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## **Going Beyond Compliance: Wolfsberg Sanctions Screening Guidance**

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The Wolfsberg Group’s Sanctions Screening Guidance outlines best practices for designing and operating effective sanctions screening programs

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## **Wolfsberg Sanctions Screening Guidance**

There’s no benchmark for sanctions screening in many industries. That’s the problem. Unlike finance, where the Wolfsberg Principles set the global standard, other industries have been left without a clear yardstick.

This white paper gives you that benchmark and shows how Descartes Visual Compliance™ not only aligns with Wolfsberg but exceeds it.

### **Why this matters**

Regulators and partners don’t care what industry you’re in. They care whether your sanctions screening is **defensible, auditable, and risk-avoidance** **focused.** Wolfsberg was designed for financial institutions, a heavily scrutinised sector.

If your organisation can show it meets that same level of rigour, you’ve just minimised compliance risk and signalled maturity to everyone watching.

### **What you’ll learn**

• Why Wolfsberg matters outside finance and why it’s becoming the de facto benchmark for non-financial sectors.

• The 16 core principles explained from governance and scope to alert handling and independent testing.

• How Descartes Visual Compliance maps to each principle and where it goes further, with false positive reduction, enhanced risk data, and advanced matching logic.

• How to build your business case using Wolfsberg as a recognised framework to justify investment in stronger screening.

### **Who should read this**

• Trade compliance teams needing a benchmark to measure against

• Companies preparing for government scrutiny

• Organisations with global supply chains

• Businesses managing international partnerships

### **Download the white paper today**

By accessing the whitepaper you will and learn how Wolfsberg can be your benchmark and how Descartes helps you exceed it.

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### **The payoff**

**Clarity**

Know exactly where your program stands against a recognised global standard.

**Confidence**

Show regulators, customers, and partners you’re operating at the highest level of compliance maturity

**Control**

Reduce false positives, cut wasted time, and embed screening seamlessly into your workflows

### **Would you like to know how our team of experts can help you further with sanctions screening?**

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