Introduction to Ethics & Compliance, understanding the basics, creating reflexes, assess impact on governance

In which area of corporate business does Ethic & Compliance belong?
Finance
Risks
Legal
A bit of all
Is Ethic & Compliance a topic that is directly related to the P&L of a company?
No, it is not as it is a matter of behavior
No, it is not, as it is a matter of respecting the laws
Yes, it is as it is somehow risk management and risks go along with pricing contingencies
Yes, it is, as running a Compliance Dpt is a cost
Would you say that Ethic & Compliance is:
Necessary evil
Adequate corporate governance
Up to the choice of the shareholders
Window dressing for potential future enquiries
Does the fact that paying a business agent/partner to win market share is legal in a country allows a company to use such agent without restriction?
Yes, if the agent is clean
No
Yes, if the agent has been cleared by a compliance program of the company
No, the company must respect others countries law
What are the rules that a company must abide by if it wants to be compliant?
Only its local ones as no company can comply with the rules of all the jurisdiction in which it operates
The ones it has set up for itself
The ones it has set up for itself and the ones that are publically recognised as applicable
The ones it has set up for itself that incorpates both local regulations and regulations affecting the company's principal sources of business
Does US Foreign Corrupt Practice Act apply to a German company operating in Malaysia?
Hell no! German laws and Malaysian ones only
Yes in any case
Yes, if Malaysia says it is
Yes if any element of the business of this German company has a connection with US laws
Are the OECD Convention and Global Compact principles
Hard Law
Soft Law
Both
They are not laws
What do you think Ethic & Compliance Programs are about
Doing the right thing, be a good faith company
Taking into account the reality of globalization and the need to participate to the balance of the "Market"
Change management and corporate culture
Abiding by the laws
What could be the sanction for not complying with FCPA or Loi Sapin 2
Commercial fines
Jail
Winding up of the company
Barred from doing specific business
What is the personal responsibility of a CEO in case of an act of corruption in the company he runs
None, as he has delegated his legal powers
Full, as he stands accountable before his shareholders not matter what
Partial, or none if he has implemented and E&C program
It depends of wheter he was aware of the act of corruption
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