KDEC 9730 - Combatting corruption: global challenges and practical tools for companies

Compliance has become a key ethical and political challenge that businesses must effectively address. The expectations in this area both from regulators and stakeholders (employees, clients, investors…) have been increasing: fight against corruption, protection of whistleblowers, prevention of human rights and environmental violations, etc. The objective of this class is to understand these challenges with the various cultural approaches and to be trained to concretely implement a compliance program. Guests from relevant authorities (French Anticorruption Agency – AFA -, Financial Prosecutor’s Office – PNF-…) and experts will share their concrete experience with the students in some of the classes. Students will be able to interact in English but a good level of understanding French is required (in particular when French authorities will attend).

• The fight against corruption: key ethical challenges and various approaches
• What is an anti-corruption compliance program?
• Going through the AFA audits
• The Haute Autorité pour la Transparence de la Vie Publique and increasing expectations on transparency
• Due diligence on third parties
• Implementing internal controls
• Whistleblowers’ protection
• Conducting effective internal investigations
• Dealing with the PNF and the convention judiciaire d’intérêt public
• The future of compliance: human rights and climate change
• Drafting and negotiating a compliance clause
• Quizz and reception in Norton Rose Fulbright’s offices

Socratic method

• Quizz (40 %) ;
• Exposé (40 %) ;
• Participation orale 20 %