Sevenson Renews Employee Ethics Hotline

Chapel Hill, NC (PRWEB) April 17, 2012

Sevenson, one of the country's leading environmental cleanup contractors with over 1,500 projects and a combined value of over $3.5 billion, announced that it plans to renew the organization’s compliance and ethics hotline with Ethical Advocate. Ethical Advocate has provided Sevenson’s ethics hotline service since 2008 and is entering the fifth year of service for Sevenson.

According to Bill McDermott, VP and CFO, “We implemented the Ethical Advocate ethics hotline based on the recommendation of our accounting consulting firm. We could see that having an anonymous feedback mechanism to report financial or accounting concerns was becoming a best practice and as a government contractor, this was important for winning contracts. We are continuing our contract with Ethical Advocate given their excellent customer service.”

Sevenson’s hotline may be used 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by internet and phone. It is available to employees or others to speak anonymously, or in confidence, in connection with any perceived accounting or auditing irregularities or other misconduct or wrongful behavior.

Per the Sevenson website, the hotline is for use by employees, customers, vendors, subcontractors, and others to report incidents of illegal, unethical, or improper behavior. Sevenson maximizes its hotline use and return by extending its coverage to include human resources, workplace safety and environmental concerns.

Ethical Advocate is an independent, third-party ethics and hotline company that specializes in advocating ethical culture and behavior in the workplace. Ethical Advocate provides a customized, anonymous and confidential ethics hotline service through its fully secure, encrypted web site and via a toll-free number.

About Sevenson
Headquartered in Niagara Falls, NY, Sevenson is one of a few remedial action contractors with roots in general construction. This general construction background enables Sevenson to look at a particular site remediation project from a practical, operations oriented point of view. This often leads to ideas for cost savings through modest changes in the project plan which can yield significant cost savings. As a hands-on contractor, Sevenson prefers the greater operational control of performing a project with its own forces as opposed to using subcontractors. Consistent with this policy, Sevenson owns and maintains its own fleet of traditional and specialty construction and marine equipment. Sevenson may be found on the internet at http://www.sevenson.com.

About Ethical Advocate
Ethical Advocate provides leading governance, risk and compliance solutions supporting Sarbanes-Oxley and many other regulatory and reporting needs. Persons desiring to report incidents, indiscretions, or suggestions can do so securely, 24/7/365, with privacy and anonymity, on the Internet in 15 languages, or through its Call Center in 175 languages. Ethical Advocate also provides custom designed live and on-line Ethics Trainings and seminars. For more information, visit the Ethical Advocate website at http://www.ethicaladvocate.com or call 1-888-ETHICS 6.

JB Management, Inc. Selects EA for Employee Ethics Hotline

Chapel Hill, NC (PRWEB) April 03, 2012

JB Management, Inc. (JBM), a U.S. government and defense contractor, has selected Ethical Advocate to provide the organization’s ethics line. As one of America’s fastest-growing private companies, JBM is in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). In accordance with FAR 52.203-13: Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, JBM has implemented an ethics policy, providing employees with ethics training and establishing a reporting mechanism, to include a toll-free ethics hotline, that allows anonymity and confidentiality.

Ethical Advocate is an independent, third-party company that specializes in advocating ethical culture and behavior in the workplace. Ethical Advocate provides a customized, anonymous and confidential ethics line service through its fully secure, encrypted web site and via a toll-free number. Both reporting methods (website and telephone) are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

According to Harry Gibb, Chief Executive Officer of JB Management, “Ethical Advocate demonstrated a commitment to quality customer service. Ethical Advocate’s services are meeting the needs of our domestic and overseas employees with easy access to the call center line via a toll-free phone number and access to the web-based reporting service when employees do not have easy access to a telephone.”

About Ethical Advocate
Ethical Advocate provides leading governance, risk and compliance solutions supporting Sarbanes-Oxley and many other regulatory and reporting needs, including a compliance hotline. Persons desiring to report incidents, indiscretions, or suggestions can do so securely, 24/7/365, with privacy and anonymity, on the Internet in 15 languages, or in 175 languages through its Call Center. Ethical Advocate also provides custom-designed live and online ethics trainings and seminars. For more information, visit their website at http://www.ethicaladvocate.com or call 1-888-ETHICS6.

