ICC Guidelines on Whistleblowing
Year of creation: 2008
Developed by: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Description: Companies are encouraged to establish a whistle-blowing system within their organisation as an integral part of their integrity programme. The purpose of the ICC Guidelines on Whistleblowing is to help companies establish and implement internal whistle-blowing mechanisms by offering a practical system that can serve as a useful point of reference.
Key elements:
Public Concern at Work Whistleblowing Assistance
Year of creation: 1997
Developed by: Public Concern at Work (PCaW)
Description: PCaW is an independent authority on public interest whistle-blowing. It has played a leading role in putting whistle-blowing on the governance agenda and in developing legislation in the UK and abroad. All its work is informed by free advice offered to people with whistle-blowing dilemmas and professional support provided to enlightened organisations.
Key elements:
Help for individuals through confidential, free of charge telephone advice to people who witness wrongdoing at work, but are not sure whether they should or how to raise their concern
Practical support to help organisations comply with and benefit from the British Standards (BSI) Whistleblowing Arrangements Code of Practice, which is freely available for public use
