IT IS AN ACTION PLAN THAT HELPS TO PREVENT OR REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF RISK SITUATIONS THAT CAN ENDANGER THE COMPANY AND PARTNERS.
GRC consulting
- Risk prevention in relation to corruption and bribery in the company, aimed at directors, management, senior management and intermediate positions.
- Risk prevention in relation to corruption and bribery in the company, aimed at directors, management, senior management and intermediate positions.
- Design, implementation and management of the Whistle-blowing channel, which aims to avoid or minimise criminal risks within the organisation.
- Design and implementation of corporate governance, corporate risk management, regulatory compliance and business ethics culture policies.
- Ongoing advice on the above-mentioned subjects.
GRC training
- Training programmes for directors, management, senior management and intermediate positions in:
- Risk prevention in relation to corruption and bribery within the company.
- Criminal risk prevention (economic, taxation, labour) within the company management.
- Managing the Whistle-blowing channel.
- Corporate social responsibility and ethical culture in business.
- Training sessions (in-class and/or online) for employees, involving tailored gamification, roll-play and team building in relation to corporate risk prevention (economic, taxation, labour) and business ethics culture.
Pre-audit and preparation for companies to obtain the following certifications
- ISO 37001:2016 standard on Anti-bribery management systems.
- ISO 19600:2015 standard on Compliance management systems.
- ISO 19601:2017 standard on Criminal compliance management systems.
- ISO 19602:2019 standard on Tax compliance management systems.
THE 10 BENEFITS OF COMPLIANCE
WHISTLE-BLOWING CHANNEL
As of 17 December 2021, the effective date set for European Directive (EU) 1937/2019, all private sector companies with 50 or more employees and all public sector companies will be obliged to have a complaints, ethics or whistle-blowing channel.
A Whistle-blowing channel is an internal company tool that is accessible to all its workers but must also be accessible to third parties (clients, suppliers, competition, or any third party).
This channel allows its users to report or alert, in a confidential and/or anonymous manner, of suspicions they may have regarding a particular behaviour (illegal, irregular or unethical) that may put the company, its workers or its partners at risk.
Having a Whistle-blowing channel increases trust and transparency and improves a company’s reputation among its clients, workers and suppliers.
Compliance FAQS
What is a compliance programme?
It is a prevention plan, made up of procedures, protocols and controls, that helps a company detect, prevent and/or reduce the possibility of risk situations (criminal, economic, environmental, reputational, etc.) that could endanger the company and its partners.
What is the purpose of a compliance programme?
A compliance programme helps a company to detect, prevent and/or reduce the appearance of risk situations (criminal, economic, environmental, reputational, etc.) that could endanger the company and its partners.
Two cases can be identified:
- That the implementation of the compliance programme is carried out before a risk situation occurs, which would help to avoid a possible criminal sanction (as an exculpatory factor).
- That the implementation of the compliance programme is carried out after a risk situation occurs, which would help to reduce a possible criminal sanction (as a mitigating element).
In addition to the benefits already discussed, successful implementation of a compliance programme will also bring us, among others, the following advantages and benefits:
- Increases competitiveness by improving processes
- Optimises resources and reduces costs
- Ensures the company’s viability
- Accesses clients who require their suppliers to have a compliance programme
- Opens doors to markets that require compliance policies and/or certifications
- Improves the company’s position in public tenders
- Reinforces customer confidence
- Increases transparency within companies
- Projects an image of socially responsible companies
- Improves reputation in the industry
Is it mandatory to have a compliance programme?
It is not mandatory, but it is advisable, as it is a sign of distinction to set a company above its competition.
In today’s markets, where the choice of a supplier no longer depends on the product or service they offer, differentiating ourselves through a compliance programme can make a customer more likely to choose one supplier above another.
It is increasingly common, on the one hand, when a large customer is seeking a supplier, that the latter is required to have a compliance programme and, on the other hand, to access new markets, companies are forced to follow the compliance recommendations of many European and international organisations.
