Leech Tishman’s Corporate Ethics Program ensures that our client’s ethical standards are applied both internally and during the course of its external business dealings.
Today’s Reality
- Companies are paying millions to settle avoidable criminal and civil claims stemming from ethical lapses, which in turn require costly internal investigations.
- Beyond penalties and the cost of investigation and remediation, contract termination and debarment can result when a company fails to ethically act.
- Procurement fraud remains a top priority for the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Refining internal controls and developing awareness of ethical standards through a formal ethics program is essential to mitigate risk of dishonesty and exploitation.
We assess our client’s specific needs and recommend an ethics program tailored to its business. A robust ethics program should eliminate or mitigate costs associated with unexpected investigations and the defense of criminal prosecutions and civil enforcement actions.
- Analyzing a client’s current ethical culture through surveys and face-to-face-interviews.
- Assessing, designing, and implementing a code of ethics and compliance policy.
- Providing on-location employee training, and periodic re-training, as necessary.
- Providing a series of webinars or other appropriate training on specific topics customized to meet a client’s needs.
- Managing a confidential ethics hotline.
- Developing protocols for responding to ethical misconduct.
