Opinions

Money talks. Based on this principle, the Department of Justice is implementing new efforts to tie employees’ compensation to compliance to confront corporate corruption with a clear focus: no company or person is above the law. This new approach seeks Read More

The United States Department of Justice has put compliance at the heart of its new policy to prosecute corporate crime. On March 2, DOJ Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco revealed important measures to complement the policy announced last September, which directly penalizes employees who Read More

Although it may seem a recent invention, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been with us for decades, through our smartphones, in the algorithms behind social networks, predictive texts, voice assistants, and GPS navigation systems. We live with it every day, but Read More

Metaverse technologies are already revolutionizing how companies interact with customers, prospective clients, vendors, and teammates. In fact, corporations like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon have already built a virtual world to explore future sources of revenue. Nearly 25% of people will Read More

Addressing corporate crime is a priority for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), as it not only affects direct victims, but puts jobs, savings, our economic security, financial markets, and even national security at risk. That is why, at the Read More

In an increasingly complex and competitive business environment, it is essential to recognize the importance of corporate governance in the effective management of companies – beyond business objectives—as it establishes a framework of responsibilities, rules, and ethical principles that should Read More

As innovations create seemingly endless opportunities, we face new risks. That is especially true regarding the metaverse, a technology being implemented much faster than the laws that regulate it. So, where does that leave compliance? First, why worry about the Read More

In the middle of a global climate and social crisis, companies are increasingly being exposed to demands related to their social and environmental impact. Having strong corporate governance has become a key component to building the environment of trust, transparency Read More

A few weeks ago, Brazil saw its democracy in danger after a group of Bolsonaristas attacked the buildings that house the three branches of government, following the same script as what happened in the United States and the attack on Read More

The world of compliance took a turn in September when the U.S. Department of Justice released a new game plan to address corporate crimes. For nearly a year, the DOJ’s Corporate Crime Advisory Group received feedback from academics, legal experts, business leaders Read More

2022 warned of its complexity from the very beginning. In addition to the effects of the pandemic, the global recession, and inflation, the supply chain crisis, new factors were now being added: a war that had been a threat for Read More

Chile is not an island and, therefore, is not immune to what happens beyond its borders. In a world that is increasingly integrated at multiple levels – not only in commercial matters – it is necessary to act following the Read More

The Covid-19 pandemic changed the world, altering our habits and how we function in society. Most of us witnessed or experienced how the workplace became one of the most impacted areas during the pandemic. It was during this time that Read More

Column of Susana Sierra, CEO, BH Compliance and Felipe Bezamat, Head of Advanced Manufacturing Industry, World Economic Forum. Source: WEF *** ESG criteria are not three single letters, but work as a whole. Having a strong ‘G’ for governance in supply chains can ensure Read More

The pandemic left us convalescent and in a deep crisis from which we are still trying to emerge. Although we are moving towards an almost total opening and “normality” may be returning, there are several aspects that have been affected Read More

The year 2022 has been a year of changes in the area of Compliance, changes that have followed a sustained trend of previous years and that could continue in future reforms, such as the potential publication of the criminal reform Read More

In a global world, where countries are becoming more and more integrated through trade, financial flows, and technological advances, we mustn’t stay only with the local reality and look at what is happening outside our borders, because without knowing it, Read More

Over time, compliance has gained its space, and although many saw it as a bureaucracy, today they have realized that it is a necessity. Compliance programs are a management system focused on the prevention of crimes that seek to benefit Read More

Peru is experiencing a delicate institutional crisis. In Argentina, we saw the assassination attempt of its vice-president Cristina Fernandez. Ecuador is experiencing the violence of organized crime. And in Brazil, citizens are getting ready to elect their new president, amid Read More

When companies don’t have coherence between what they say and what they do, or when they define themselves through marketing hype that does not reflect their true intentions or thoughts, the truth comes to light sooner rather than later. Today, Read More

By Susana Sierra, CEO BH Compliance Reality has taken over fiction, and this is demonstrated by great streaming successes based on real events. For example, the series WeCrashed tells the story of WeWork, a company that in 2010 came to Read More

In the last few days alone, we have heard news such as the fine imposed by the CMF on the director of Invercap for insider trading; the conflict of interest of the Director of Airports of the MOP, who participated Read More

When companies lack coherence between what they say and what they do, or when they define themselves through marketing actions that they neither feel nor think, sooner or later the truth will come out. Today, more than ever, it is Read More