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Business Ethics & Compliance

Meet vigilance, sanctions and anti-corruption obligations across operations and supply chains.

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The challenge

Protect the licence to operate.

Sanctions, anti-corruption and vigilance regimes hold executives personally liable, and enforcement is global. One weak third party, supplier or transaction can shut down financing, markets and deals. Knowing who you work with, across the full supply chain, is a condition for doing business.

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  • Integrity Due Diligence & Screening

    Third-party due diligenceRisk-tiered integrity due diligence on clients, suppliers, agents and partners, across complex jurisdictions.
    Screening & monitoringSanctions, PEP and adverse media screening; periodic re-assessment of high-risk third parties.
    Ownership & network analysisUBO unravelling and mapping of interposed structures in opaque environments.

  • Anti-Corruption, Sanctions & Export Control

    Anti-corruption complianceSapin II / FCPA / UKBA risk mapping, gap assessments and remediation plans.
    Sanctions & embargoesExposure assessment, escalation protocols and counterparty de-risking.
    Export controlDual-use classification support and trade compliance reviews for sensitive markets.

  • Supply Chain Integrity & Duty of Vigilance

    Supply chain mappingMulti-tier visibility on critical suppliers, origins and chokepoints.
    Duty of vigilance & ESGHuman rights, environmental and governance risk assessments (CSRD, CS3D).
    Field verificationOn-the-ground audits and local source inquiries where documents are not enough.

  • Ethics & Compliance Programs & Training

    Program design & assessmentCorruption risk mapping, codes of conduct, alert mechanisms and controls.
    Investigation readinessInternal investigation protocols and whistleblowing case handling.
    Training & awarenessExecutive and field training on ethics, corruption and sanctions exposure.
Typical clients

Who commissions this work.

Business Ethics & Compliance mandates are commissioned by decision-makers personally exposed
when a third party fails:

  • Compliance officers and audit committees handling third-party and sanctions screening at scale.
  • General counsel accountable for vigilance, anti-corruption and export control obligations.
  • Boards and executive committees personally liable under Sapin II, FCPA and duty-of-vigilance regimes.
  • Procurement and supply chain executives needing multi-tier visibility on critical suppliers.
  • Investors and lenders screening portfolios against sanctions, ESG and integrity exposure.
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