Build the Case: The Data Every E&C Leader Needs for 2027 Planning

2026 has been a tumultuous year, to say the least. FCPA enforcement paused and restarted with new priorities. The whistleblower money moved from the SEC to the DOJ. Sustainability mandates in the U.S. and EU were rolled back, and AI regulation took effect. Ethics and compliance leaders heading into 2027 planning are building budgets and board presentations on ground that looks rather different from a year ago.

The right data makes that case easier to win. In this session, Ethisphere walks through the most important findings from 50+ Essential Ethics & Compliance Stats for 2027 Planning. The e-book draws on 14+ primary sources and two proprietary Ethisphere data sets: the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® Benchmark, covering 138 Honorees, and the AI Adoption in E&C survey of 134 E&C leaders.

We’ll focus on the numbers that change decisions. Every surveyed E&C team now uses AI, yet only 5% measure its impact with defined metrics, and only 11% feel very prepared to explain their use of it to a regulator. SEC whistleblower awards fell roughly 90% in two years while tips held at about 27,000. And even among Honorees, only a quarter brief their boards on how financial incentives affect compliance.

In this webinar, attendees will learn how to:

• Pull ready-to-use stats into end-of-year presentations and 2027 budget requests
• Benchmark budgets, team size, and board engagement against what the World’s Most Ethical Companies invest
• Turn a year of FCPA, ESG, and AI regulatory whiplash into a 2027 plan built for fragmentation
• Use speak-up and culture data to show why manager preparedness matters as much as hotline investment