Consistency, transparency, and integrity are at the heart of a strong investigations program. In this session, hear how ADM translated those values into practice by centralizing its investigations approach and introducing six key process improvements. From new protocols and a global disciplinary matrix to creative tools for reinforcing lessons learned, this presentation offers practical insights for compliance leaders seeking to modernize their own investigations programs.
The Ethisphere Data Intelligence Lab is an interactive space where attendees experience the full value of Ethisphere’s data, platform, and expertise—live and in context. Each 90-minute breakout opens with senior data experts exploring the “why” behind key assessment questions and sharing first insights from the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® data. This year’s data presentation focuses on the themes of organizational justice and the influence of managers. Attendees then choose their experience: hands-on platform access and live training, facilitated peer meetups to apply insights in practice, or open “ask us anything” conversations with Ethisphere’s data experts.
Join Ethisphere Chief Strategy Officer Erica Salmon Byrne and Editor in Chief Bill Coffin as they examine recent news stories that have big implications for the world of ethics and compliance. From government regulation to AI to culture gone astray and more, these stories serve as ready-made narratives to share within your own organization that support your E&C work, the risks you manage, and the value you create.
The cultural and political climate around workplace fairness initiatives is shifting, creating uncertainty for organizations committed to fostering a sense of belonging and equity. Stakeholders and regulators often hold conflicting expectations, making it difficult to chart a clear course. In this session, leaders share how they are continuing to support fairness, inclusion, and opportunity in their organizations while adhering to non-discrimination requirements. Participants will gain practical insight into how to strengthen trust and uphold their values—even as the external environment evolves.
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Board time is scarce, attention is limited, and trust earned over years may be lost in moments. In this session, led by Grainger’s Nic Eichenseer, Vice President, Associate General Counsel & CECO, we’ll ground the CECO’s board engagement strategy in first principles: the board’s role in ethics and compliance and how CECOs can enable effective oversight. We’ll then focus on how to use board time intentionally—through sharper materials, smarter metrics, and more compelling narratives—to build trust and credibility, educate directors about the business, and ensure ethics and compliance discussions are impactful rather than box-checking exercises.
In this episode, Kimberly White, Vice President and General Counsel-Compliance at global ingredients company Ingredion shares how she launched an ambitious, enterprise-level E&C meeting series to drive strategic alignment on business integrity. And, she shares how this initiative got its start in Ingredion’s application for World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition, which the company has earned an impressive 11 times. Watch to learn how long it took to make this meeting a reality, how stakeholder-driven strategic planning aligns everyone around business integrity, how this initiative will inform Ingredion’s 2026-2026 planning cycle, a proof point around how Ingredion’s E&C has developed its voice, and how the World’s Most Ethical Companies informs Ingredion’s larger business strategy.
Conflict of interest disclosures often contain valuable risk signals but uncovering them at scale can be time consuming. This session demonstrates how AI can streamline COI review by analyzing patterns, surfacing anomalies, and supporting clearer, data-driven decisions. We’ll discuss real-world use cases, governance considerations, and practical steps for implementing AI in a way that enhances both compliance effectiveness and employee experience.
Ready to peek behind the curtain of a major corporate transformation? Verizon, a global leader in connectivity, recognized that massive growth had created a sprawling, fragmented compliance landscape—one with too many disconnected hands in the investigations pot. Join us for a candid, up-close look at the swift, strategic initiative to centralize and revolutionize the Investigations program that took place between mid-2024 and continues through today.
We’ll walk you through the dynamic phases of our transformation: from consolidating disparate teams into one powerful, consistent unit, to diplomatically reforging partnerships across the company, to self-reflection and re-prioritizing using a brand-new impact scale and centralized reporting. Finally, discover how we’re working to retrain and standardize for ultimate consistency, and how we are revolutionizing the way we do investigations with AI and cutting-edge technology!
Get ready for an intelligent, engaging story about how Legal and Compliance were ahead of the curve and tackled complexity head-on to build a faster, more effective organization.