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BELA Asks: How Do I Substantiate a Claim of Retaliation?

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BELA Asks: How Do I Substantiate a Claim of Retaliation?

In this episode, BELA Chair Erica Salmon Byrne asks a question about substantiating retaliation claims, and a related question on whether people can use hotlines themselves as a form of retaliation. (Spoiler: They can.)

In our BELA Asks series, we address questions posed by members of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) about wider issues facing the ethics and compliance community. BELA members who have any questions at all about ethics and compliance can send them to us, and then our internal experts will provide an answer and/or direct them to a helpful resource for more information.

To learn more about BELA, please visit https://bela.ethisphere.com to request guest access to the BELA Member Resource Hub and to speak with a BELA Engagement Director.

If you have a question that you’d like answered on BELA Asks, be sure to use the BELA Concierge Service, and we will get to it as soon as we can.

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Ethicast: How E&C and M&A Build Value Together at Labcorp

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Ethicast: How E&C and M&A Build Value Together at Labcorp

In this episode, Labcorp Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer, Tracy Strong, discusses the considerable compliance challenges that come with the company’s active mergers and acquisition strategy, and how her team partners with Labcorp’s M&A team to help facilitate transactions. As a testament to Labcorp’s commitment to running a best-in-class E&C program, the company earned Ethisphere’s Compliance Leader Verification recognition from August 2024 through December 2025.

To learn more about our Compliance Leader Verification, click here.

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BELA Asks: Why is Culture the Top Topic in the BELA Member Hub?

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BELA Asks: Why is Culture the Top Topic in the BELA Member Hub?

Culture is at the heart of every great organization, and ethical culture is at the heart of every great culture, period. In this episode, Business Ethics Leadership Alliance Chair, Erica Salmon Byrne, gets into that as she answers the question: Why is Culture the top topic in the BELA Member Hub? Her answer speaks to some of the greatest challenges and opportunities E&C teams are likely to face in 2025.

In our BELA Asks series, we address questions posed by members of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) about wider issues facing the ethics and compliance community. BELA members who have any questions at all about ethics and compliance can send them to us, and then our internal experts will provide an answer and/or direct them to a helpful resource for more information.

To learn more about BELA, please visit https://bela.ethisphere.com to request guest access to the BELA Member Resource Hub and to speak with a BELA Engagement Director.

If you have a question that you’d like answered on BELA Asks, be sure to use the BELA Concierge Service, and we will get to it as soon as we can.

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Supply Chain Due Diligence: Regulations & Guidance Comparison

Supply Chain Due Diligence: Regulations & Guidance Comparison Guide

Increasing due diligence regulations are putting greater pressure on supply chains, as well as procurement and compliance teams struggling to keep up with an ever-evolving environment. Meeting and exceeding global supply chain due diligence requirements necessitates a full understanding of all guidelines and acts enacted and enforced around the world.

This resource can be used as a guide to the areas and issues that need to be addressed when conducting global or regional supply chain due diligence. It covers the key elements for mature programs that are aligned with legal requirements and includes a sample of the relevant regulations.

Regulations in the comparison guide include:

  • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Due Diligence Guidelines (OECD)
  • German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Germany)
  • Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (USA)
  • French Corporate Duty of Vigilance Law (France)
  • Japan’s Guidelines on Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence (Japan)
  • European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EU)
  • Canada’s Corporate Respect for Human Rights and the Environment Abroad Act (Canada)

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Ethicast: How Compassionate Culture Builds Organizational Value

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Ethicast: How Compassionate Culture Builds Organizational Value

Through regular culture assessments, organizations can measure their culture and spot where their strengths and opportunities for improvement lie. But knowing where your organization’s culture needs help and knowing how to help it are two very different things.

In this episode, culture transformation coach, host of the Chazin the Dream podcast, and author of The Compassionate Organization, Ethan Chazin, discusses how organizations build thriving cultures by leveraging trust, developing powerful vision and mission statements, and applying ethical best practices to build effective workplace cultures.

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