduced its 5th Annual Latin America Ethics Summit to an assembly of senior business and compliance leaders in Miami for the very first time, following four consecutive years in Brazil. Connecting Chief Legal Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, LATAM region compliance leaders, and outside industry experts, the Summit served as a platform for peer-to-peer benchmarking and interactive dialogue to address new standards and practices for fueling company integrity and performance.

 

“We know that at the very least there is a perception that companies operating across LATAM are more vulnerable to missteps, and companies are looking for more guidance not just from outside counsel, but from their peers as well,” said Ruti Smithline, a member of the Summit faculty and Partner at Morrison & Foerster where she was recognized in 2017 as one of Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers for FCPA work. “For the last five years, this Summit has provided one of the most practical channels to open up that dialogue across leaders with a concentration in this market, and that is essential to cultivate best practices.”

 

Ethisphere’s Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) community with representatives from Royal Caribbean Cruises, Microsoft, GE, Nokia, Jones Lang LaSalle, TE Connectivity, Western Union, and SNC-Lavalin anchored a diverse faculty with deep experience in addressing business challenges in Latin America. BELA was founded with the notion that companies, regardless of industry, face many common, and often complex, issues in some of the most challenging regions in the world. By bridging the divide that companies often encounter, BELA has been at the front of connecting like-minded leaders on themes that matter most. Latin America is a premium example of this growing need to advance these discussions together. The faculty spoke candidly about perceptions and practicalities in the region on such issues as third party anti-corruption, measuring ethical culture, the risk environment, application of the new ISO 37001 anti-bribery management standard, effective multicultural training and more.

“In just five years the Latin America Ethics Summit has grown to be a vital program with a faculty and delegation that represents multidisciplinary and multicultural knowledge to foster thoughtful discourse, and we see that immediately when leaders from Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, Chile, Panama, the U.S. and more start engaging with one another,” said Kevin McCormack, Vice President of Global Thought Leadership and Programs at Ethisphere. “Each year this Summit takes place you really see a compliance and business community who are spirited about change and passionate about inspiring companies to play an active role in company integrity across the region. We take a close look at the themes that elevate the dialogue and motivate others to action and see how we can best apply these in other key markets such as Europe and India later this year.”

 

Ethisphere has published a recap of the Summit focusing on several major themes, including data insights on company practices, and highlighting leadership involvement, serving as a supplement for those who were at the event and an impactful summary for other professionals who were unable to attend this year.

 

As part of the BELA mission in sharing best practices and insights across the broader business community, Ethisphere is proud to share the published recap of the Latin America Ethics Summit, accessible here: http://insights.ethisphere.com/wp-content/uploads/LAES-2017-Recap.pdf

“It would be fair to say that Ethisphere’s Latin America Ethics Summit was one of the best conferences I have recently attended,” said Rafael Pagliuso de Andrade, General Counsel for Latin America at Emerson. “All panels I attended were very educational and the mediation kept things going in a pretty dynamic manner.”

 

“It was a perfect scenario to analyze the environment of compliance in Latin America, showing the problems, working on solutions and making new contacts to work with,” said Ignacio Stepancic, Chief Compliance Officer Grupo Bimbo, a 2017 Ethisphere World’s Most Ethical Companies® honoree, a first for a Mexico-based company.

 

For more information on Ethisphere’s BELA community, visit http://bela.ethisphere.com.

 

About Ethisphere
The Ethisphere® Institute is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel corporate character, marketplace trust and business success. Ethisphere has deep expertise in measuring and defining core ethics standards using data-driven insights that help companies enhance corporate character. Ethisphere honors superior achievement through its World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition program, provides a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) and showcases trends and best practices in ethics with Ethisphere Magazine. Ethisphere is also the leading provider of independent verification of corporate ethics and compliance programs that include: Ethics Inside® Certification and Compliance Leader Verification™. More information about Ethisphere can be found at https://ethisphere.com.

