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EY & People Intouch Whistleblowing Seminar
We kicked off the first of four seminars on whistleblowing on Thursday, June 29. Hosted by EY and People Intouch,…

Whistleblowing in Global Supply Chains
Selecting the right whistleblowing solution for your organisation is already tricky as it is. Now add suppliers to the equation…

The Value of a Centralised SpeakUp Programme
You see something in you organisation that doesn’t feel right. You are too scared to go to the persons involved,…

Back to the Essence: Prioritising People in a Legal Jungle
Today we want to take you on a trip down memory lane: back to the days when European organisations found…

The EU Whistleblowing Directive: Are you ready?
If you are using our SpeakUp® solution, we know you most probably can answer: “Sure, we are good to go!”.

Dentons and People Intouch collaborate on a new Whistleblowing Line offering for clients
Global law firm Dentons has teamed up with People Intouch to deliver an all-inclusive service to help clients implement internal…

The EU Whistleblowing Directive: A Call for Ethical Leadership
At People Intouch, we strongly support laws that protect individuals (“Whistleblowers”) who advocate for transparency and ethical conduct.

Practical challenges with implementing the EU Whistle Blowing Directive
Part 3 of 3. We go a little deeper into the actions required from General Counsels and Chief Compliance Officers…

Practical challenges when implementing the EU Whistle Blowing Directive
Part 2 of 3. What do whistle blowers think? The issue of what a whistle blower subjectively believes, will be…

Practical challenges when implementing the EU Whistleblowing Directive
Part 1 of 3. The EU Whistle Blowing Directive (EU 2019/1937) (“the Directive” or “EUWBD”) is a hot topic of…

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield invalidation: data transfer to U.S. under scrutiny
People Intouch has always warned organisations that processing sensitive company data in the U.S., will put this data within reach…

European Whistleblower Protection Directive: Going #BeyondCompliance
The European Whistleblower Protection Directive (EUWPD) comes into force in just under 1,5 years. When the General Data Protection Regulation…

How to be compliant with the European Whistleblowing Directive?
This memorandum provides more information on how to be compliant with the upcoming European Whistleblowing Directive (the ‘Directive’) and its…

EU Whistleblower Protection Directive: it’s time to focus on your internal reporting channels
Scandals such as the Dieselgate, Luxleaks, the Panama papers, Cambridge Analytica and more recently at Danske Bank showcased the key…

Anonymous reporting channel: troubles with convincing stakeholders?
Sometimes, organisations are hesitant to set up an anonymous reporting channel. Why? They may fear receiving ‘too many’ reports or…

GDPR & whistleblowing: data retention
People that leave a report through a whistleblowing system may include personal data in their message. Organisations that want to…

GDPR & whistleblowing: why you should not rely on consent
Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 requires a ‘legal ground for processing’. Consent seems like a good option. But it…