Chaotic Compliance
When I think of safety, the last thing that comes to mind is chaos, but that’s exactly what we’re going to talk about.
In this article we challenge traditional approaches to safety, by thinking about ‘Safety Differently’.
How HSE Practitioners Can Better Manage WHS
The Safety Institute of Australia’s is going to be held on 16-17 September 2015, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
This Convention will bring together industry thought leaders and will encourage national and global involvement across the two days, outlining the need for change in systems and how looking beyond safety disciplines may be the answer.
Compliance Experts are a proud SIA Silver Corporate Sponsor and will also be sponsoring the plenary session titled “Challenging the Paradigm”
Clever Compliance Solutions Avoid Expensive Logistics and Product Returns
The global online economy is a huge game changer for both consumers and businesses, but not always in a good way. When auditing is performed well throughout the supply chain, everyone wins. When there’s a breakdown in this process, however, losers abound.
In Compliance, Big Salaries Come With Big Risks and Responsibilities
Compliance has become a huge industry, partly out of wanting to simply do good business, but mostly out of the necessity of complying with ever-increasing rules and regulations from governments and other regulatory agencies.
In response to the new demand, companies are now paying hefty salaries to compliance officers. As with all things, however, great rewards come only from great risks and responsibilities.
In this article we explain why Compliance Officers are earning higher salaries and why they are personally at risk for non-compliance.
FIFA, Corruption and Sports Governance
The world’s most popular sport is facing a crisis of confidence, and not without good reason. What started as an investigation by the United States Department of Justice into bribery concerning broadcast rights, has become a full scale investigation of FIFA as a whole.
Swiss authorities began looking into bribery charges concerning the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process within hours of the broadcasting scandal, and at least 14 officials and marketers for FIFA have already been indicted for corruption.
Oversight and Audits are Necessary to Remedy Game-Fixing Plague
The recent FIFA scandals have put the spotlight on corruption in sport, and we have been pointing out that in this situation, as with any similar problems in business or other organisations, good governance and ensuring proper compliance are key in minimising the issues.
But while the scandal of the day concerns bribery, there is another issue in global sports that has much stronger roots: the problem of game-fixing. In other words, players purposefully losing a game, holding back on their play, or otherwise disregarding fair play in return for money.
In this article, we discuss how game-fixing facilitated by online betting can be curbed, using a three-pronged compliance approach.
Inspection of Facilities and Sporting Venues – Due Diligence
Sporting venues and facilities are places of excitement, fierce competition, and family fun. They can also be very dangerous for both participants and spectators alike. This is why these facilities must be monitored regularly for health and safety requirements or violations, and it must be done on a regular schedule and with strict adherence to policies.
In this article, we discuss due diligence in sporting venue inspections and some best practices for ensuring player safety.
Risk Management Doesn’t Mean Risk Aversion
There is a disconnect in today’s businesses that is causing significant losses in market value. That disconnect is shown in two ways. First, many companies equate risk management with risk aversion. That is, instead of actively monitoring and measuring the risk controls they put in place, they are simply setting the controls in place for maximum risk avoidance and then letting them ride.
Managing the PCI Compliance of 3rd Party Vendors
Third-party compliance issues can be a nightmare if you don’t do your due diligence (say that five times fast!). The truth is that there is still a lot of confusion when it comes to what third-party service providers are specifically required to be compliant with, but ensuring that compliance is your responsibility if you’re going to deal with them.
To keep your own business safe from costly compliance violations, you must check out and validate the third party service providers (TPSPs) you do business with.
Saying Goodbye to SSL and TSL
Winston Churchill once said “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often”. Some might argue that we’ve taken that idea to the extreme and decided to be a society under constant change, in which case we should listen to Mr. Churchill’s further thought, that “There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction”.
In the case of security and compliance, that constant progress is definitely a good thing. The more secure customer and company data can be kept, the better. Keeping products safe and in good shape along supply lines is also good.