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New LRN Research Reveals Shifts in the Future of Global Ethics and Compliance Programs

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LRN The article discusses LRN Corporation's research report on ethics and compliance programs. While it highlights the importance of LRN's work and the evolving landscape, it focuses on industry trends and challenges rather than specific company performance or stock outlook. The mention of LRN being recognized by Inc. as one of the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies suggests positive growth, but the overall tone is informative about the report's findings.

NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- LRN Corporation, a leader in ethics and compliance (E&C) solutions, has released its highly anticipated 2026 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report, ‘ The Next Leap: Technology, trust, and the transformation of compliance.’ LRN’s Program Effectiveness reports have tracked and assessed the evolving E&C landscape for over a decade, helping organizations overcome challenges to build resilience. The latest report explores how E&C programs are evolving in the era of AI and new regulatory challenges, and if organizations are meeting the demand for transformation.

This report emphasizes the need for a reset of trust and integration of ethics with technology in compliance programs to ensure ethical workplace culture, accountability, and technological advancement.

“As the global environment of ethics and compliance continues to shift, strong programs are essential for growth,” said Bob Lemmond, CEO of LRN Corporation. “This report emphasizes the need for a reset of trust and integration of ethics with technology in compliance programs to ensure ethical workplace culture, accountability, and technological advancement.”

The 2026 report reveals significant trends and gaps in the effectiveness of ethics and compliance programs. While E&C programs are overall progressing in sophistication and reach, many organizations are in a transitional phase where technology has been adopted, but not implemented. The report also highlights the widening performance gap between high- and low-impact programs, the remaining disconnect of middle management, and persisting insufficiencies in board oversight of E&C programs.

Key findings include:

“The 2026 Program Effectiveness report confirms that E&C leaders are at an inflection point, where tech adoption and smart data utilization will make or break successful programs,” said Ty Francis, MBE, Chief Advisory Officer at LRN Corporation. “Transformation is driven by how technology is applied, and requires a reset of trust and priorities between leaders, employees, and regulators to embed integrity at every level."

LRN’s 12th annual Program Effectiveness Report highlights strategies to address resource gaps, leadership alignment, emerging risks, and barriers to tech integration. Based on insights from more than 2,500 ethics and compliance professionals across industries and regions, the report classifies E&C programs as high-, medium-, or low-impact based on how effectively they foster ethical culture. By examining key indicators such as ethical decision-making, organizational justice, and freedom of expression, the report underscores the need for integration of technology, human values, and data insights to enhance trust.

To download LRN’s The Next Leap, 2026 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report, visit https://lrn.com/resources/2026-program-effectiveness-report.

About LRN Corporation’s Reports

The 2026 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report is the latest installment in LRN’s decade-long research series of surveys and analyses that track data points from ethics and compliance organizations across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. LRN also conducts its annual Global Study on Ethics & Compliance Program Maturity and Code of Conduct Report, which provide unparalleled insights into best practices, benchmarks, and innovative strategies shaping the future of compliance programs.

About LRN Corporation

For over 30 years, LRN has helped organizations foster ethical cultures, elevate behavior, and inspire principled performance. A pioneer of the modern Ethics & Compliance category, LRN provides education, technology, and advisory solutions to hundreds of the world’s leading organizations and today reaches more than 30 million learners worldwide. LRN is the trusted long-term partner to more than 2,500 organizations, including some of the most respected and successful businesses in the world. Recognized by Inc. as one of the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies, LRN is headquartered in New York, with colleagues supporting clients globally.