Business Integrity

​Recent studies show that a large percentage of NZ businesses do not have systems in place to address areas such as bribery, corruption, or other types of fraudulent behaviour. This comes at a time when risks are even greater. New, tougher anti-corruption legislation has been introduced and we have seen a shift in our traditional business partners. Nowadays many of the markets that New Zealand companies are targeting are in countries where bribery and corruption risks are quite high. New NZ legislation requires that companies take practical steps to mitigate bribery and corruption risks in their operations. Having a robust compliance system in place can be used as a defence if an incident occurs.

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How can we help?

 We can assist your organisation by developing a framework to address domestic and/or foreign bribery risks and meet the new legislative requirements. We can provide assistance in the following areas:

• Meet due diligence requirements by ensuring responsibility is anchored at the senior level
• Develop a framework and governance structure for your program 
• Conduct an assessment of your operations identifying risks in the functional and/or geographical areas 
• Develop a policy that addresses the risks in your business such as bribery, gifts and entertainment, fraud, facilitation payments, conflicts of interest, charitable contributions, political donations, etc.
• Conduct training to ensure employees understand what your policy is about and what they should do in given situations.