For many years, multinational companies have looked to U.S. enforcers for guidance on building their compliance programs. However, with enforcers in other jurisdictions more clearly expressing compliance expectations and the recent shift in U.S. enforcement, many companies are unsure about what guidance to follow. Speakers at the SCCE’s  24^th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute highlighted multiple sources of guidance companies can turn to for benchmarking their programs. This first article in a two-part series distilling and expanding on the speakers’ insights examines guidance from the DOJ, OECD and World Bank. The second article will explore guidance from the Agence Française Anticorruption and enforcers in the U.K., and review eight common compliance program elements. See “2024 in Review: International Cooperation Continues to Drive ABAC Enforcement” (Dec. 18, 2024).