The whistleblowing landscape has changed significantly over the last years. High profile cases have prompted new whistleblower protection regulations and legislation across the globe. But whistleblowing is no longer just…
The King IV Code on Corporate Governance strongly recommends organisations to have a whistleblowing mechanism in place to establish an ethical corporate culture. A whistleblowing mechanism can be in the…
In order for organisations to prevent fraud, they first need to understand what drives people to committing fraud. Most employees do not accept a job with the intention of committing…
Tip-offs are one the most common method for detecting fraud and corruption, and employees are by far the greatest source of providing these tip-offs. Part of the reason why whistleblowing…
Implementing a whistleblowing hotline in an organisation is a positive step towards creating a more ethical culture. However, merely having a whistleblowing hotline by itself is not sufficient to guarantee…
by Prof Deon Rossouw | Published on 29 April 2020 for The Ethics Institute monthly newsletter Crisis always has the potential of bringing out the best and the worst in human beings. We…
The King IV Code on Corporate Governance identifies four good governance outcomes, one of which is an Ethical culture. Principle 2 in particular states that: The governing body should govern…