Why was ISO 37002 created? Evolution of the legal whistleblowing landscape The Whistleblowing landscape has evolved significantly over the last few years. High-profile cases have prompted new whistleblower protection regulations and legislation...

On May 12, 2023, Germany voted its transposition of the EU Whistleblowing Directive into national law: the new German Whistleblower Protection Act, also known as Hinweisgerberschutzgesetz or HinSchG. Implementing this new whistleblowing law brings...

Whistleblowing systems are essential tools to help detect and report non-compliant behavior and ethical violations within an organization. These platforms allow employees to confidentially and securely report inappropriate behavior without fear of...

When it comes to whistleblowing, there is no doubt that sensitive and personal information is exchanged between the whistleblower and the organization. In order to ensure data protection related to whistleblowing, it is critical to consider the...

Committed to the highest standards of data security: Whispli is SOC 2 certified Your data is one of your most valuable assets, and it’s also prone to internal and external threats. When it comes to whistleblowing, highly sensitive information, data...

The increasing complexity of global supply chains has raised concerns that some companies, taking advantage of opaque interactions with their suppliers, are indirectly abusing human rights or harming the environment. Several European countries have...

In the wake of globalized efforts to protect vulnerable communities and the environment, many European countries are adopting new due diligence rules to limit environmental and labor risks in corporate supply chains. The German Act on Corporate Due...

In all industries, the last decade has shown several cases of supply chain incidents leading to catastrophic results for the organizations implied. From food, consumer goods to automotive or procurement, unforeseen obstacles and vulnerability in...

For any company, risk management is an important part of assessing the issues that can arise within their organization and getting those issues addressed as soon as possible. There are many types of different risks that businesses can face, such as...

It can be easy to think of a whistleblower as someone reporting wrongdoing in a work environment, such as an office building. Mostly, when a whistleblowing report makes the news, it tends to be of high cases of malpractice in a professional setting....

Japan is well known for its solid loyalty-based and collectivist corporate culture, which has made topics such as whistleblowing and speaking up touchy subjects of discussion. However, much like in most countries, the importance of whistleblowers...

On March 25th, 2022, European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen and United States’ President Joe Biden reached common ground and announced a new agreement for transatlantic data privacy and transfer framework. After the previous Privacy...

The New Zealand Education and Workforce Committee passed a new whistleblowing protection bill on March 29th, 2022 to replace the Protected Disclosures Act 2000. Asv clearly stated on theNew Zealand parliament's official website, the bill will: ...

If you own a business in Australia, it is your responsibility to ensure that your whistleblower policy complies with the whistleblower policy under the Corporations Act. Failure to do so warrants severe penalties. Aside from the criminal penalties...

The case of Brittany Higgins in Australia brought the spotlight on workplace safety and sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying, and other gendered violence. The alarming numbers all over the world of similar cases keep telling us that the...

With famous Whistleblowing cases put under the spotlight, new legislation (such as the EU Whistleblowers Protection Directive) are being put forward to better protect people who speak up; in this context, it becomes inevitable for your Organization...

In this Whispli webinar, panelists Elizabeth Lacey, Principal and founder of Lacey & Co.; Kerian Pender, a senior legal advisor with the International Bar Association; and Sunny Jobson, head of finance at Whispli, discussed the prevalence of...

During the past years, multiple corporate scandals made the headlines, such as Facebook, 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...

With the Personal Information Privacy Law (PIPL), China sets up a new framework for data privacy. Starting November 1st, any Organization with facilities or employees in China must comply with the new legislation. In this context, your...

After the European Union’s GDPR and California’s CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), it is now China’s turn to pass a personal data protection law. The PIPL will go into effect on November 1st 2021, a tight schedule for companies to comply with...