International Chamber of Commerce
(ICC)
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.
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Public Concern at Work
(PCaW)
PCaW is an independent authority on public interest whistleblowing. It has played a leading role in putting whistleblowing 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 whistleblowing dilemmas and professional support provided to enlightened organisations.
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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
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Help for public policy
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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