[Click télécharger - "download" - but document is in English] From AMRAE, Airmic’s sister association in France – Risk-taking is inherent to a company in its pursuit of value creation. However, due to the radical transformation of some “traditional” business models, increased digitalisation of the economy, development of new technologies, multiplication of regulations, geopolitical uncertainties, changes in society, or the challenges of climate change, corporate risks are changing rapidly.

Developments in the European Union – under the EU Whistleblowing Directive, both private and public organisations must provide safe channels for whistleblowers to make reports, following which those individuals will be protected against any retaliation.

Since US whistleblowing legislation changed in 2011, there has been a sustained increase in the number of tip-offs received. Conversely, the UK has no legislation in place to financially reward those who raise issues of concern, and is showing signs of a downward trend in the number of cases reported to regulators (as at the time of this article).

[Available for purchase] Protect has recently developed a new guide in response to queries from employers about how they should respond to the victimisation of whistleblowers, or, better yet, prevent it from happening in the first place.