In this StoneTurn Client Alert, Julia Arbery, and Jonny Frank, outline ten practical steps companies can take to improve the whistleblowing framework, specifically:

1. Encourage speak-up through all channels (not just the whistleblower system)
2. Choose an approachable name for the system or program
3. Elect an appropriate framework gatekeeper
4. Use a blended team
5. Provide system and policy access to third parties
6. Build confidence through well-resourced and transparent processes
7. Motivate with stories of encouragement and reward whistleblowers with non-monetary incentives
8. Report on whistleblowing metrics holistically
9. Incorporate whistleblowing into the employee exit process
10. Take additional steps to prevent unlawful detriment

The co-authors also recap recent changes to the global whistleblowing landscape.

Read the Client Alert.

StoneTurn Senior Manager Emilia Drozda and Manager Lucy Cryan contributed to this article.