Ethicast: Understanding the 2026 Ethics Quotient Updates

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Ethicast: Understanding the 2026 Ethics Quotient Updates

As Ethisphere prepares to roll out its revised Ethics Quotient (EQ) questionnaire a month before the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies application window opens, Ethisphere Director of Data & Services, Neal Thurston explains what the updates mean for you, including:

  • How the EQ team decides what needs updating or inclusion
  • This year’s biggest changes to the EQ
  • Advice for prospective World’s Most Ethical Companies applicants

Unpacking Recent Federal Enforcement Developments & the Rise of State Attorneys General

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Unpacking Recent Federal Enforcement Developments & the Rise of State Attorneys General

As federal enforcement developments in 2025 gain momentum, companies face a dual challenge: evolving DOJ priorities and rising action from state attorneys general. This webcast, featuring former high-level government officials, breaks down recent federal enforcement developments, including:

  • National security and AML enforcement shifts
  • The “foreign terrorist organization” designation under the Total Elimination of Cartels initiative
  • Expanding investigative powers of state attorneys general
  • Recent DOJ policy memos impacting corporate compliance

Morrison Foerster’s Experts:

  • David Newman, former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ’s National Security Division
  • Deborah Connor, former Chief of the DOJ’s Money Laundering & Asset Recovery Section
  • Carrie H. Cohen, former Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Southern District of New York & Chief of the Public Integrity Bureau for the New York Attorney General
  • Margot Benedict, former Senior Counselor to the Attorney General

Ethicast Reacts: Embezzlement at the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

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Ethicast Reacts: Embezzlement at the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

Ethicast Reacts is a special Ethicast series where host Bill Coffin talks to Ethisphere’s Chief Strategy Officer Erica Salmon Byrne, about E&C incident that have made headlines.

An embezzlement case of epic proportions shines a bright light on the importance of internal controls and speak-up culture, as federal prosecutors seek a sentence of 18 years for the former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith for embezzling $44.3M from the nonprofit over 10 years.

In this episode of Ethicast Reacts, Ethisphere’s Chief Strategy Officer, Erica Salmon Byrne, offers some much-needed ethics and compliance context on what we can learn from this oversight failure, and how to prevent it at your organization.

2025 E&C Trends: What the Data Tells Us About Programs & People

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2025 E&C Trends: What the Data Tells Us About Programs & People

This webcast takes an inside look at the findings from the 2025 E&C Program Trends & Employee Perceptions Report. The session unpacks the most timely and relevant 2025 ethics and compliance trends, offering a dual-lens view into program structure and how employees experience those efforts on the ground.

Watch the replay to learn:

  • How program practices and employee experiences align—and where critical gaps remain
  • What’s driving progress in areas like leadership engagement, risk assessments, and program measurement
  • Practical steps to strengthen ethical culture, increase trust, and position E&C as a strategic asset

Ethicast: Inside Convatec’s Next-Level Compliance Week

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Ethicast: Inside Convatec’s Next-Level Compliance Week

As a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer in the highly regulated medical products industry, Convatec invests a considerable amount of time and energy into its Compliance Week program as a keystone event to advancing compliance across the organization and furthering their culture of integrity. In this episode, Convatec’s Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Chris Corallo explains how his team executes it.