In a follow-up to our first episode, Lynn Beauregard, president of Governance Professionals of Canada, continues her discussion with Christa Wessel, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of ClearView Strategic Partners Inc. In this podcast episode, they explore the evolution of whistleblowing, and best practices for governance professionals, organizations, and boards across Canada.

Sponsorship

This episode is sponsored by Clearview Strategic Partners Inc, a Canadian company with deep expertise in ethics reporting/whistleblowing systems and ethics programs. They connect people and organizations to bring together those who have something to report with those who want and need to hear what is reported. To find out more about their company, please visit https://clearviewpartners.com/.

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Helpful Resources

Compliance Management Systems https://www.iso.org/standard/62342.html

CSA Group Publishes Its First Guideline on Whistleblowing Systems https://www.csagroup.org/news/first-guideline-on-whistleblowing-systems/

Evidence on the Use and Efficacy of Internal Whistleblowing Systems https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3273589

How to Scandal-Proof Your Company https://hbr.org/2019/07/how-to-scandal-proof-your-company

Sex and Power: #MeToo, one year on https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/09/27/metoo-one-year-on

MLB Cheating Scandal https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/astros-sign-stealing-scandal-what-to-know-about-mlbs-penalties-against-houston/

Ottawa announces more than $2.7-million for project to improve process of reporting sexual harassment https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-workplace-sexual-harassment-ottawa-announces-more-than-27-million/

Recent Hockey Scandal https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/bill-peters-calgary-flames-racial-slurs-1.5378179

Whistleblower Hotlines - A Clear Return on Investment https://iaonline.theiia.org/blogs/Jim-Pelletier/2019/Pages/Whistleblower-Hotlines-A-Clear-Return-On-Investment.aspx

Whistleblowing Management Systems - Guidelines https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:37002:ed-1:v1:en

About Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC)

To find out more about GPC, please refer to our relevant resources below:

GPC website: https://gpcanada.org/

GPC’s Education Resources https://gpcanada.org/Education

Membership at GPC https://gpcanada.org/page-19559

Governance Library https://gpcanada.org/Governance-Library