Sarah herbert

Bribery and Procurement Scandals: Persistent Challenges for the Olympic Games. A cautionary lesson for Brisbane 2032

By Sarah Herbert The Olympic Games, celebrated for their spirit of international unity and athletic excellence, have been marred by a series of procurement and bidding scandals, a legacy stretching back two millennia. Salt Lake City bid bribery scandal[1], Tokyo 2020 bid-rigging affairs[2], and Sochi[3] procurement corruption have left behind a trail of scandal that…

Internal whistleblower option vs Externally managed whistleblower solution: Exploring the pros and cons

by: Neil Fletcher One of our Whistleblowing / Speak Up Experts – Neil Fletcher – shares his thoughts with us from his 20+ years’ experience working across the world as an internal, in-house Whistleblowing / Speak Up Program Manager, as an internal Director of Investigations at some large multinational corporate brands and at providers of…

How does your business compare to the latest fraud survey statistics published by the ACFE?

How does your business compare to the latest fraud survey statistics published by the ACFE? Every two years the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) publishes a fraud survey. An international survey of Certified Fraud Examiners was conducted during 2021, the results of which have just been published in the ‘Occupational Fraud 2022: A Report…