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The 2024 ECCP Update

THE LATEST

The September 2024 update to the Department of Justice’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) brings significant changes that will impact compliance programs across industries.

Understanding these changes and their implications is essential for staying compliant and ensuring your organization remains prepared to defend its compliance program if needed.

THE PURPOSE OF THE DOJ ECCP

The Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) is a set of guiding principles used when deciding to what extent to prosecute a company for wrongdoing—namely, by asking three important questions:

Is the corporation’s compliance program well designed?
Does the program have the resources and support it needs to do its job?
Does the program work in practice?

Key Areas of Focus

This is the first Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs Update since March 2023, and the purpose of this update is to provide new and new and revised scope of inquiry around several key areas including:

Speak-up culture
Anti-retaliation
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Risk assessments
Program resourcing
Continuous improvements
and more

Resources

DOJ ECCP 2024 Update

Download the latest DOJ guidance here

E-Book: ECCP Updates

Learn about the full scope of guidance in the ECCP. Download the e-book here

2023 to 2024 Comparison

Check out the changes between the March 2023 and September 2024 updates. Get a quick view of new and updated language in the 2024 update. Read the markup here

This is a massive opportunity for the E&C leaders to say: ‘The government is very clear about what it’s looking for, and here is our opportunity to position our program for success.'"

Erica Salmon Byrne, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair, Ethisphere

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