COMPLYING WITH THE EU’S WHISTLEBLOWER LAW IN PRACTICE (AUDIENCE POLLING)
How Industry is Strengthening a “Speak-Up” Culture One Year Before the Deadline for National Implementation
Erica Wikman
Vice President, Compliance and Corporate Integrity
Autoliv (Sweden)
Linda Carlsson
Compliance Officer
ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems (Sweden)
Martin Lønstrup
Vice President and Head of Compliance
Sandvik
- Creating an “open-minded” company culture where speaking up is considered a good deed
- The next level of openness: Complying with the law vs. encouraging employees to actually speak up
- The importance of data privacy and disclosure policies in protecting whistleblowers
- Testimonies from companies who have been actively working towards implementing EU guidelines throughout their organization
- Burden of proof: Distinguishing between usable evidence and red flags
- How to reconcile the need for an effective whistleblowing infrastructure with ever tightening data privacy laws