It seems like every day there is a headline about corporate misconduct. Whether it's financial impropriety, sexual harassment, discrimination, or bullying, unethical behaviour is no longer swept under the carpet. Organisations now face charges of...
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You have developed your whistleblowing policy and thought through each step of your whistleblowing process. Now your whistleblowing platform is all set up, and you can receive anonymous reports. You also understand how to receive anonymous reports,...
Read More →It’s imperative for organisations to focus on the experience a whistleblower goes through. In addition, the organisation needs to adhere to its internal whistleblowing processes, which often don't go exactly to plan. When the process is dependent on...
Read More →Mobility has taken over the world. Almost everyone has a mobile phone and whether it’s news, messaging, or social media, there is a good chance it is happening on mobile. We are attached to our devices, and we feel naked when they are not with us.
Read More →The heavy lifting is complete. You’ve written your whistleblowing policy, implemented a whistleblowing platform, and communicated your program to your employees. Everyone knows their responsibilities for receiving and responding to anonymous reports...
Read More →You receive the email alert that your organisation has a new report of misconduct. A whistleblower has taken the time to make a report through your whistleblowing platform, and the information is now in front of you. You have an anonymous channel...
Read More →One of the most stressful events in one’s life is submitting a report as a whistleblower. From the uncertainty of what might happen to the anxiety of making a report, they are under incredible pressure. It’s at this point the whistleblower is...
Read More →Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Google, Uber, Deliveroo, Amazon, Netflix – the list of apps we use in our lives is only growing larger. You can now do just about anything – make a trip, order your dinner, watch a movie, and interact with your friends...
Read More →Companies are increasingly putting whistleblowing policies and guidelines in place. It’s a great initiative, but where do you start? For many organizations, it's a new process and they are writing a whistleblowing policy for the first time.
Read More →We’re excited to share that we raised our $2.8M seed round from top US and Australian investors. eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's UP2398 fund, alongside Australian VC firms (AirTree Ventures and Blackbird), with US (Pioneer Fund and Liquid Fund), and a...
Read More →In December 2018, the Parliament of Australia passed the Modern Slavery Act. This landmark legislation’s goal is to stop situations where one is forced to work, is controlled by others, treated as a commodity, or have their freedom of movement taken...
Read More →Financial services was one of the first industries to put whistleblower policies in place. It's a heavily regulated, high-pressure industry dealing with large sums of money. When misconduct happens its high profile and these reasons created the need...
Read More →The most crucial part of an anonymous whistleblowing program is ensuring it's"anonymous". It’s proven that whistleblowers identify misconduct better than internal audits or external reviews. But how do you convince employees it's truly anonymous?...
Read More →On February 19, 2019 the Australian Parliament passed new whistleblowing legislation, with it expected to commence operation on July 1, 2019. This legislation is similar to those passed in other countries like the US and France. The goal is to...
Read More →While there are over 7,000 languages in the world, over half of the world’s population speaks one of 23 languages as their mother tongue. 23 languages might sound like a small number, but the population they present is close to 4 billion people....
Read More →When an employee makes a whistleblowing report, it’s a harrowing experience. From deciding to make a report to actually submitting it, the whistleblower's journey is filled with stress. This uncertainty holds employees back from whistleblowing,...
Read More →Organisations are increasingly realising they can’t be reactive when it comes to misconduct and unethical behaviour. Whether issues have surfaced, regulation is dictating it, or they are planning ahead, more organisations are taking action. They are...
Read More →Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Google, Uber, Deliveroo, Amazon, Netflix - the list of apps we use in our lives continues to grow. You can make a trip, order your dinner, watch a movie, and interact with your friends without ever speaking with...
Read More →During the past few months, multiple corporate scandals made the headlines, such as LuxLeaks, Dieselgate or Cambridge Analytica. All these revelations have one thing in common: we became aware of them through the voice of individuals who were brave...
Read More →Many organisations are seeing the need to give their teams a way to speak up, be it due to media coverage of companies being caught in compromising positions, government legislative changes or their own realisation that their people need to have a...
Read More →In recent years with the adoption of more digital platforms to aid the procurement process, we hear from many procurement professionals about the lack of visibility throughout the process.
Read More →Many organisations believe that once they have written a code of ethics & conduct, and made it accessible on their intranet, that the job is done.
Read More →Reports from the NSW Department of Education claims costs of almost $26million related to psychological injuries due to bullying, violence and harassment
Read More →What do you think about when you imagine schoolyard bullying?Verbal abuse and insults, public humiliation, aggression, threats, physical attacks?
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