IIA-Australia Factsheet - Corporate Integrity Program

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Author

IIA-Australia

Date

 2025

Topics Explored

Governance, Integrity, Corporate Governance 

Format

Factsheet

Extract/Description

Organisations can implement a Corporate Integrity Program to ensure they are internally designed to deliver a culture of integrity and the desired behaviors associated with it. 

This Factsheet outlines the components of a Corporate Integrity Program and how it can be monitored by the audit committee and executive management.  

Key Points

  1. Understanding the meaning of integrity and what it looks like is critical to creating an integrity program based on a the suitable principles. 
  1. An integrity program includes such things as the organisational values, code of conduct, gifts and benefits, conflicts of interest, fraud / corruption / misconduct / whistleblowing processes, complaints and integrity education. 
  1. It is important to monitor the integrity program to ensure it is giving the expected results and behaviours across the organisation. Suggestions of the hard and soft controls that can be in place including the relevant measures are outlined. 

 

Relevant Industries

All

Level of Assumed Knowledge

Intermediate 

Aligned to Global Internal Audit Standards

Yes