Ethics Communication Tools - The Ethics Communication Coach (ECC)
Are Your Employees Getting the Right Message?
Organizations that implement programs to prevent and detect violations of law can become eligible for significant reductions in penalties if they have developed a compliance program prior to their offenses.
The Facts: The November 2004 revised U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines require organizations to “promote an organizational culture that encourages a commitment to compliance.”
How To Promote Ethical Culture in Your Organization Per the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Since 1999, the ETHICS COMMUNICATION COACH (ECC) has put thousands of ethics training and communication tools at the fingertips of Ethics Officers around the globe, helping them to launch and sustain an effective ongoing ethics training program. Updated quarterly, the ECC web site, www.ECCmember.com, houses a variety of ethics training tools covering an assortment of topics that can help you react to situations that may require a targeted response. And because it is online, members have access to thousands of ethics documents from anywhere in the world that has internet access.
Your One-Stop, On-Demand Solution
The ECC subscription-based web site helps you create an effective ethics program through access to a comprehensive library of ready-to-customize tools, created by experts, specifically for a corporate Ethics Office's use. Using our ECC templates as a starting point, we'll help you plan a full year of effective, behavior-changing communication. Pre-training communication ensures that the training is eagerly anticipated. Post-training communication improves retention.
Integrate Key Code of Conduct Topics with Your “Tone at the Top” Communication Strategy
Covering key Code of Conduct topics such as Conflicts of Interest, Confidential Information, and Preventing Harassment, the ECC can help launch and sustain a new communication program or be integrated into any ethics communication program you may already have in place. There is no need for you to spend time doing research, making phone calls, and paying consulting fees. ECC is a high-quality and affordable alternative.
What's Included in the ECC?
With its search and browse features, your company can quickly and easily locate content to read online, email, print, and/or download for your own editing and customization (i.e. logo, colors, contact information). ECC materials, which are updated quarterly, are available in formats including newsletter articles, posters, training handouts, case studies and more. Plus, you will also receive coaching on how to proactively create more effective ethics programs and receive bi-weekly news updates on current issues of interest to ethics and compliance officers.
The ECC Library consists of over 2,000 ethics communication and training tools, covering over 50 topics:
- Accounting and Financial Records and Control
- Accurate Books and Records
- Antitrust
- Code of Conduct
- Company Resources and Copyright
- Confidential Information
- Conflicts of Interest
- Corporate Governance
- Discrimination
- Document Retention
- Ensuring a Positive Workplace
- Environmental Responsibility
- FCPA
- Fraud
- Gifts and Gratuities
- Government Business
- Harassment & Sexual Harassment
- Insider Trading
- International Business
- Money Laundering
- Political Activities & Contributions
- Questionable Payments
- Reporting
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- Supplier Relations
- Workplace Violence


