In this webinar, we discuss how a Third-Party Whistleblower Hotline serves to bridge this communication gap by facilitating the secure, reliable, and confidential transfer of risk information from reporters to Company management. The speaker will explain - What is a Third-Party Whistleblower Hotline?, Reporting Mechanisms, Case Management, Publicity and Awareness Campaign – key to helpline effectiveness, Data Security and Privacy and Advantages of an independent, third-party provider.

Today's market is a customer-centric market. Our way of doing business has changed from traditional means to digital ways of marketing. We revert to animation, social media, digital techniques to showcase our worth and our goods and services. The transformation from physical to electronic and eCommerce technologies have proliferated our markets. The modern customer is an informed customer, he cannot be duped. He looks at products and services, questions their functionalities and quality and makes an informed decision on whether he wants to go for it or not. Businesses to give first preference to customer preferences, customize products, and adopt a customer-centric viewpoint to survive and thrive in their business.

Internal audit (IA) is now widely recognized as a Business Partner by every matured organization. The emphasis of IA is to ‘Add Value’ through highlighting the process gaps which are eroding the value. The internal auditors consistently strive to achieve this aim by keeping themselves abreast on external and internal risks, deploy relevant & right audit techniques, align audits with the risk perceptions & help the Executive Management in achieving the business goals. 

There has been a paradigm shift in business and the way we do business in the wake of the current COVID situation. New risks and global barriers are being experienced where travel is restricted and working from home has become a new norm. Under all these circumstances new risks have come to the forefront, new cyber risks, new operational and financial risks, and the like. There is a need to build a risk management framework and do the risk assessment process on an ongoing basis.

For any business today, Environment, Health, and Safety are very important segments and parameters that affect the working of the business as well as the working parameters. Every manager, therefore, has to ensure the working of his department does not violate the Environment Regulations. The cost of violation is often high, with potential closures, and the cost of cleaning imposed by the authorities. More and more strict orders are being issued by NGT (National Green Tribunal) which imposes further restrictions and costs on the business.

A simple definition of fraud is - An act of cheating in order to get some money/advantage illegally. It is a deliberate act (or failure to act) with the intention of obtaining an unauthorized benefit, either for oneself or for the institution, by using unethical means, which are believed and relied upon by others.

Considering the mandatory compliance requirement & specific control requirements, proper understanding creates value for both an individual & the organization they represent. This webinar has been devised to help the participants understand, improve & enhance their knowledge in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance & its benefits with reference to Indian Companies. The content of the webinar includes: Why SOX, What is SOX, Important Sections of SOX, Punitive Provisions, Compliance Methodology, Influence of SOX on Indian Companies, Benefit of SOX, and RiskPro assistance in SOX.

Businesses run on Return on Investment (ROI) and every business decision is driven by ROI. So whenever any business decides on procuring software for Contract Automation, they always evaluate the spend vis-a-vis benefits businesses will achieve in equivalent financial terms and how long they will take to recover the investment. Legal Contracts involve complex processes and workflows with multiple stakeholders.

SEBI came up with Risk Management Circular for Mutual Funds, mandating various measures to improve overall risk governance.  

The Bureau of Indian Standards has issued IS 17428, a set of new Standards to provide a Privacy Assurance Framework for the Organizations to process, implement, and maintain their Data Privacy Management Systems.

Internal audit has evolved over the years from being merely a checklist-based audit to a risk-based approach. With the help of technology, a workflow management tool for Internal Audits can help in streamlining the audit review process and reduce the amount of time spent in requesting data or follow-ups through emails.

Risk HAWC is a Fully Integrated, Flexible, And Dynamic Risk & Compliance Management System. Risk HAWC enables you to actively manage risk exposures with insightful configurable dashboards and it has a strong Compliance Management Capability.