Category Archives: Corporate Social Responsibility
Twitter: Little Statements with Big Consequences for Companies
Twitter is under attack. In recent months, accounts belonging to media giants CBS, BBC, and NPR have all been temporarily taken over by hackers. The Associated Press is the most recent victim. On April 23, 2013, a false statement about explosions at the White House and the President being injured sent shock waves through the …
SEC Announces First Non-Prosecution Agreement Involving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Violations
On April 22, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) with Ralph Lauren Corporation under which the company agreed to disgorge approximately $700,000 in connection with certain unlawful payments made by a foreign subsidiary to government officials in Argentina from 2005 to 2009. This is the first time the …
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