Building a Compliance Culture: Embedding Sanctions & Export Controls in Your Organisation

Introduction

Technical knowledge of sanctions and export controls is onlyone part of effective compliance. Without the right culture, leadershipcommitment, and internal structures, even the most detailed policies will failin practice. This course explores what it means to build a genuine complianceculture — one where staff at all levels understand their obligations, feelempowered to raise concerns, and see compliance as a business enabler ratherthan a bureaucratic burden. It is suitable for professionals at all levels ofexperience and is equally valuable for senior leaders and frontline staff.

Who ThisCourse Is For

This course is designed for compliance officers, legalcounsel, senior managers, HR professionals, and anyone with responsibility forembedding compliance across an organisation. It is relevant to businesses ofall sizes and sectors, from large financial institutions to SMEs with exportobligations.

WhatYou'll Learn

•      What compliance culture means and why it matters

•      The role of senior leadership in setting the tone fromthe top

•      How to design and deliver effective sanctions andexport controls training

•      How to communicate compliance obligations clearlyacross different business functions

•      Metrics and indicators for measuring compliance culture

•      How to respond constructively to compliance failuresand near-misses

•      Practical tools for embedding compliance intoday-to-day business processes

CourseStructure

Format: Live onlinesession with Q&A, also available as on-demand recording

Duration: 2 hours

Level: All levels

Assessment: Noformal assessment — attendance certificate issued on completion

Technical Requirements

This course is compatible with most operating systems andmodern web browsers. Live sessions are delivered via video conferencing.On-demand recordings are accessible via the course platform. A stable internetconnection is recommended. If you experience access issues, please contact yourorganisation's IT department or the course provider.

Course Content

1. What Is Compliance Culture?

•      Defining compliance culture: values, behaviours, andsystems

•      The difference between formal compliance and genuinecompliance

•      Why culture failures lead to sanctions and exportcontrol breaches

•      Regulators' expectations: OFAC, OFSI, and EU guidanceon culture

2. Leadership and Governance

•      The role of the board and senior management

•      Tone from the top: communicating commitment tocompliance

•      Accountability structures: who owns sanctions andexport controls?

•      Escalation pathways and whistleblowing mechanisms

3. Training and Awareness

•      Designing role-specific training programmes

•      Making compliance training engaging and relevant

•      Onboarding vs ongoing training obligations

•      Testing knowledge and measuring comprehension

4. Policies, Procedures, andCommunication

•      Writing clear and usable sanctions and export controlpolicies

•      Communicating obligations across functions: finance,sales, operations, IT

•      Using case studies and examples to bring policies tolife

•      Keeping policies current as the regulatory landscapeevolves

5. Measuring and ImprovingCulture

•      Key performance indicators for compliance culture

•      Audit, testing, and internal review

•      Learning from breaches, near-misses, and regulatoryenforcement

•      Continuous improvement: updating your approach as risksevolve

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