Workplace whistleblowing rates fell globally for the first time since benchmarks began due to significant drops in reporting volumes within UK and APAC based organisations
Case closure rates for European organisations continue to lag behind the rest of the world
LONDON, November 18, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NAVEX Global, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management solutions, today announces the results of its 2021 Regional Whistleblowing Hotline Benchmark Report. The findings reveal that global reporting volumes declined for the first time since the company began reporting whistleblowing benchmarking data over a decade ago. The sharpest reductions occurred in organisations based in APAC (57%) and the UK (37.5%), coinciding with the introduction of pandemic-driven regional lockdowns.
The report, compiled from anonymised reporting data collected from the world’s largest whistleblowing hotline and incident management database, found long-term trends in reporting changed due to effects of the pandemic. Reporting volumes, the types of allegations reported, and the channels that people use to report their concerns were significantly impacted, particularly for organisations based in Europe and APAC.
Possible Impact of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive
This year’s data suggests that European organisations may also be seeing a possible impact on reporting trends driven by the upcoming EU Whistleblower Protection Directive. "Although there are some positive...
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