Whistle BlowersEthics

How To Establish An Ethics Hotline For Your Company

August 19, 2013

One of the most effective methods for reducing fraud within the workplace is the application of an ethics hotline that will allow and encourage employees, customers and others to report corruption and wrongdoing. An ethics hotline can be a powerful tool and we believe that one should be applied to all businesses of any size…

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Ethics Hotline Best Practices

February 09, 2012

  In its fourth global economic crime survey, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Southern Africa (PwC) reported the following – Whistle Blowing Programmes – Best Practice Tips: “Safeguard employees who report misconduct against any form of retaliation (i.e. threats, harassment and demotion) – allow for anonymous reporting. Make certain employees report incidents outside their chain of command –…

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Whistle Blowers – Global Players in Ethics Preservation

August 31, 2011

It is reassuring for us to know that our strategic planning and overall vision for the company is in line with the current global sentiment. It was with great interest that I watched Carte Blanche as two well known advisors identified India and the rest of Africa as emerging markets. From their standpoint it appears…

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Corporate Whistle Blower Initiative

August 16, 2011

“Corruption wrecks good governance, inhibits development and sustains despotism. This can translate into economic and social failure; not only an affront to decency, but the tinder that ignites conflict. Stamping out corruption altogether may be unrealistic, making the world less hospitable to crooks, is not.” (Economist / London 10 April 2007) How then should organisations…

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