On 3 November 2022, the UK arm of commodities trading and resources company Glencore was sentenced in Southwark Crown Court to pay a total penalty of £281m, after pleading guilty in June to seven counts of bribery and failure to prevent bribery under the Bribery Act 2010 (UK). The penalty, which is the largest sum Continue reading

Preventing bribery requires strong partnerships between government, the private sector and civil society. Australia’s Bribery Prevention Network was recently featured in a side event on multi-stakeholder approaches to corruption prevention as part of the final meeting of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group in 2022 under Indonesia’s G20 presidency. Dean Mitchell (KPMG) and Cindy McNair (Allens) Continue reading

The Commonwealth Government has introduced draft legislation into parliament this week to establish the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). The NACC will have broad jurisdiction to investigate serious or systemic corruption across the Commonwealth public sector. This includes the power to investigate ministers, parliamentarians and their staff, statutory office holders, and employees and contractors of government Continue reading

This September quarterly update from the Bribery Prevention Network highlights some important news and upcoming events for the BPN including the release of a new case study on our new and improved Hub, a recap of our Melbourne launch event, and a number of upcoming speaking engagements for the BPN. Read the full update here. Continue reading

Cultural risk factors that must be considered to effectively implement an Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) compliance program include: Culture of integrity, ethics, and compliance: The organisation must establish and communicate messages clearly and consistently to foster a culture of ethics and compliance with the law, and ensure employees understand that bribery and corrupt conduct is Continue reading

On 15 September 2022, the US Department of Justice released additional guidance around its corporate criminal enforcement policies. The guidance reinforced the DOJ’s commitment to corporate criminal enforcement and contains several important takeaways for companies, particularly with respect to the evaluation of compliance programs, including: a continuing focus on individual accountability and expectation that companies Continue reading