Ethical Advocate Contact: Janet Hankins, (919) 968-0596

About JBM
Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, JB Management, Inc. (JBM) is a privately-held, service disabled veteran-owned business with proven performance that models its emphasis on creating and maintaining long-term relationships. JBM’s exceptional reputation for providing extraordinarily flexible and tailorable support solutions that evolve with their customer’s changing requirements has made them a trusted partner with the clients they currently support. JBM has proven that regardless of the environment, they provide world-class support to clients to help them succeed in their missions. For more information, visit: http://www.GOJBM.com. JBM: Smart Solutions For Those We Serve.

Anonymous Hotline Service Reduces Fraud

Chapel Hill, North Carolina (PRWEB) March 27, 2012 -

Ethical Advocate today announced that it is offering its Ethics Hotline Reporting service as a packaged component for insurance and business services companies. Since hotlines have been shown to be the most effective mechanism in reducing the cost of fraud, they are a critical part of insurance coverage and risk mitigation service.

Insurance companies find they are able to serve increasingly diverse customers by offering additional business services beyond the traditional liability coverage. Ethical Advocate has just introduced its services to clients of a multi-billion dollar U.S. insurance company to help distinguish their business liability products. Organizations that only carry general liability and umbrella insurance products still have gaps that need to be addressed.

The average organization loses anywhere between 5-7% of their revenue to fraud. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) reviews fraud cases and reports that having a hotline reduces the cost of fraud by 59.2% and the length of time to discovery by 35%. When a hotline is not in place, the average fraud incident is $245,000. With a hotline in place, the average incident is $100,000. According to ACFE reports, having a hotline in place reduces the cost of fraud more than any other mechanism. Fraud hotline return on investment can be increased further by covering other types of malfeasance, such as human resources (discrimination, harassment, etc.), product/service quality, and safety.

According to Steve Yesko, Lowers Associates, an international leader in enterprise-wide risk mitigation and loss prevention services, “We encourage all of our clients to have an ethics helpline. Per the ACFE report, it is one of the easiest ways for organizations to mitigate the cost of fraud. Employees and stakeholders must have a way to report malfeasance that does not jeopardize their job or relationship with the organization. Offering this service as part of an overall insurance risk mitigation package is long overdue.”

Ethical Advocate is ideally suited to provide these services. The highly customizable system gives organizations the power to quickly pinpoint unethical acts and easily analyze critical data to determine instances of fraud, identify problem areas and evaluate overall trends. The compliance hotline report management and statistical analysis systems provide the data that management needs, when they need it.

ABOUT ETHICAL ADVOCATE

Ethical Advocate (EA) provides comprehensive compliance solutions, including ethics training and anonymous hotline systems, to more than one million users in all sectors, including corporate, government and educational institutions. Persons desiring to report incidents, indiscretions, or suggestions can do so securely, 24/7/365, multilingual, via the Internet and phone. For more information, visit http://www.ethicaladvocate.com or call (888) ETHICS6.

ABOUT LOWERS RISK

Headquartered in Northern Virginia, Lowers & Associates ("L&A") is an independent, internationally recognized risk management consulting firm. L&A offers a wide range of loss prevention/control, risk assessment, loss/claims investigation, audit, compliance, and related risk management services. With expertise in both physical and operational security as well as internal controls, L&A has become an acknowledged authority on matters of crime and fidelity related risk mitigation over the last 25 years. Throughout it's history, L&A has partnered with many different types of organizations to aid in the mitigation of business, operational, and technology risks on both a proactive/pre-loss and reactive/post-loss basis. Today L&A's service offering extends into computer/cyber crime with a comprehensive array of privacy protection, network/information security, and cyber risk management services. Given the areas of L&A's historical success, special domain expertise is afforded organizations in the banking/financial services, hospital/healthcare, higher education, retail/wholesale, event/venue, hotel/resort, casino/gaming, armored car, courier, high value cargo, fine arts, jewelers, auto dealership, check-casher, pawnbroker, and ATM industries. For more information about L&A, please visit their website at, http://www.lowersrisk.com.

