Tubman Goldie LLC

We offer products and Services that reinforce organisations value and promote integrity as well as create increased corruption combating capabilities (CCC); Telephony and web based services for incident reporting and whistle blowing hotline services; knowledge based ethics, good governance and corporate compliance programs and solutions.

We establish, develop and maintain Ethics, Good Governance and Compliance Programmes and Initiatives – this is the only type of work we do.

An Ethics, Good Governance and Compliance programme/initiative consists of the following:-

•    Conducting Ethics & Compliance Risk Assessments
•    Establishing Ethics & Compliance Offices
•    Developing policies and documentation for ethics and Compliance committees
•    Providing Ethics & Compliance Board oversight services
•    Providing Ethics & Compliance Counselling/Consulting
•    Developing and Administering Ethics Training 
•    Establishing effective whistleblowing procedures; and non-retaliatory mechanism for raising work place concerns and communication
•    Developing and reviewing codes of conduct and other policy documents etc

Establishing Ethics & Compliance Programs;
Ethics, Governance and Corporate Compliance programs consist of policies and procedures backed by a strong top level commitment geared towards preventing; detecting and responding to wrongdoings by an organizations stakeholders including (staff, agents, clients, suppliers/vendors and even regulators); promoting ethical conduct and enhancing an organizational culture for integrity and law abidance.


•    Conducting Ethics & Compliance risk assessments
A sound starting point for any effective programme is a meaningful review of an organisations business, the inherent risks involved in its line of business as well as the likelihood and the potential impact of illegal and or unethical conduct. This review would address the causes of such risk and help develop a profile upon which the program or initiative is based. Our professionals work with organisations to establish Ethical Risk assessment practices that help in establishing or improving ethics, Good Governance and Compliance programs.


•    Establishing Ethics & Compliance Offices
The Ethics, good Governance and Compliance programmes are designed to be hosted in an ethics office. Consequently the responsibility for day–to–day management of the program is that of specifically trained ethics and compliance officer.
An effective ethics office is dependent on a number of factors including:  Optimal reporting relationships for the Ethics officer;Effective Independence and authority for the position; Adequate resources to sustain the program
And unfettered access to the Board of Directors.
We leverage on our wealth of experience and world wide industry affiliations to provide cost efficient assistance to organisations in the establishment; development and management of Ethics offices.

•    Developing policies and documentation for ethics and Compliance committees
Conventional wisdom and business strategies support the creation of Ethics & Compliance Committees. This Committee (whether of the Board or management ) when properly constituted and made functional provides invaluable support to the ethics programme and demonstrates strong Top level commitment to the Ethics program.
Such committees provide guidance to the ethics office and clothe it with responsibilities and authority. Our professionals assist organisations with the drafting of relevant documentation, Policies & Charter and provide advisory services on the optimum use of the committees.

•    Providing Ethics & Compliance Board Oversight Services;
The ultimate responsibility for the creation and management of an effective ethics and compliance program lies with the board of Directors. Boards of Directors therefore play a very crucial role in overseeing their Company’s Ethics and Compliance programmes. In certain jurisdictions members of a board of directors have been held liable for breach of the fiduciary duty of care for harm to the company or to the society arising from Ethics & compliance-related failures.

•       Our professionals provide guidance to Boards to meet their obligations under this important aspect of Governance by drafting Documentation and providing training and counselling.
•       We provide independent review services for Boards on their oversight responsibilities.

•    Providing Ethics & Compliance Counselling/Consulting;
Our professionals are experienced in the provision of general advice to organisations in the areas of ethics, Good Governance & Compliance.
In this regard our services range from developing, improving and assessing all aspects of Ethics & Compliance programs to the provision of advise on measures to avoid regulatory intervention and litigation pitfalls that can arise from the program.

 

•    Developing and Administering Ethics Training 
Our Professionals are active in the provision of trainings for organisations and their Boards utilising a wide variety of methods and media.
We leverage on our strategic alliances to work with organisations to assess the relevant risks and develop course curricula based on the developed risk profile. This process ensures that organisations are offered training on actual need areas.

 

•    Establishing effective whistleblowing procedures; and non-retaliatory mechanism for raising work place concerns and communication
International best practices and various Laws and standards require organisations to encourage employees and other stake holders to report suspected violations or perceived misconducts, fraud, abuse or corruption without fear of retribution.

Our professionals have developed policies and conducted trainings to assist organisations in developing whistle blowing procedures that are safe, anonymous and retaliation free.

 

•    Developing and reviewing codes of conduct and other policy documents etc.
The guiding charter for any Ethics and Compliance program is the organisations code of Ethics/conduct etc.

Our Professionals have worked extensively with many leading organisations in developing best practice models for codes based on values and visions.

Consequently we help organisations develop codes that are user friendly, useful, and effective.