Tag: whistleblowing
Confidence high in harassment and misconduct policies after Weinstein
Few organisations have overhauled their harassment and misconduct policies, despite the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the #metoo campaign.
Lead by example: the many benefits of ethical leadership
Ethical leadership can help avoid corporate crises if it is embraced by boards that are increasingly less tolerant of reputational risk.
Italy introduces law to protect whistleblowers
A new law designed to protect whistleblowers who report crimes or irregularities witnessed at their workplace in the public and private sectors has been approved by Italian lawmakers.
European Parliament adopts EU-wide whistleblowing recommendations
Recommendations on how whistleblowers could be better protected on an EU-wide basis have been adopted by the European Parliament.
Details revealed of new French whistleblowing protections
France aims for improved corporate culture with the introduction of new whistleblowing protections under a law set up to beat corruption.
Whistleblowers should not be incentivised with payments, says ecoDa
The group representing company directors across Europe says whistleblowing needs clearly defined roles, not payments.
Reward whistleblowers, says Lib Dem peer
Baroness Kramer says whistleblowers are still considered “snitches” instead of people trying to keep their industry clean.
Barclays’ CEO risks shareholder backlash over whistleblowing scandal
Proxy advisers have proposed that shareholders abstain from voting on the reappointment of Barclays’ chief executive Jes Staley, following his attempt to uncover the identity of a whistleblower.
Barclays’ whistleblowing debacle will affect public perception of governance
Barclays’ whistleblowing disclosure affects not only the bank, but the perception of governance more broadly.
Speak up: how to encourage whistleblowing in your organisation
Corporate malpractice is damaging to a company and its reputation, but many employees are unaware of whistleblowing procedures, or they fear retaliation if they do speak out.