ICC has unveiled the newest contribution to its tools to help business stamp out corruption: the 2022 edition of the ICC Whistleblowing Guidelines.
Providing practical guidance to help enterprises establish and implement a Whistleblowing Management System, the guidelines are an update of the ICC Guidelines on Whistleblowing published in 2008, incorporating current experience and practice of ICC member enterprises across a wide range of sectors and jurisdictions worldwide. The 2022 edition also aligns with key international legal instruments as well as global standards and best practice such as the 2021 ISO 37002 Guidelines on Whistleblowing Management Systems and the 2019 European Directive on Whistleblower Protection, which is now being implemented by governments across Europe.
Viviane Schiavi, Global Policy Lead – Anti-corruption and Corporate Responsibility, emphasised that “a well-functioning and trusted Whistleblowing Management System supports enterprise objectives for sound risk management, internal control and effective compliance, and promotes a culture of transparency and accountability. It enables reporting through organised communication channels set out by the enterprise to ensure that concerns of wrongdoing swiftly reach those that are most able to investigate the matter and are empowered to remedy it.”
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