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The new, completely revised 4th edition of the Compliance Management Handbook has just been published and contains over 20 new articles that address key current issues – including human rights due diligence in global supply chains, discrimination and harassment in companies, new technological developments such as artificial intelligence, and the role of the supervisory board in the context of compliance.

The standard work thus responds specifically to the growing demands on modern compliance and integrity management in an environment characterised by profound change. Digital and AI-supported business models, global ESG standards and geopolitical risks today require more comprehensive, integrated solutions – far beyond the classic fight against corruption.
The handbook provides well-founded and practical answers for academia and business practice.

You can find out more about the Compliance Management Handbook and order it here.

In the period from May 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016, the KICG evaluated the practical applicability of the research results from the predecessor project "Guidelines for the Management of Organizational and Supervisory Duties" with the involvement of relevant stakeholders. The research results of this "multi-stakeholder analysis" are summarized in the brochure "Compliance Essentials - What really counts from the perspective of the judiciary, associations and companies".
Further information and download of the publication.  

The objective of the research project "Guidelines for the Management of Organisational and Reporting Duties" was to identify the requirements for the fulfilment of essential organisational duties (including duties of care and supervision) in the management and supervision of companies, to examine the principles of the management measures required for this purpose and to develop derived guidelines for the assessment of organisational and supervisory duties with recommendations for the implementation of concrete measures within the framework of an appropriate and functional CMS for companies of different levels of compliance complexity.  The research project, which was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) over a period of two years, has now produced a total of six documents.
Download the guideline and further information.  

The Forum Compliance & Integrity (FCI), under the direction of Prof. Dr. Stephan Grüninger, has published a handbook on the subject of "Corporate Integrity & Compliance - What is really important". The FCI handbook would firstly like to contribute to the discussion on how measures of "Integrity Management" can improve the effectiveness of conventional compliance systems. Furthermore, it is intended to promote reflection on corporate responsibility that goes beyond the legally standardised standards and to familiarise decision-makers in companies with the essential principles, theoretical contexts and application-related concepts on the subject of corporate integrity. 

Further information and the download link can be found on the homepage of the German Network Business Ethics e.V. (DNWE).

The "KICG Research Papers" series documents and communicates the results of research activities conducted at the KICG.

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Together with the communications agency Martin et Karczinski, the question of how questions of compliance can gain external credibility and internal persuasive power for large corporations as well was analysed. A total of over 60 Chief Compliance Officers were interviewed.

Further information on the study is available now.