The CONVERGE community launches this week! If you’ve attended our twice-a-year CONVERGE conferences in Denver and Europe, you know they’re special. There’s a community feeling at CONVERGE, and a sense that we’re all on the same journey to push ethics to the center of business—and in the process, build a better world.

With 2020 unfolding in ways that no one could have predicted, that mission—and the feeling of togetherness in that mission—is more important than ever. The cornerstone CONVERGE conference will happen this fall as scheduled (though online)—and now it’s supported by an entire CONVERGE ecosystem, including an online community, resource center, and a full schedule of year-round virtual events. Philip and Tom break down why the community is different than anything else out there for our profession, why they’re so excited to be a part of it, and give a preview of the CONVERGE20 conference coming up in October.

The DOJ published updates to its guidance for corporate compliance programs this month. It turns out, the updates are good news for our profession—they make it easier to argue for better budgets, more headcount, and a more influential spot at the table. All that means you’re empowered to kickstart an ethical transformation within your organization. Philip and Tom break down each section of guidance that’s been updated and how you should react starting today.

Do compliance teams have a role in the Black Lives Matter movement? We believe the answer is yes —but we’re just starting to figure out what that role entails. Join Philip and Tom as they kick off this important conversation for our industry with Asha Palmer, a former AUSA with the DOJ and Convercent’s new Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. She covers accountability in business and how it might translate to law enforcement, how compliance teams can help reinforce the work of Diversity and Inclusion teams, social media policies during social movements, and much more. Listen now.

As the first phase of the pandemic response ends, countries around the world enter a period of phased re-opening. How can compliance teams uncover the risks that went unnoticed during the first phase, and what new risks do they face now? And what the heck is a “culture of override?” Join Tom and Philip on this episode of The Ethics Movement as they talk risk assessments, remote work, and all things risk.

What’s next for ethics and compliance? As an essential function of business, it’s not going anywhere, coronavirus or not. But like anything else, it’ll have to change. What do those changes look like? Join Tom and Philip as they predict what “the new normal” looks like for E&C, and how CECOs, GCs, investigators, and other compliance pros can prepare for it.

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Philip’s Helpline benchmarking blog

Philip’s ECI Impact session

Bill Gates’ Pandemic 1 article

Whistleblowing is having another moment in the spotlight thanks to coronavirus, from medical professionals raising the alarm about substandard protection equipment to the Naval Captain who was relieved of his duties for sending a letter pleading for help against the outbreak of Covid-19 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Compliance professionals need to prepare their companies to deal with complaints arising from coronavirus, including updating policies to reflect the new reality. Failing to do so could be catastrophic—in the United States, federal regulators have signaled that they will prioritize investigations related to Covid-19, and have encouraged disgruntled employees to come forward.

So how do you prepare for the complaints that are almost certain to come? Philip and Tom break down the concept of organizational justice and the tactical approach to a whistleblower game plan.

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“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth” ―William Faulkner

As coronavirus forces companies to tighten their belts and think about ethics and compliance in a whole new light, let’s take it back to basics—your company values. You may have no choice but to give moral agency to your employees while this situation unfolds; what does that mean?

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Today’s Rallying Cry:

“Man’s chief purpose ... is the creation and preservation of values; that is what gives meaning to our civilization, and the participation in this is what gives significance, ultimately, to the individual human life.”Historian and Sociologist Lewis Mumford

Trust: what is it, how do you build it, how does it flow downward and upward? What does it say to your workforce when you don’t trust them?

While companies deal with the fallout of coronavirus and COVID-19, these questions have become more pertinent than ever. Join hosts Tom Fox and Philip Winterburn as they dive into trust and how companies can foster it among their workforce.