 

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Honorees on Ethisphere’s Attorneys Who Matter list come from a variety of disciplines, including federal agencies and the bench, in-house counsel and outside counsel.

New York, NY , June 22, 2017 (Newswire.com) – ​​​Ethisphere, the global leader in defining and advancing standards of ethical business practices, announced today that it is now accepting nominations for its 2017 Attorneys Who Matter list.

 

“The annual Attorneys Who Matter list recognizes individuals who represent the best and brightest minds in the legal field today and who are widely respected across the legal, compliance and governance community,” said Stefan Linssen, Chief Content Officer, Ethisphere. “We are proud to honor lawyers who continue to make a profound impact in furthering ethical business practices worldwide. Whether in-house or in private practice, these leaders show a special interest in supporting the rule of law and connecting ethics to improved business results — and ultimately to a more fair and productive society.”

 

Honorees on Ethisphere’s Attorneys Who Matter list come from a variety of disciplines, including federal agencies and the bench, in-house counsel and outside counsel.

 

Applicants are evaluated based on the following nine criteria:

• Recognized expertise
• Peer/client endorsements
• High-profile litigation
• Number of cases won
• High-profile clients
• Public service
• Legal community engagement
• Academic involvement
• Other awards and recognitions

 

Once selected, honorees are placed into one of six distinct categories: Hall of Fame, Top Guns, Best General Counsel, Ethics & Compliance, Government Stars and Specialists — Private Practice.

 

“It is certainly an honor to be a part of this list, but the real virtue of the recognition is the benefit of joining a professional community dedicated to a common purpose,” said Earl (Chip) M. Jones, Office Managing Shareholder and Co-Chair, Whistleblowing and Corporate Ethics Practice Group, Littler, and a 2016 Attorneys Who Matter honoree. “Being part of this list means there’s an unwavering commitment from attorneys to drive an ethical culture and earn trust.”

 

“Ethisphere counts on these leaders to continue to broadly share insights and expertise across the global landscape,” stated Kevin McCormack, Vice President, Global Thought Leadership & Programs, Ethisphere. Earlier this year, many 2016 Attorneys Who Matter honorees joined leading industry executives and global thought leaders at Ethisphere’s 9th annual Global Ethics Summit in New York to share their insights about key trends and compliance thought leadership with attendees. For a full recap of Ethisphere’s flagship event, click here.

 

2017 Attorneys Who Matter Nominations

Nominations will be accepted from now until August 15. The final list of 2017 Attorneys Who Matter will be announced this fall.

To nominate an attorney, visit https://ethisphere.com/awards/attorneys-who-matter/#nominate

 

About Ethisphere

The Ethisphere® Institute is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel corporate character, marketplace trust and business success. Ethisphere has deep expertise in measuring and defining core ethics standards using data-driven insights that help companies enhance corporate character. Ethisphere honors superior achievement through its World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition program, provides a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) and showcases trends and best practices in ethics with Ethisphere Magazine. Ethisphere is also the leading provider of independent verification of corporate ethics and compliance programs, including Ethics Inside® Certification and Compliance Leader Verification™. More information about Ethisphere can be found at https://ethisphere.com.

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Announces New Stakeholder-Driven Committee for Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) Featuring Bayer AG, Eli Lilly, GE, HCA, Jones Lang LaSalle, Microsoft, Realogy and The Boeing Company

New York, NY – June 13, 2017 – Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing standards of ethical business practices, announced today that it has created an Executive Steering Committee for its Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA). The team is comprised of key stakeholders from leading multinationals across the country, including representatives from The Boeing Company, Eli Lilly, Jones Lang LaSalle, Realogy Holdings Corp, GE, Hospital Corporation of America and Microsoft.

The overriding mission of this new committee is to develop strategy and elevate thought leadership around organizational justice, while highlighting the financial and brand-enhancing value of prioritizing ethics in business. The Executive Steering Committee will meet several times during the year to develop research topics, aligning key strategies in the ethics arena and developing best practices in measuring and improving ethics programs to create sustainable, long-term value.

