Article written for RH&M magazine No. 95, compliance chronicle.
Companies in all sectors are faced with an increasingly complex compliance environment. They are structuring themselves to meet constantly changing legal, financial and extra-financial requirements. Recruiting Compliance Officers or calling in external consultants is becoming a necessity. A widespread awareness is emerging that compliance is no longer simply a regulatory requirement, but a strategic pillar.
The issues facing companies vary according to their sector of activity, their geographical or cultural exposure, their maturity... They are cross-cutting, holistic and matrix-based. From international sanctions, which are now well known, to the prevention of corruption, cartels, duty of care and, more generally, legal, financial and non-financial risks with a direct impact on the bottom line, these issues are at the heart of the way companies are structured.
Authorities such as the French Anti-Corruption Agency, the CNIL and the French Competition Authority are stepping up their controls, forcing organisations to review their practices and strengthen their governance. This external pressure has forced them to refine and mature their compliance deployment strategy, not only at local level but also on the international stage.
At the same time, the development of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), particularly with the adoption of European directives such as CSRD and CS3D, is encouraging - and sometimes forcing - companies to structure their overall strategy even more closely in line with current environmental and social issues. The emergence of functions such as the CSR Director, acting in synergy with the Compliance Director, the Legal Director, the HR Director, the Finance Director, the Communications Director and the operational departments, clearly shows that compliance is no longer an isolated area. It is becoming a matrix discipline, anchored in strategy.
Technology, and in particular artificial intelligence (AI), provides companies with tools to anticipate and manage risks, and now enables data to be processed and structured with unprecedented precision. However, and this is an essential nuance, AI remains a support. The key element, the one that really makes the difference in an effective and appropriate compliance approach, remains human capital.
In this dynamic of transformation and maturation, it becomes crucial to call on experts capable of understanding these global challenges. Surrounding yourself with talent that has genuine expertise in CSR and compliance, with a business and global vision, is not just a response to regulatory obligations: it's a strategic lever for aligning actions with current and future challenges. This is where we come in, as a firm specialising in the recruitment of expert profiles in the legal, compliance and CSR functions, to help companies make this vital change.
The most important thing is human capital.
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