2026 Ethics & Compliance Metrics and Reporting
If you’re expected to brief the Board, justify decisions, or show that E&C is driving meaningful behavior change, 2026 will require a more focused measurement strategy. Expectations around culture, investigations, training, and emerging AI oversight are rising fast.
Developed in partnership with SAI360, this guide spotlights the metrics and benchmarks that signal real effectiveness: the ones leading companies use to strengthen credibility, earn executive support, and communicate impact with confidence.
Metrics That Matter Most
These indicators are defining program maturity, but are where many teams still have blind spots.
This guide shows how leaders are closing the gap.
Speak-Up Health
Most companies maintain reporting channels, but fewer than half analyze investigation timeliness or follow-through — the metrics that reveal trust.
Culture Indicators
While 88% of organizations use engagement surveys, few measure the drivers of ethical decision-making or manager influence, leaving gaps in early risk detection.
Investigation Quality
Case volume is still the norm, though Boards now expect insight into fairness, root-cause quality, and corrective-action impact.
Training Effectiveness
Leaders are moving beyond completion rates toward proof of learning and behavior change: comprehension, retention, and post-training outcomes.
AI Governance
As AI risk expands, few teams track model-risk scoring, decision logging, or ethics alignment. Early adopters are setting the standard.
Inside the Guide
A concise structure you can put to work immediately:
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