“Research—including Ethisphere’s—shows how organizations with a strong ethical culture regularly outperform their peers. We refer to this as an ethics premium,” said Erica Salmon Byrne, Executive Vice President and Executive Director, BELA. “This underscores the value of prioritizing a strong, innovative ethics program in an ever-changing business ecosystem. To that end, we are proud to partner with each of these thought leaders, representing first class companies, to develop new platforms that will help raise the ethical standards at companies around the world.”

“It is an invaluable opportunity to serve as a member of the Executive Steering Committee for BELA and the broader community,” said Diana Sands, Senior Vice President, Office of Internal Governance and Administration, The Boeing Company. “What’s especially impactful for us is the rich dialogue among industry leaders who are active members in BELA and the willingness of those leaders to take a cross-industry approach to collaborating and sharing best practices.”

Representatives expected to join the BELA Executive Steering Committee and their areas of focus include:

• Diana Sands, Senior Vice President, Office of Internal Governance and Administration, The Boeing Company – Cross Functional Executive Leadership: Aligning with the Business;
• Melissa Stapleton Barnes, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management, and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Eli Lilly and Company – Career Development, Mentorship and Positioning Ethics and Compliance as a Launching Pad for Company Leadership;
• Mark Ohringer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) – Long-term Company Investment Value (Ethics as a Driver);
• Thomas Pfennig, Head of Compliance, Bayer AG – Globalization: Global Voices and Culture;
• Elisabeth Gehringer, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Realogy Holdings Corp. – Stakeholder and Board Communications & Engagement;
• Al Rosa, Chief Compliance Director and Senior Executive Counsel, GE – Measurement and Data Analytics;
• Alan Yuspeh, Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) – Program Structure and Industry Leadership;
• David Howard, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, Competition Law and Compliance, Microsoft Corporation – Leveraging Technology.

“JLL is excited to be represented on the BELA Steering Committee,” said Mark Ohringer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. “We always want to be at the forefront of best practices in business ethics, and there is no better way to do that than to get the benefit of what the leading companies from a cross-section of industries are thinking about and doing as they confront the challenges of today’s complicated business environment.”

“Ethisphere is doing great work to further business ethics, and I am honored to be part of the BELA Executive Steering Committee to help elevate ethics, compliance and performance across BELA and the broader community,” said Melissa Stapleton Barnes, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management, and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Eli Lilly and Company. “Career development and mentorship are important components of a company’s ethics and compliance program and can help develop leaders who understand the value of business ethics and its impact on long-term success.”

“We appreciate the opportunity and value of being a part of BELA’s Executive Committee,” said Bayer AG‘s Head of Compliance Thomas Pfennig. “It is a great privilege to join and contribute to the conversation along with other leading experts in the field.”

The creation of the new steering committee comes on the heels of Ethisphere’s recent announcement that it will create new Centers of Excellence that will serve the BELA community as online reference sites for all things ethics. BELA expects to have up to a dozen contributing company centers by the end of 2017 available for the entire global BELA community of companies. Each Center contains practical insights relevant to an area of challenge for ethics and compliance professionals, with multiple modalities of downloadable information.

For complete bios of our steering committee members, please click here. For a recap of the community priorities and highlights from BELA activities, click here.

About Ethisphere 

The Ethisphere® Institute is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel corporate character, marketplace trust and business success. Ethisphere has deep expertise in measuring and defining core ethics standards using data-driven insights that help companies enhance corporate character. Ethisphere honors superior achievement through its World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition program, provides a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) and showcases trends and best practices in ethics with Ethisphere Magazine. Ethisphere is also the leading provider of independent verification of corporate ethics and compliance programs, including Ethics Inside® Certification and Compliance Leader Verification™. More information about Ethisphere can be found at https://ethisphere.com.

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646-480-9715
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