LRN - Risk management Survey - Ethics Resource Center

detailed results8. To which non-employee groups do you provide the ethics andcompliance education and/or certification activities/programs?Ethics and compliance educational programsWho multinational companies reach% Headquarters % International96%84%96%83%70%60% 55%27%42%27% 20%14%3% 2%Supervisors/managersSenior executivesSubsidiariesBoard of directorsOffline employeesPartners/suppliersOtherAmong companies with multinational operations, the groups most targeted by ethics andcompliance programs in home markets include: supervisors and managers (96 percent), seniorexecutives (96 percent) and subsidiaries (70 percent). The top three international targets werethe same, though the percentages were slightly lower. In international regions, 84 percent ofrespondents reported targeting supervisors and managers, 83 percent provided education tosenior executives, and 60 percent educated or certified subsidiaries.Respondents were least likely to provide education and certification programs to boards of directors(55 percent locally, 27 percent internationally), offline employees (42 percent locally, 27 percentinternationally), and partners and suppliers (20 percent internationally, and 14 percent locally).Almost all executives and managers are being reached by ethics andcompliance education efforts.Regulations requiring that companies encourage an ethical corporate culture andestablish effective compliance programs have clearly inspired leadership to consistentlyinfuse ethics and compliance education throughout the organization. Somewhatsurprising, however, is the lesser degree to which board members receive education,given the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which assign ultimate responsibility to theboard. Board education is an area to watch for future development.LRN | ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES REPORT | 15