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Juliette Gust
• Creator of HotelEthics.com, RestaurantEthics.com, and MyEthicsSuite, an anonymous employee reporting and incident tracking platform
• Former global Director of Investigations and Anti-Corruption program project manager for lodging company with 180,000 employees in 100+ countries
• More than 1,500 investigations in 75 countries and 10,000+ ethics line reports reviewed
Founder & President
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Managing Internal Investigations
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Why Investigate?
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• Ethics Line reports• Code of Conduct/Company Policy
violations• Management/Internal Audit concerns • Social Media posts• Consumer complaints
What to Investigate?
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• Finance• Legal• HR• IT• Risk Management • Operations• Sales & Marketing
Investigations Stakeholders
ØProximityØExpertiseØRelationshipsØInfluenceØIntel
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• Technical skills• Language skills• Interview skills• Cultural
awareness
Resources
ØLocationØEase of
deploymentØRisk tolerance
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Preparation• Legal guidance• In-country resources• Historical information• Risk assessments• Security assessments• Travel warnings
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• Privacy concerns• Employment laws• Cost• Safety and security
Challenges
• Maintaining privilege• E-discovery• Retaliation
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• Evaluate internal controls• Conduct risk analyses• Develop proactive audits, reviews, and
training based on risk• Identify key third-party relationships
Best Practices
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Best Practices (cont.)• Review and update your polices– Code of Business Ethics/Conduct –Whistleblower and Anti-Retaliation– Social Media– Conflicts of Interest– Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery