Actions can change the course of corporate integrity and the accountability of administrators.
By Maurício Ortega.
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Legale Overseas, no. 934.
In an increasingly regulated and supervised corporate environment, compliance has ceased to be an optional practice and has become a strategic and legal imperative. At the heart of this framework is periodic training, an essential tool to ensure the effectiveness of integrity programs and the mitigation of legal risks.
Brazilian Law No. 12,846/2013 (Anti-Corruption Law) and Decree No. 8,420/2015, which regulates it, establish that the existence of integrity programs can be considered a mitigating factor in cases of administrative liability, with the continuous development of professionals being one of the pillars for the effectiveness of these programs. Accordingly, standards such as ISO 37301 (Compliance Management Systems) and ISO 37001 (Anti-Bribery Management Systems) also reinforce the importance of periodic qualification as an essential part of an ethical and transparent organizational culture.
These training processes ensure that the team is updated on new laws, regulations, and internal policies, reducing the risk of violations due to ignorance. Similarly, repetition and reinforcement of ethical values help consolidate a corporate culture based on integrity — especially relevant for companies with high turnover or operating in sensitive sectors.
Well-structured training programs promote the acculturation and engagement of professionals, making it clear that compliance is everyone’s responsibility, not just senior management or the legal department.
In this context, organizations that demonstrate ongoing efforts to train their teams can prove, in possible administrative or judicial proceedings, that they have adopted preventive measures. This can be decisive in mitigating penalties or even exempting administrators from strict liability.
Periodic qualification in compliance is more than a regulatory requirement: it is an investment in the company’s legal and reputational sustainability. Acting in this context, Vaz de Almeida Advogados advises companies on the implementation of training and compliance programs, reinforcing their commitment to ethics, legality, and good governance.
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