Welcome to the first newsletter of 2023; the year in which the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act takes effect. In this mail you can find the following:
10 Steps for implementing the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act
10 Steps for implementing the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act
The time has finally come: the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act has been adopted by parliament. We expect it will inter into force within a few weeks. This article contains a 10-step plan for introducing or revising your whistleblowing procedure. You can also request our whitepaper.
Late last year, Transparency International published a brochure containing best practices for internal whistleblowing procedures. The brochure was created with funding from the European Union, as part of the European 'Speak Up Europe' project. The motivation behind the project was the implementation of the European directive to protect whistleblowers.
In December 2022, the House for Whistleblowers published a report on an investigation into wrongdoing at a government agency. The House concluded that public money was handled in a careless and unlawful manner and this lead to wrongdoing that affected the public interest.
Where can you find us?
15 February: Debate Association of Compliance Professionals on the new corporate governance code. Geert speaks there together with, among others, Jan Stolker of the Erasmus Governance Institute and Marlène Jans of RSM
16 February: English-language half-day online webinar training on the Whistleblower Protection Act. You can register here.
21 March: Geert Vermeulen speaks during a session on 'The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Data Analytics' at the SCCE conference in Amsterdam together with Tatiana Caldas - Löttiger
5 and 7 April: Online course 'How to set up an anti-bribery and corruption programme' via EIMF in Cyprus
11 May: Online course 'How to coordinate an internal investigation' via EIMF in Cyprus