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N.C. Department of Transportation Awards Contract for Fraud Hotline

NCDOT Selects Ethical Advocate for Third-Party Hotline Service Which Allows Employees to Report Fraud or Misconduct Anonymously

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Chapel Hill, NC (PRWEB) March 15, 2012

N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti has awarded a contract to continue the Department’s internal fraud hotline service.

The contract was awarded to Ethical Advocate of Chapel Hill, the company that has administered NCDOT’s fraud hotline since it was initiated in 2009. The one-year contract allows for up to two additional one-year renewal periods.

The Fraud Hotline lets employees anonymously report alleged misconduct, ethical violations, safety issues or waste related to NCDOT business by phone or online. Complaints may be referred to the appropriate division for resolution and follow-up.

Using an independent third party provider for this service ensures complete anonymity for employees to report incidents, behaviors, practices or conditions that they may believe to be illegal, unethical, unsafe or otherwise detrimental to NCDOT or state business.

The Department of Transportation has approximately 12,300 permanent employees statewide.

Ethical Advocate (EA) provides comprehensive compliance solutions, including ethics training and anonymous incident reporting systems, to more than one million users in all sectors, including corporate, government and educational institutions. Persons desiring to report incidents, indiscretions, or suggestions can do so securely, 24/7/365, multilingual, via the Internet and phone. For more information, visit http://www.ethicaladvocate.com or call (888) ETHICS6.

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Ethical Advocate Presenting at Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Southern NE Chapter
Ethical Advocate (EA) will present a live ethics seminar at the Southern New England Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) on Tuesday, December 6.  The seminar, titled "Shaping the Ethical Jungle: Welcome to the Human Condition; Saints, Sinners, Angels and Demons", is not about creating an ethics policy. Rather, it introduces the human complexities of ethical decision making and starts defining the steps necessary
for its sustenance. Key discussion points and participant exercises include:

* The bottom line cost and scope of unethical actions
* Why and how 90% of us are susceptible to unethical actions
* Understanding the Fraud Triangle
* Who is involved in Fraud
* Why people don't report unethical acts
* The power of rationalization to justify the doing of wrong actions
* And much more

Ethical Advocate provides live seminars and on-line ethics trainings to clients and accounting and auditing organizations throughout the US, routinely receiving high marks.



EA President to Address The Wharton Club
Ethical Advocate President Jacob Blass, will address the Wharton Club of New Jersey. Jacob's talk, "Welcome to the Human Condition; Saints, Sinners, Angels, Demons" will focus on the human complexities of ethical decision making. It is the latest in a nationwide series of interactive talks Jacob is facilitating addressing what leaders can do to deepen their ethical culture.



EA President to Speak at Director's Institute

April 6-8, 2011, Jacob Blass, the President of Ethical Advocate, will conduct a panel discussion on the Board’s Role in the Ethical Culture of the Organization at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business Directors’ Institute.  The Directors’ Institute, according to the organization website, “provides substantive instruction to participants allowing them to refresh and refine their knowledge while engaging with peers to develop best boardroom practices.”

 

The session will help board members communicate effectively with each other and the CEO and understand the ethical and compliance risks an organization may face while doing business in today’s economy. Is it sufficient to have an Ethics/Compliance Officer in management, to provide ethics training for employees, and to develop community/social programs? What role does the Board have in promoting an ethical and compliance culture?  This session will teach how to create or adapt an effective ethics and compliance process to improve the overall performance of the firm. 

 

The Directors’ Institute will be held at the Ronald Reagan International Conference Center in Washington, D.C..  With insight from leading industry, legal, and financial services experts, government policy-makers, and academic authorities from the University of Maryland and other leading institutions, “the Directors’ Institute offers participants a broad framework for making informed board decisions, exercising sound business judgment and developing leadership for members of the boardroom. Attendees will interact with and learn from leading industry experts and academic professionals, who have successfully navigated and researched the most pressing issues facing corporate boards today.”

 

Prior to assuming the Presidency of Ethical Advocate, Jacob was President and CEO of four complex healthcare companies. Companies that he has led have been consistently recognized for their product excellence, including national recognition for best in class. Jacob has consulted to several multi-national companies on leadership, and the integration of organizational values, purpose and goals. He has served on the Boards of numerous organizations. He was a founding member of a national think-tank and served on the Master Planning Committee for the City of Boulder, Colorado.

