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February 19, 2014

Why do businesses implement ethics hotlines? There are many reasons and here are two major…

February 05, 2014

Last month one of Ethical Advocate’s blog posts addressed the topic of how to assess…

January 29, 2014

When is an ethics program successful? An ethics program is successful when employees at all…

January 22, 2014

Does your ethics and fraud hotline program exist in a silo or is it an…

January 15, 2014

Tips received through anonymous reporting mechanisms such as ethics and compliance hotlines, or helplines as…

January 08, 2014

Just in time for a New Year’s review of ethics and compliance programs, a trio…

December 18, 2013

Ethics hotlines and email are the top two reporting avenues listed in supplier codes of…

November 27, 2013

FraudNET is a government-wide fraud hotline operated by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to…

November 13, 2013

What are the most common areas of responsibility for compliance officers? According to a recent…

November 06, 2013

Before implementing an ethics hotline or other internal reporting mechanisms, it is important to take…

October 30, 2013

International Fraud Awareness Week, a week dedicated to fraud awareness, detection, and prevention, will be…

October 09, 2013

As addressed in Ethical Advocate’s “Effective Compliance Programs” blog post, a code of conduct is…