Saudi Arabia: New wave of arrests in relation to corruption allegations
United States: SEC appoints its new Whistleblower Program Chief
France: Investigation by Paris Prosecutor’s Office on Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Group
France: Strengthening the fight against child and forced labor
Sweden: Lundin Energy’s chairman and former CEO charged with complicity in war crimes in Sudan
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Ethiopia: United States threatens to remove access to a key economic program if conflict continues
Mali: ECOWAS announces sanctions against the Malian interim government
United Kingdom: Publication of a report preparing the 2022 Review Conference
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Australia: ASIC reminds Australian companies of their ethical whistleblowing duties
France: First hearing after a civil lawsuit was filed against energy firm EDF for alleged breach of its duty of vigilance in Mexico
France: Publication of the Rocher report assessing the impact of the French PACTE law
Mexico: Former Mexican oil executive detained in corruption probe
United Nations: Opening of the seventh session of the Working Group on an international treaty on business human rights
United Kingdom: Closure of the investigation concerning individuals in the Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited bribery case
United Kingdom: SFO orders former Unaoil executive to repay criminal gains
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Denmark: Trial of several companies for violations of the European sanctions regime against Syria begins
France: Arms export rules at the heart of a Franco-American meeting
United States: Proposed rule on the Strategic Trade Authorization
United States: NSO Group and three other companies added to the Entity List
Philippines: The 2021 Peddling Peril Index outlines significant improvement of the ranking of the Philippines in the strategic trade controle implementation
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Australia: Closure of the investigation against a former head of Rio Tinto
United States: Ericsson allegedly violated the terms of its DPA negotiated with the DOJ and the SEC
United States: The department of Justice has announced a tougher approach towards White collar crime
United States: A USD 10 million reward offered by the US Department of States for the arrest of Colombian businessman Alvaro Pulido
France: The National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) would investigate suspicions of influence peddling around Veolia’s takeover of Suez
France: Matignon issues a circular to public officials to prevent foreign influence actions
United Kingdom: Petrofac plans to raise GBP 180 million to pay SFO fine
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United States: USD 100 billion in export licenses issued to American suppliers of Huawei and SMIC
United States: Interim final rule on cybersecurity items
United States: OFAC publishes guidance regarding its expectations for sanctions compliance in cryptocurrency industry
United States: Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on Afghanistan sanctions
United States: The U.S. department of the Treasury releases its 2021 sanctions review
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United States: CEO of a defense company faces corruption, fraud and money-laundering allegations
United States: Microsoft pledges to examine human rights issues in certain government contracts
France: A Sapin 3 bill soon to be discussed at the Parliament
France: The Paris judicial court has jurisdiction to decide disputes concerning the duty of care of multinationals
World: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) revises its universal sustainability standards
World: World Bank Group releases its Sanctions System Annual Report for fiscal year 2021
Mozambique: Credit Suisse agrees to pay over USD 540 million in fines to UK and US authorities in connection with tuna bonds
United Kingdom: SFO closes its investigation on Speciality Steels
United Kingdom: SFO accused of withholding evidence in Unaoil trial
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United States: BIS imposes a USD 1.8 million fine to VTA Telecom Corp.
United States: Further details on the Policy of the Department of Justice
United Kingdom: Annual review of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
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United States: SEC’s Division of Enforcement’s Director stands for proactive compliance from companies
United States: Former CEO of Brazilian company Braskem convicted for bribery of public officials
United States: Two parents found guilty in college admissions scandal
France: The French National Prosecutor’s Office investigates favoritism and concealment of favoritism concerning the Triangle Tower project in Paris
France: Anti-corruption practical guide for SMEs and small businesses put out to consultation
Papua New Guinea: The NGO Global Witness released an investigation on human rights abuses in the palm oil industry
Slovakia: ECB Governing Council member charged with corruption
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United States: Funds related to a Venezuelan Order frozen by a Portuguese bank
Norway: A professor charged with violation of Iran sanctions program
United Kingdom: Note on sanctions and export controls issued by the British Government
United Kingdom: The NGO Redress publishes a template to report violations under the Magnistky regime
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