In September, this author attended the 18th annual conference of the SCCE (Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics). Among the keynote speakers were the Chief Compliance Officer of Volkswagen, Dr. Kurt Michels and Chief Compliance Officer of Oderbrecht S.A., Olga Pontes. Both shared actions they have taken to correct each companies’ violations and the lessons learned in that process, chief among them being: educating the organization, creating compliance ambassadors or compliance champions within the organization, and building relationships across the board within an organization. Below are a few key notes from the sessions attended:
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