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Berlin, 02/17/2020 – Especially young job starters can find themselves quickly in a moral dilemma situation in which they are expected to act correctly, but the necessary life and work experience is not yet available. To raise awareness of economic-ethical issues in society and business among the next generation was one of the aims of the event…

Berlin, 01/30/2020 – The Institute Manfred Hämmerle (imh) took the new "EU Whistleblowing Directive" as an opportunity to give an overview of the legal framework and challenges as well as to present practical examples of implemented whistleblowing systems at a conference on 30 January at the Steigenberger Hotel in Vienna.

Berlin, 12/20/2019 – The time has come: On December 16, the new EU directive for the protection of whistleblowers came into force. This directive intends to provide standardised protection for persons who report abuse in a professional context. Until now, this has been regulated inconsistently, so that in some EU countries whistleblowers have only…

Profession of Compliance Officer is constantly changing, not least due to increasing requirements and worldwide legal restrictions, such as the new EU directive. In almost all areas of our society, digitization will also significantly change the world of compliance. This is also reflected in the 2019 Occupational Field Study conducted by the…

We congratulate our scholarship holder Mrs. Michaela Burger, who received her Certified Compliance Expert (CCE) certificate at the graduation ceremony of the School of Governance, Risk & Compliance (School GRC) in Berlin on 9th November.

Today more than ever, companies have the responsibility to deal with the growing demands of sustainable management. Topics range from climate protection to compliance with human and labour rights along complex supply chains and to the implementation of anti-corruption measures. At the same time, important questions of business ethics arise for…