Money talks. Based on this principle, the Department of Justice is implementing new efforts to tie employees’ compensation to compliance to confront corporate corruption with a clear focus: no company or person is above the law.

This new approach seeks to prevent business crimes before they occur, transferring responsibility directly to companies. Through effective compliance programs and solid corporate governance, employers must prevent bad practices and—in the event that corruption occurs—detect, sanction and report them to the corresponding regulatory entity. This, in turn, will earn the company a reward.