Opinions

  IT SEEMS TO BE MORE RECURRENT than usual that when some irregularity, crime, or breach of ethics is made public, the heads of a company, government agency, or political party hide behind the phrase ‘I didn’t know. Of course, Read More

  translate time goes by, more and more information about the fraud in the Carabineros is emerging: the amount already exceeded $22 billion, and those involved amount to more than 70 people, from civilians to Carabineros, among them colonels and Read More

Lately, conflicts of interest have taken over the political contingency. First, there were the Bancard and Dominga cases, which complicated former President Sebastián Piñera, and then the Probity Law, which demanded the declaration of assets and interests of public officials Read More

From an early age, we are taught that if we do something wrong we will receive a sanction. If the punishment is exemplary, we are likely to improve our behavior. If no one tells us anything or the sanction is Read More

  This article first appeared in Pulso on December 31, 2021. It´s disappointing that institutions that we believed, to be honest, have committed blunders. It is not that they are less forgiven than the private or public sector. But in Read More

We are one of the least corrupt countries in Latin America. No one disputes that. Even worldwide our indexes are positive. Many highlight the functioning of our institutions. But is it enough? No. It is rather an opportunity to do Read More

Executives pass, companies remain… Businessmen must be aware that they are the most important factor in promoting good practices internally. It is unfortunate that in Chile, every so often, a new “case” related to corporate crimes comes to light. It Read More

  This article first appeared in El Libero on December 05, 2016 We are all responsible here. The only way to be able to combat this type of crime is to be concerned, not to be blind, and to feel Read More

The embarrassing spectacle of the interpellation in the Chamber of Deputies of Minister Javiera Blanco, where the focus was on the “political favors” of the Gendarmerie and the irregularities in Sename, confirms to me that the “uncovering of the pot” Read More

History repeats itself in Chile. In the last few days, we have again learned through leaks of more cases of irregular financing of politics. And the dynamic is always the same. Once again we hear the same stories of forgiveness Read More

It has become customary in Chile that every time a media case breaks out, voices appear announcing new legislative projects and asking for more laws to punish these facts. This has also been the case with the scandals of bad Read More

“Debemos reconocer que nos ha costado darnos cuenta que era demasiado fácil caer en malas prácticas, sin embargo, hoy ya es hora de que las empresas tomen conciencia que es primordial tener controles para evitar que estos delitos ocurran, sobre Read More

“We must recognize that it has cost us to realize that it was too easy to fall into bad practices, however, today it is time for companies to become aware that it is essential to have controls to prevent these Read More

So far this year, we have not stopped hearing about the transparency and probity agenda and the need for good business practices, but I feel that everything is still up in the air. I have not heard any real proposal Read More

In the past year, more cases of corporate malpractice have been uncovered than ever before. While each “uncovering” has caused real scandals in their respective industries, it is clear that today there is greater awareness of these issues, something undoubtedly Read More

  As painful as it may be for the ego of Chileans, we are a society with blindness problems. Until very recently (and this is still generally the case), Chileans did not want to see and we thought, candidly, that Read More

This article first appeared in La Nación  on December 12, 216. The obstacles to entrepreneurship and the blind eye to bad practices are the main factors that tarnish the business reality of our country. However, it is essential to raise Read More

Executives pass, companies remain… Businessmen must be aware that they are the most important factor in promoting good practices internally. It is unfortunate that in Chile, every so often, a new “case” related to corporate crimes comes to light. It Read More