Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 DOJ ECCP Update
On Monday, Sept. 23, the Department of Justice issued its 2024 update to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, the criteria it uses to determine whether or not to prosecute a company when one of its employees breaks the law. This DOJ ECCP update contains significant new and revised language, giving ethics and compliance officers plenty to consider when incorporating this guidance into their program.
This blog will list some helpful resources Ethisphere has made available to E&C practitioners as they operationalize the DOJ 2024 COD Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs update.
Ethicast
As news of the ECCP update broke, the Ethicast went live with insights on what this update will mean for your ethics and compliance program. You can catch the episode here.
On-Demand Webinar
Ethisphere Chief Strategy Officer Erica Salmon Byrne provides a deep dive on some of the particular aspects of the update—including risk assessments, AI, anti-retaliation policies, and whistleblower protection—in a special on-demand webinar that you can access here.
E-Book Overview
This handy document describes the full scope of changes to the ECCP, and will only take a few minutes to read. Download the e-book here.
Comparison
Ethisphere published a language comparison checks the March 2023 and September 2024 updates against each other to identify every instance of new and updated language in the 2024 update. You can read the markup here.
Self-Assessment
The update stresses how and how often you measure your program’s effectiveness. To start building actionable data around your overall compliance efforts, take this free program self-assessment.
Culture Assessment
The guidance asks what companies are doing that might chill employees’ willingness to speak up. To find out how well your culture of compliance is really working, explore our culture assessment.
Anti-Retaliation
93% of employees surveyed say they would report misconduct if they saw it, but only 50% ever do. To understand more about this speak-up gap, download the 2024 Ethical Culture Report.
Whistleblower Protection
The update asks what companies are doing to protect employees who report misconduct. To learn how you can take meaningful steps forward on this subject, read Erica Salmon Byrne’s latest article in Fast Company.
BELA Virtual Roundtable
And for members of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), don’t miss a special virtual roundtable with Ethisphere subject matter experts on further questions around the 2024 ECCP update. Click here to register. Or, if you’re not a BELA member, click here to request guest access.
