Ethicast: What Does the Lafarge Ruling Mean for Companies in Dangerous Places?
On October 18, French building materials manufacturer Lafarge S.A. and its Syrian subsidiary pled guilty to criminal charges of conspiring to provide material support to the terrorist groups ISIS and the al-Nusrah Front in Syria from 2013 to 2014. Upon pleading guilty, the defendants were sentenced to probation and to criminal fines and forfeitures amounting to nearly $800 million.
Ethisphere CEO Erica Salmon Byrne discusses what the implications are for corporate compliance in general, and what companies should learn from this extraordinary turn of events.
Featuring:
- Bill Coffin, Editor-in-Chief, Ethisphere Magazine, Ethisphere
- Erica Salmon Byrne, Chief Executive Officer, Ethisphere
