About this episode

This episode discusses how Western Digital maintains its status as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies through effective ethics and compliance strategies.

Western Digital has earned World’s Most Ethical Companies® honors eight times — a streak that doesn’t happen by treating ethics and compliance (E&C) as a finished project. In this episode of the Ethicast, host Bill Coffin sits down with Joe Santosuosso, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Western Digital, to unpack how his team keeps a large, complex organization performing at that level year after year. They cover how Western Digital uses external recognition as a benchmarking tool rather than a trophy, how a risk-based approach lets a lean team cover more ground, and how the company’s newest set of values builds ethics into the definition of excellence instead of treating it as a separate track.

People in this episode

Host: Bill Coffin

Guest: Joe Santosuosso

Topics covered

• ethics
• compliance
• business excellence
• risk management
• corporate values

Keywords

• Western Digital
• ethical companies
• compliance
• business ethics
• risk-based approach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Western Digital

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