LRN - Risk management Survey - Ethics Resource Center

detailed resultsAcross the world, companies reach all or most of their employeeswith their education or certification programs.In every region, about 70 percent of companies reach all or most of their employees.This accomplishment is achieved despite the significant number of workers that can bedifficult to reach in certain industries surveyed such as agriculture, energy, manufacturing,retail, transportation and sales where workers spend the majority of their time in the“field,” without either ready access to an Internet kiosk or a setting in which to completeonline ethics and compliance education.10. How often do you report to senior executives or the boardon your ethics and compliance education and/or certificationactivities/programs?Reporting on ethics and compliance education programsNo reporting1%I do not know4%On anongoing basis20%Annually37%Quarterly38%Almost all of respondents (95 percent) reported to senior executives or the board of directors abouttheir ethics and compliance education and certification activities. Among these, 38 percent said theyreport on a quarterly basis, 37 percent report annually and 20 percent provide ongoing updates.Quarterly and ongoing reporting on education efforts are morecommon practices than annual reporting.Increased liabilities for ethics and compliance violations have made the progress of ethicsand compliance prevention programs an important issue for executives and directors. As aresult, the majority of companies (58 percent) expect progress reports more frequentlythan annually, either quarterly or ongoing. In future studies, LRN will continue to studythis area for further changes to the frequency and importance of reporting.LRN | ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES REPORT | 17