What is a blockchain-based whistleblowing system?
Hyperledger Fabric is an open source blockchain platform. A project of the Linux Foundation to promote blockchain technology for use in business applications.
What is a whistleblowing software?
A whistleblower software is a reporting channel that enables a whistleblower to submit information about breaches confidentially or anonymously. Such a reporting channel is part of the compliance management system and serves the early detection of breaches of rules and criminal offences.
What is a whistleblowing system?
A whistleblower system is a reporting channel that enables a whistleblower to submit information about breaches confidentially or anonymously. Such a reporting channel is part of the compliance management system and serves the early detection of breaches of rules and criminal offences.
What is a web-based whistleblowing system?
A web-based whistleblowing system allows a whistleblower to submit a report of a violation digitally, anonymously or confidentially. A browser and an intact internet connection are required.
Germany: The Supply Chain Act (LkSG) – What changed after the Cobalt Mines scandal
Improving conditions for people and the environment in the value chain on the example of cobalt mining in Congo. Under the supply chain act, directors of companies must consider the human rights, climate change and environmental impacts of their decisions.
Shortcomings of an internally developed whistleblowing system
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.
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Germany: Limited Protection for Whistleblower
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: our top score for the implementation of the EU Whistleblowing Directive
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.
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EU: Human Rights Due Diligence legislation envisages whistleblowing and blockchain tools
The EU legislation for companies to avoid human rights violations is overdue. Legislation envisages whistleblowing and blockchain tools for suppy chain.
Portugal implements EU whistleblower protection directive with deviations
The Law No. 93/2021 was published by the Parliament in Portugal on 20/12/2021.
