Professional Certificate in Ethics, Compliance & Anti-Corruption
Building Integrity-Driven Organisations
A professional certificate for compliance and ethics leaders seeking to design high-performance compliance frameworks, prevent corruption risks, strengthen internal control mechanisms, integrate ESG criteria into governance, and support organisations in the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence.
Programme Overview
The Professional Certificate in Ethics and Anti-Corruption Compliance is designed for professionals responsible for promoting integrity, strengthening governance, and ensuring organisational compliance with national and international regulatory requirements. The programme develops the competencies required to design and implement high-performance compliance frameworks, prevent corruption risks, strengthen internal control mechanisms, integrate ESG criteria into governance, and support organisations in the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence. The blended format combines online learning with a five-day executive immersion in Davos, Switzerland.
Choose Your Format
Full online programme combined with 5 days of international in-person immersion, with certificate award on-site.
Cohort Calendar
Curriculum
01Ethical Governance & Responsible Leadership
- Ethical leadership frameworks and values-based leadership
- Corporate culture of integrity
- Ethics governance models and deontology
- Responsible governance and accountability
02Regulatory Compliance & Anti-Corruption
- FCPA, UK Bribery Act, Sapin II
- Anti-money laundering
- Corruption risk assessment and whistleblower frameworks
- International compliance standards (ISO 37001)
03Compliance Programme Design & Management
- Compliance function design and risk-based monitoring
- Internal control mechanisms
- Regulatory relationship management
- Compliance performance measurement
04ESG, Sustainability & Responsible Governance
- ESG governance frameworks
- Climate risk compliance
- Human rights due diligence
- Sustainable finance regulation (CSRD, TCFD)
05Responsible AI & Digital Compliance
- AI bias, fairness and transparency frameworks
- Regulatory landscape for AI (EU AI Act, GDPR, sectoral norms)
- Embedding responsible AI in compliance programmes
- AI governance structures and accountability mechanisms
Professional Dissertation
As a culminating requirement of this programme, each participant completes a Mémoire Professionnel de Fin de Formation, a professional dissertation that bridges academic rigour with real-world strategic application. The memoir is defended before a jury of academic and professional experts.
- Strategic Issue Identification, Define and contextualise a concrete strategic or managerial challenge drawn from your own organisation or sector.
- Literature Review & Conceptual Framework, Anchor your analysis in relevant academic literature and establish the theoretical foundations underpinning your recommendations.
- Analysis & Strategic Recommendations, Conduct a rigorous diagnosis and develop actionable, evidence-based recommendations adapted to your context.
- Defence Before a Jury, Present and defend your findings before a panel of academic faculty and industry professionals at the end of the programme.
Learning Outcomes
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