 

About Ethical Advocate

Ethical Advocate (EA) provides comprehensive compliance solutions, including ethics training and anonymous incident reporting systems, to more than one million users in all sectors, including corporate, government and educational institutions.  EA incident reporting supports FAR, Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and many other regulatory and reporting requirements.  Persons desiring to report incidents, indiscretions, or suggestions can do so securely, 24/7/365, multilingual, via the Internet and phone. For more information, visit http://www.ethicaladvocate.com or call (888) ETHICS6.

 

Government Contractor Ethics Presentation
Government contractors are now subject to unprecedented scrutiny.  Conducting business in an ethical manner has never been more important.  Years of success in the government contracting market, as well as personal reputations, can be ruined by one ethical lapse.  The government recently imposed significant new ethics and compliance requirements designed to prevent and detect improper conduct. Join Aronson & Company’s Tom Marcinko and Ethical Advocate’s Jacob Blass for a complimentary webinar on October 6, 2010 at 11:30am Eastern, as they discuss the requirements contained in FAR 3.10 and clause 52.203-13 “Codes of Business Ethics and Conduct.”

The discussion will include:

* Which contractors are exempt from the requirements
* Differing requirements for large versus small businesses
* Codes of Conduct
* Mandatory Disclosure
* Internal Controls
* Training Options 
* Advantages and Benefits of an Ethical Environment

Contractors who do not comply with these requirements are subject to debarment, suspension, and their contract may be terminated for default. In addition, contractors who do not implement the required compliance program will be subject to much greater penalties should they experience an ethical lapse.  Register today to ensure that your ‘ethical house’ is in order!

Register here:

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EA President Presents Ethics Workshops

Ethical Advocate President Jacob Blass will facilitate two conference talks and workshops on the moral and human complexities of ethical decision making.
 
On April 29^th,  in conjunction with distinguished accounting and legal firms Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Jacob will participate in a compliance seminar for federal government contractors in Vienna, Va.

In late May, in New Orleans, Jacob will be the keynote speaker at the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Natiuonal Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud, and Compliance ans Ethics Conference.

All the seminars will engage participants in the following critical areas:

* The cost and scope of unethical actions

* Why 90% of us are susceptible to unethical acts
* The critical importance for leaders to be ethically driven

* The power of rationalization to justify wrong actions  

* Why an ethical culture trumps ethical policies

* How you can create an ethical culture with teeth

* What you can directly and uniquely do to create and influence your company's ethical culture

These are the latest presentations in a major initiative Ethical Advocate has launched to work with executives, management and all organizational levels in understanding the human complexities of ethical decision making.

EA President Launches New Series of Ethics Workshops
Ethical Advocate President Jacob Blass will be facilitating four conference talks and workshops on the moral and human complexities of ethical decision making.   In late August, in Tampa Bay, he will address senior executives and managers at a conference of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

In September, Jacob Blass will lead a workshop in Kansas City for senior executives of the Dep’t of Agriculture, followed a week later by a presentation at the Ethics and Compliance Officers Association conference in Chicago.

On Sep’t 28th,  in conjunction with distinguished accounting and legal firms Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Jacob will participate in a compliance seminar for federal government contractors in Vienna, Va.

These are the latest presentations in a major initiative Ethical Advocate has launched to work with executives, management and all organizational levels in understanding the human complexities of ethical decision making.          


Ethical Advocate President to Speak on Ethics to Federal Gov’t Senior Execs



EA, Compliance and Gov't Contractors
Ethical Advocate (EA), in conjunction with distinguished accounting and legal firms Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, will facilitate a compliance seminar for federal government contractors on December 9th in Vienna, Va.

By virtue of new Federal Acquisition Regulations, federal contractors are now mandated to have ethics and compliance trainings and programs in place after the awarding of certain types of federal contracts. 

