2. The real world value of compliance, and remembering why we do what we do, with Pekka Dare

We spoke to Pekka Dare, President of the International Compliance Association. In this fascinating conversation, Pekka explained how compliance and commerciality go hand in hand and that doing the right sort of sustainable business is likely to be more profitable in the long run.

We discussed how the beauty of a career in compliance is that it isn’t just theoretical, the work relates to very real threats and holds real-world value, and how compliance training must be grounded in why we do what we do to be most effective. Pekka spoke about how firms should be investing in the ongoing development of their staff and keeping them up to date with new threats and trends and shared some fantastic resources, including the ICA’s webinars, The OCCRP, Global Witness, Global Financial Integrity, and Transparency International.

Follow Pekka on LinkedIn to see more of his work with the ICA.

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