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Ethics and Compliance Switzerland

Ethics and Compliance Switzerland (ECS) is a unique cross industry not for profit organization in Switzerland. ECS welcomes compliance officers and anyone interested in the compliance discipline including regulators, risk professionals, in-house counsel, auditors, board members and those who work with or supervise compliance functions.

In addition to individual members, ECS currently has the following organizational members: Nestlé, Givaudan International, Swisscom, Holcim Groups Service Ltd, Agon Partners Compliance, Bayer Consumer Care,  BDO, Business Keeper, EQS  Group / Intergrity Line, Infront Sports & Media AG, Institute for International Business Law, Waldewyss AG, Koenig Bauer Banknote Solutions, Nachrichtendienst des Bundes NDB, Niederer Kraft & Frey, Tillotts Pharma AG and the Basel Institute on Governance.

If you would like to join ECS as an individual or organizational member, click here!

ECS engaged the Basel Institute on Governance to maintain its secretariat.


ECS Membership

ECS is a not-for-profit association dedicated to promote the cross sectorial discussion of compliance topics amongst its members and compliance practitioners.

Communication and exchange is enabled on different platforms including traditional face to face meetings, internal and public events and via online publishing.

ECS puts great emphasis on being inclusive and welcomes active stakeholder involvement in its future development and setting of priorities. We are looking forward to developing ECS with you.

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Upcoming events


Managing Third-Party Risks in Fintech: Insights and Best Practices

  •  8 May 2025 in Bern
     5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Unmasking Corruption: OSINT Techniques for Anti-Bribery and Compliance Professionals

Proactive Monitoring through Effective Metrics

  •  11 June 2025 in Glattpark
     4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

ECS End-of-Summer Roundtable Discussion and Networking Drinks in Zurich

  • End-of-Summer Roundtable Discussion
     5 September 2025
     4:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Pharma Compliance – Current Challenges and Best Practices

  •  4 November 2025 in Cham
     4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    AbbVie

ECS Sponsored events


Compliance Management Day in Zurich

  • Annual Compliance Management Day
     25 September 2025
     8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Non – ECS Compliance events


CAS Compliance Management im Finanzmarkt

  •  15 September 2025 – 3 October 2025
     8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

CAS Compliance Investigator

  •  18 September 2025 – 5 October 2025
     8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

CAS Mastering Today’s Anti-Corruption Challenges

  •  25 September 2025 – 22 March 2026
     8:00 AM – 5:00 PM