The seminar will engage participants in the following critical areas:

  * The cost and scope of unethical actions

  * Who is involved

  * The critical importance to employees - and the company - for its leaders to be ethically driven

  * Why an ethical culture trumps ethical policies

  * What can you directly and uniquely do to create and influence your company's ethical culture

    * Elements of a Code of Business Ethics and Compliance program and the actions required to adapt th code and implement the program

    * Overview of the required intenal controls

    * Implementing an effective anonymous hotline

EA, as part of its focus to serve federal government contractors with its FISMA certified hotline services and ethics trainings, is working with increasing numbers of government contractors to bring them into compliance.

EA President Speaker at The Directors' Education Institute at Duke University

Jacob Blass, President, Ethical Advocate, a leading risk, governance and compliance company,  participated on a distinguished panel at The Directors' Education Institute at Duke University on September 28.

   The panel, titled  “Enlightened Self-Interest: Risks and Opportunities Presented by Global Warming and other Social Concerns” addressed the critical issues of global warming and other environmental and social concerns and the attendant business and reputational risks. What are best practices to assess the opportunities and risks about global warming and other environmental issues, working conditions and the interests of local communities and other stockholders, including global regulatory actions and public perceptions. What are the ethical issues companies must address with regard to their carbon footprint? What questions must Boards and executives ask to determine actions reconciling environmental and social concerns with business interests.

   DEI is an ISS-accredited, intensive, innovative two-day program developed by the Duke Global Capital Markets Center with the support of the New York Stock Exchange Foundation to address the recent developments in corporate governance. This program is designed for board chairs, corporate directors and senior executive officers of publicly traded corporations.

  

EA to Lead Ethics Seminar for Duke Management Team
Ethical Advocate, a leading risk, governance and compliance company, will facilitate a seminar for over 100 members of Duke University’s management team on May 20, 2008.

   The seminar, titled “Creating Values and Ethics in Your Company", will:

* Address how to deepen the ethical culture of your organization

* Assist participants in defining their own values and ethics

* Examine how people compromise their values and ethics, and

* Provide tools for avoiding such compromise

EA to Present to the Northern Virginia Government Contractors Council

Jacob Blass, President, Ethical Advocate, a leading risk, governance and compliance company,  will participate in a panel discussion for the Northern Virginia Government Contractors Council of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, on May 29, 2008.

New Federal Acquisitions regulations are requiring government contractors to have ethics programs of depth and substance.

   The seminar, titled “Ethics with Teeth” will:

* Address how to deepen the ethical culture of your organization

* Examine how people compromise their values and ethics, and

* Provide tools on how to avoid such compromise


Whistleblower Hotline Systems Provider Ethical Advocate Receives Industry-First FISMA Certification

CHAPEL HILL, NC--(Marketwire - December 18, 2007) - Ethical Advocate, a leading provider of confidential and anonymous incident reporting systems, often called Whistleblower systems, today announced that its EthicsVault reporting application has been certified as the first and only Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) compliant third-party hotline. Compliance with FISMA is mandated by law to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and systems that support the operations and assets of government agencies. Agencies failing to meet FISMA requirements face withholding of federal funds and withdrawal of contractor eligibility status.

FISMA requires federal agencies to develop, document, and implement agency-wide information security programs. All U.S. government federal agencies and qualifying organizations contracted on behalf of U.S. government agencies must conform to FISMA's mandatory processes.

FISMA certification addresses access control, physical and environmental protection, incident response and authentication. There are 158 FISMA control requirements, each with many corresponding specific obligations. "As the only FISMA-certified reporting system, this is the most complete and secure approach for whistleblower hotlines and systems in the government sector," said Janet Hankins, EthicsVault system manager. "With our systems housed at one of the most secure hosting facilities in the United States with guaranteed 99.99% uptime availability, EthicsVault delivers the required availability, security and integrity required to ensure confidential reporting."

The EthicsVault hotline supports the reporting of federal procurement fraud and meets the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Procurement Fraud Task Force recommendations that qualified government contractors be required to operate compliance programs with reporting mechanisms such as hotlines. These recommendations stipulate that contracts be denied to organizations without compliance programs.

Studies indicate that people are far more likely to use external hotline services such as EthicsVault to report issues due to guaranteed anonymity and diminished fear of repercussions. EthicsVault's unparalleled FISMA certified hotline makes this application the foremost choice for government agencies and contractors.

