The answer lies within

Veronica Morino (veronica.morino@hibis.com) has worked on detection, prevention and investigation of international fraud and corruption for over 15 years. Convinced, by experience, that raising awareness and focusing on prevention is far more cost-effective than investigation, she specialises in strengthening corporate defences against fraud and corruption, including development of training and lead risk indicators. She is co-author of “The Anatomy of Fraud and Corruption”, published by Gower in 2011.

To tackle fraud properly, fraudulent conduct must first be recognised and regarded as deviant behaviour: once that consensus is reached, people in the organisation will be capable of formulating their own response, says Veronica Morino.