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Internal Audits role in whistleblowing

by James Rees-Thomas Institute of Internal Auditors New Zealand board member As we often hear on the sports field – it ends at the final whistle. But when it comes to reporting inappropriate behaviour in an organisational setting, this metaphorical blowing of the whistle actually signals the start of a very important process. The whistle {read more…}

Deloitte Bribery and Corruption Survey 2017

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How internal audit can and should help prevent fraud

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Preventing corruption in procurement

Janine McGruddy, CEO TINZ Fresh off the heels of the latest budget it is always a good time to think about how that money will be spent—no, not the extra $10 per year in your pocket, but the approximately $30 billion to $40 billion on goods and services, including infrastructure, spent by the New Zealand {read more…}

Acceptable bounds for gifts and hospitality for public officials

The following table is © Bell Gully and reproduced with permission. It was produced by former TINZ Director and current Bell Gully Senior Associate Fiona Tregonning who works with organizations in managing corruption risks. The full article is here: New Zealand public sector on top – but fight against corruption real. Findings by Judge Sally {read more…}

Inland Revenue’s multinational enterprises compliance focus

Lexi Mills Lexi Mills TINZ board member with delegated authority for events and AML. We now live in an age of collaboration and partnership between government and communities. To foster that relationship takes high levels of accountability and transparency. As part of Inland Revenue’s role in furthering these principles, it has published the Multinational Enterprises {read more…}

The road to success is littered with risk

Brendon Wilson by Brendon Wilson TINZ Director Writing for Employers and Manufacturers Association BusinessPlus Magazine An excerpt from the article specifically addressing reputational risk: Risk is on everyone’s mind right now for obvious reasons: threats to international trade, a real estate boom (or bust), extreme weather and a major earthquake all rightly focus us all {read more…}

A principled company: SYSDOC

From a New Zealand start-up in 1986, Katherine Corich has developed Sysdoc to international success, with revenues in Europe now outstripping their New Zealand earnings, providing a wide range of consulting, IT and managed services {read more…}

Dr Karin Lasthuizen to Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership

New Chair at Victoria to spearhead research in ethical leadership Victoria University of Wellington has appointed Professor Karin Lasthuizen from the Netherlands to a newly established Professorial Chair. As published in the 1st November 2016 Victoria University News, Professor Lasthuizen is the inaugural Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership, which is within Victoria Business School’s {read more…}

2016 Transparency in corporate reporting-emerging market multinationals

This report evaluates the disclosure practices of 100 major emerging market multinationals headquartered in 15 countries and active in 185 countries. The report is part of a series on corporate reporting published by Transparency International since 2008. Initially focused on the world’s top multinationals, the series was expanded to include a first report on emerging market multinationals in 2013. To enhance comparability, the company sample for this report is primarily based on the 2013 edition of the Transparency in Corporate Reporting: Assessing Emerging Market Multinationals report. This report assesses the public disclosure practices of emerging market multinationals based on three dimensions: first, the reporting of key elements of their anti-corruption programmes; second, the disclosure of their company structures and holdings; and, third, the disclosure of key financial information on a country-by- country basis. This information was gathered from corporate websites

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