About Ethical Advocate

Ethical Advocate (EA) provides anonymous incident reporting systems to more than one million users in all sectors, including corporate, government and educational institutions. EA incident reporting supports FISMA, Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and many other regulatory and reporting requirements. Persons desiring to report incidents, indiscretions, or suggestions can do so securely, 24/7/365, multilingual, via the Internet and phone. For more information, visit www.ethicaladvocate.com or call (888) ETHICS6.

EA President Presents at The Directors' Education Institute at Duke University

   Jacob Blass, President, Ethical Advocate, a leading risk, governance and compliance company,  participated on a distinguished panel at The Directors' Education Institute at Duke University on November 9th.

   The panel, titled “Enlightened Self-Interest: The Ethical Well-Being of Your Company” addressed the following critical questions: Are boards subject to ethical obligations that transcend their legal obligations?  What is the source of, and how to define, ethical norms?  How to address ethical concerns about environmental issues, working conditions and the interests of local communities and other stakeholders.

   DEI is an ISS-accredited, intensive, innovative two-day program developed by the Duke Global Capital Markets Center with the support of the New York Stock Exchange Foundation to address the recent developments in corporate governance. This program is designed for board chairs, corporate directors and senior executive officers of publicly traded corporations.

For more information visit www.gcmc.duke.edu

Ethical Advocate President Addresses South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association

Ethical Advocate President Jacob Blass addressed the most highly attended meeting in recent history of the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association  on August 24, 2007.  He facilitated a three hour presentation on Enlightened Self-interest: How You Influence Fraud in Your Company and the 3-5 Things You Can Do About It.

This is the third in a series of presentations Mr. Blass is providing for Internal Auditors Association chapters.

Whistleblowing Is Now Allowed

Ethical Advocate president Jacob Blass is interviewed in the Durham Herald Sun regarding the importance of anonymous and confidential incident reporting solutions

Ethical Advocate Receives High-Level Security Certification

Ethical Advocate, a Chapel Hill based leading provider of governance and risk management services, announced that it received a high-level security certification for its anonymous and confidential incident reporting services, designed to meet compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, Section 301.

Ethical Advocate underwent a rigorous data security audit conducted by a third party auditor, AppSec Consulting, based on the credit card industry’s stringent standards (PCI-DSS) designed to protect consumer information.

The testing of the Ethical Advocate website within the framework of PCI-DSS to assure the security and privacy of sensitive data and confidential information transmitted, processed and stored by the application, resulted in Ethical Advocate receiving the high-level security certification.

According to Jacob Blass, President of Ethical Advocate, “We are pleased to announce another step to ensure our client’s trust in knowing that all data is maintained and communicated within the highest security systems available. This places Ethical Advocate right at the top of providing IT security.”

EA President to Present at Special IIA Seminar
Jacob Blass, President of Ethical Advocate will present a special seminar to the Institute of Internal Auditors in Charleston, SC on March 14th. The session is being sponsored by the Charleston chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Mr. Blass will cover a number of pertinent topics with a focus on the extent of fraud in the workplace, and then lead the attendees through a hands-on workshop on “The Five Action Steps You Can Initiate to Prevent Fraud in Your Workplace.”

Ethical Advocate President to Participate on Institute of Internal Auditors Panel with Cynthia Cooper
On October 17, 2006, Ethical Advocate President Jacob Blass will participate in a Panel Discussion at the Mid-Atlantic Region  Institute of Internal Auditors Conference, "Corporate Fraud and Ethics".  Other panel participants and guest speakers include Cynthia Cooper, who will speak about her role in uncovering the corporate fraud at WorldCom – to date the largest corporate fraud in history.  This event is sponsored by the Raleigh-Durham Chapter and will be held at the FridayCenter Chapel Hill, NC.  Participation is $150 for members and non-members.



Ethical Advocate Founder Receives Prestigious Award

Ethical Advocate Founder and KJAS President Janet Hankins has been selected to receive the Triangle Business Journal prestigious 40 under 40 award.  Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Award program recognizes business people under the age of 40 who have already found success in their careers, take time to give back to their communities and show promise for continued future success.