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Ethics and Compliance
All members of the community are responsible for maintaining a culture of ethics and compliance. Identified staff with specific operational compliance responsibilities are brought together to collaboratively ensure coordination of compliance activities across the institution.
Policies
University policies are created and maintained to encourage a culture of ethical, social, professional and legal behavior and responsibility. Policies serve to communicate GW's values and mission while protecting its people and reputation.
Privacy
Privacy at GW refers to the handling of the personal information we collect in the administration of the university. GW is committed to following best practices concerning data privacy and safeguarding the personal information of our community members.
Enterprise Risk Management
The university's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program identifies the top risk areas across the institution, develops risk assessment frameworks, mitigation actions and management plans for each area.
Internal Audit
Internal Audit serves as a consultative function to help the university anticipate and manage risk proactively. Internal Audit assesses the control environment and critical industry issues to identify an annual internal audit plan.
REPORT A CONCERN
Members of the university community are expected to report violations of ethical principles of conduct, laws, regulations or university policies. Reporting avenues that allow for anonymous reporting of possible ethical or compliance violations are available online or by the phone via EthicsPoint. Other specific reporting avenues are also available depending on the nature of the concern.
