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5 TIPS for combattingCORRUPTION

In observance of International Anti-Corruption Day, CRI Group provides the following five tips for being better protected:

Adopt a Code-of-Conduct Every organization should have rules in place regarding ethical behavior by employees, contractors and vendors. Put into writing your policies against collusion, bribery, fraud and all manner of illegal and/or unethical business practices. Review the Code-of-Conduct on a regular basis and update it as necessary.

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Conduct Background Checks Thorough checking of existing and potential employees or partners is required in order to protect your organization from corruption and fraud. Use only expert services that fully check criminal, education, financial and employment records. Third-party partners should be fully vetted with public, legal and business history records checks.

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Consult the Experts It is often critical to bring in professional help, especially when your organization is performing pre-merger and acquisition research, engages new clients, retains foreign business partners and/or requires a consistent and audit-worthy AML and anti-corruption compliance program. CRI Group’s Third-Party Risk Management strategy provides a proactive approach to mitigating risk.

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Communicate the Rules Include the Code-of-Conduct in the employee handbook or other employee materials and require all personnel to review and sign it. Post reminders about it in employee newsletters or in meetings and trainings. Make clear that the organiza-tion has a no-tolerance policy toward unethical behavior, and will terminate and prosecute violators as necessary.

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Follow-Up on a Regular Basis Conduct regular follow-up checks (yearly, at the least) on all third-party business partnerships and check them for red flags. Have billing procedures changed or become irregular or complicated? Have costs risen without reason? Have there been changes in management, ownership or location among any of your third-party partners, requiring further investigation?

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