Geert Vermeulen

Seasoned compliance pro, experienced in setting up/improving ethics & compliance programs; anti-corruption, sanctions & whistleblowing programs in specific

[Geert Vermeulen @VermeulenGeert]

@AdamTurteltaub Rocket! Especially on my pizza.

[Geert Vermeulen @VermeulenGeert]

TODAY is the day: Finally the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act has entered into force 📣. Dutch legal entities with 250 employees or more and all legal entities in The Netherlands 🇳🇱 that are subject to financial or anti-money…https://t.co/DkBynwu5Dw https://t.co/hkEVLiUn5u

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The Vimpelcom / VEON Uzbekistan #corruption case just keeps on giving. It features prominently in many of my #compliance training sessions. 

When the Dutch public prosecutor announced the USD 795 million corruption settlement of V…https://t.co/WQOUGOCwZV https://t.co/3hwliLfPx0

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Last week Transparency International Nederland invited me to speak at the 'Democracy under Threat' conference in the Diligentia theater in The Hague, together with @LWvdLaan, Yvo Amar, Bart Vollebergh and Tom de Bruijn, former Dutch Minister for Foreign T…https://t.co/HcJSESuQKG

[Transparency International Nederland @transparencynl]

"Corruption leads to failed states leads to terrorism", integriteitsexpert Geert Vermeulen citeert John Kerry #democratieonderdruk

[Transparency International Nederland @transparencynl]

Corruptie is een belangrijk element in bijna alles wat kwaadaardig is: kinderarbeid, mensenhandel, drugshandel, milieuvervuiling hebben corruptie nodig om te bestaan, aldus integriteitsexpert Geert Vermeulen #democratieonderdruk

[Transparency International Nederland @transparencynl]

Nederland doet het uitzonderlijk slecht als het gaat om het tegengaan van corruptie door Nederlandse bedrijven in het buitenland, zegt Transparency-directeur Lousewies van der Laan #democratieonderdruk #exportingcorruption

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We had a good interactive training session on the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act yesterday in Utrecht.

We discussed:
- The EU Directive on the protection of whistleblowers
- The current Dutch House for Whistleblowers Act
- The (still draft) Dutch Wh…https://t.co/ZSwfBnaXSs

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Do you know what will change once The Netherlands has adopted the new Whistleblowers Protection Act? Will it apply to your organization? Do you need to change your whistleblowing procedure? Almost certainly: yes!

Learn more during…https://t.co/0gSL1RjFYo https://t.co/nzTcIZcUsc

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To the surprise and disgust of the anti-corruption community, Eni and Shell have been acquitted of bribery prosecutions related to the Nigerian oil field OPL245 in both Italy and The Netherlands, I wrote last July. I also wondered…https://t.co/PFnC7XMeB5 https://t.co/1CGM4asquh

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Happy birthday Vereniging van Compliance Officers! Last week we celebrated the 20th birthday of the Dutch Compliance Officers Association. Actually, it was the 21st birthday, but due to COVID we couldn't celebrate it last year. 

We had a wonderful event…https://t.co/k7P99ZA72p

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On Friday October 7 Jantine Kooij and I will conduct a session on ESG at the 20-year birthday event of the Dutch Compliance Officers Association (Vereniging van Compliance Officers).

Topics to be discussed:
- Overview regarding laws and regulations in t…https://t.co/7uoiFqmqfj

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On Monday September 19 Neil Stewart of the IFRS Foundation and I will be conducting a session at the #ESG Summit of Compliance Week. We will discuss the international developments in respect of #sustainability reporting, like:

- How legislative measures…https://t.co/rtXoSimdAa

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Vorige week hebben we de abonnees op onze nieuwsbrief geïnformeerd dat het Nederlandse parlement nog steeds een aantal zaken verder wilt bespreken met de Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken voordat ze de nieuwe Wet bescherming klokkenl…https://t.co/hU89M8h2wf https://t.co/SUDDGeZQ04

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Last week we informed the subscribers to our newsletter that Dutch parliament still had a number of items they wanted to discuss before adopting the new Dutch law to protect whistleblowers, see below. A couple days later the Minist…https://t.co/vZLZA3q0Qx https://t.co/fuKZvyjKsu

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Under the new EU and Dutch #whistleblower protection legislation, organizations with more than 49 employees are obliged to launch whistleblower reporting channels. They also have to appoint an impartial or independent coordinator.…https://t.co/A8Frz0H0LF https://t.co/a6fgFmYvLp

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A remarkable difference between the European Directive and the draft Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act is that, according to the Directive, reporting channels must be secured. This aspect is missing from the draft Dutch act. That…https://t.co/f1LZCuFSrK https://t.co/aEGtA9pYG0

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Whereas I have heavily criticized McKinsey & Company over the last couple of years, for example about their work with the Guptas in South Africa, for Isabel dos Santos in Angola or their role in the US opioid crisis, they have now…https://t.co/C1XZFTb1A7 https://t.co/mPQMkLQNVl

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In May, the US SEC fined BNY Mellon $1,5 million for misleading claims it made about funds that use #esg criteria to pick stocks, also known as '#greenwashing'. Not a money amount that will make the bank nervous, but an important s…https://t.co/wnv1TnKU5W https://t.co/Tqemsdj7yO

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The Dutch authorities suspect 5 cardiologists of the Isala (ziekenhuis) (hospital) of corruption. They have allegedly given preferential treatment to a supplier in return for financial favors, like the sponsoring of research. The F…https://t.co/ZsYuTh3CWA https://t.co/D1rUi2C8zR