Cobalt mining in Congo – Improving conditions for people and the environment in the value chain.
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko uncovered massive fraud and security breaches at Twitter and was fired. His case is one the most interesting cases connected to the allegations of Elon Musk that Twitter did not provide the correct number of user accounts. This fact was a deal breaker.
Feedback or complaint systems are not suitable for use in a slightly modified form as a whistleblowing solution. Clear security layers are missing here. Internally developed systems are also not suitable for ensuring anonymity.
The new draft of the Whistleblower Protection Act, dated March 24th 2022, falls behind the possible more comprehensive implementation. Read the essentials now on 5 pages.
France has implemented the EU directive on better protection of whistleblowers most extensively so far. In particular, financial support is an important component of the new national whistleblower protection law.
Russian banks disconnected from SWIFT from 12 March 2022. Impact on Supply Chains and Risk Mitigation for EU companies.
The innovative future in industry and logistics lies in blockchain technology in combination with Internet of Things among others.
The EU legislation for companies to avoid human rights violations is overdue. Legislation envisages whistleblowing and blockchain tools for suppy chain.
The transfer of personal data to the USA is currently not sufficiently regulated. Austrian and French authorities decided.
