Advisory Services
Strategic advisory for ethics and compliance programmes that work in practice, not just on paper.
Ethics Framework Design
We design the structure that makes ethics a board-level discipline, with clear ownership, independent oversight and direct lines to the top.
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Establishing an Ethics Office or Ethics Committee with a defined mandate
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Defining the role and remit of the Chief Ethics Officer
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Creating escalation paths directly to the Board Audit Committee
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Integrating core policies: Gifts & Hospitality, Insider Trading, Related Party Transactions, Data Privacy and Third-Party Risk
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Aligning the framework with recognised international standards
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Ethics Strategy & Roadmap
We assess where your programme stands today, whether reactive and baseline or strategic and value-driven, and chart a practical path forward.
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Current-state maturity assessment
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Measurable KPIs, such as completion rates on dilemma-based training, resolution time for whistleblower complaints and reduction in third-party violations
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A phased roadmap that ensures policies are implemented in spirit, not only in letter
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Code of Conduct Development & Review
We turn principles such as Integrity and Accountability into concrete Do's and Don'ts across your operations, and replace the 50-page PDF with a Code people actually consult
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Interactive, searchable digital Codes designed for micro-learning
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Quick-reference pocket guides for everyday decisions
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Scenarios grounded in Indian business reality: festive and Diwali gifting, government inspections, political contributions, and conduct on WhatsApp and social media
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Ethics Communication Strategy
Awareness fades without reinforcement. We design communication that reaches people where decisions are actually made.
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Omnichannel campaigns: “Dilemma of the Month” infographics, leadership video messages and intranet features
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Behavioural nudges: ethical prompts at critical decision points, such as a disclosure prompt in the expense portal when vendor receipts are submitted
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Crisis & reputation messaging: internal and external communication strategies during ethics-related crises or investigations
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Ethics Risk Assessment
Most ethical breakdowns happen not because a policy was missing, but because incentives encouraged people to bypass it. We look where conventional audits don't.
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Incentive review: sales targets, bonus structures and KPIs examined for “pressure cookers”, such as unrealistic quarterly targets that push teams toward bribery or premature revenue recognition
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Speak-up climate: whether employees feel safe raising concerns, or fear retaliation from middle or senior management
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The middle-management filter: how team leads respond when ethical concerns collide with results, since the C-suite's message is only as strong as the managers who carry it
Ethics Audit
Recommended once your Ethics & Compliance programme is in place, the audit tests whether policy is translating into behaviour.
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Focus group discussions with a representative cross-section of employees to surface implementation gaps and gauge perceptions of ethical culture
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Review of key policies, including Code of Conduct, Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption, Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) and Gifts & Entertainment, with recommended revisions
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Practical measures to strengthen adherence to company policies
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Recommendations for an effective grievance redressal and investigation mechanism across policies.
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