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

January 26, 2021 2:45pm

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