Getting the best from internal controls
Internal controls are fundamentally a set of procedures and only have real impact with the right attitude and behaviours.
Internal Controls and Monitorships
Finding pathways to compliance
Internal Controls and Monitorships
Government-Mandated Monitorships - Internal Controls & Monitoring
Settlements with government enforcement and regulatory agencies can require an independent compliance monitor. Monitoring has also become an expected component of a functional compliance programme.
End-to-end compliance programme review
Control Risks compliance experts help with the evaluation and enhancement of your existing policies, procedures and practices to conform to governmental guidance related to the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act and similar laws in other jurisdictions. Our multi-disciplinary team of forensic accountants, investigators and former law enforcement officials delivers an integrated view of all elements of corporate compliance.
We have also served as court-appointed Independent Compliance Consultants to assess an existing compliance programme, make recommendations and verify implementation of such recommendations over the course of a multi-year settlement agreement.
Internal controls
We advise you on key internal controls and processes relevant to corruption, fraud, supply chain and procurement. Working to identify and remediate gaps, we create improved frameworks for controls environments.
All businesses sectors are different and we customise operational controls to your precise requirements. This includes assessment of company resources to achieve an operational compliance programme framework including staffing, systems and technology.
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You can’t self-report what you don’t know
Many companies simply aren’t aware of issues until it’s too late. There must be real rigour behind periodic review and monitoring.
International Business Attitudes to Compliance
Companies across the world are not backing up their rhetoric on compliance with the appropriate level of resources and prioritisation.
Our thinking
Legal and Compliance
Exploring ESG: The importance of site visits
Join Maria Knapp for a discussion with Control Risks experts James Lewry and Shikha Kerr about ESG compliance and diligence in tricky and dynamic contexts.
Analysis
Who will blink first? – A tricky return to mutual compliance for US and Iran with nuclear deal
Washington has signalled its intent to re-enter the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA – the nuclear deal), which is likely to lead to a lifting of US nuclear sanctions on Iran. However, its re- entry requires a diplomatic process that will be fraught with delays and challenges.
Legal and Compliance
Exploring ESG: Integrating ESG into third party risk management
Join Control Risks experts Maria Knapp, Emily Morgan and Clare Morton for a discussion about the practical considerations for integrating ESG into your third party risk management programme.
In Focus
Integrating ESG into third party risk management
Join Control Risks experts Maria Knapp, Emily Morgan and Clare Morton for a discussion about how ESG factors impact on supply chain and third party risk management programmes. What are the drivers that will define what ‘good’ looks like? What are companies already doing? And what are some of the practical considerations for integrating ESG into your third party risk diligence programme?
Legal and Compliance
Litigation readiness: data analytics
Our in-house experts, Al Park and Antonia give you an inside look at the benefits of advanced data analytics, as well as the importance of human expertise.