While public companies are required to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, many private companies are implementing some aspects as well to protect themselves.

Given the realities of today’s environment, it is incumbent upon executive management and boards of directors to protect themselves against fraud and abuse, and this involves programs that combine governance, risk management, and compliance. Global Compliance offers the most comprehensive and integrated product and service offerings in the industry, and we control the delivery end to end.

• Awareness – Codes of conduct and othercustom campaign materials to establish and communicate organizational ethics, promote anonymous reporting mechanisms, and advance expected behaviors.
• Education – traditional or interactive training to provide education and test comprehension of organizational codes of conduct, organizational policies, and regulations.
• Hotline and Web Reporting – 24-hour anonymous telephony or Web reporting of fraud, business misconduct, and non-compliance. Includes real-time, online client access to a centralized data repository of reports and allegations.
• Case Investigation Management – intuitive, online case investigation management tool enabling case assignment, investigative notes, communication between case managers and case investigators, attachment of associated documentation, and designation of case status.
• Global Report Writer – flexible information management tool for query, analysis, and trending of information.
• Evaluation and Validation – remote or onsite surveys and evaluations to measure awareness of organizational policies and programs along with compliance with regulations and established thresholds.

1 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners