Leverage the power of hotline data intelligence for driving risk-aware cultures

With a surge in employee voices, benchmarking your hotline and incident management data is not just important – it’s your key to staying ahead of risks and cultivating a robust, compliant workplace culture.

Leveraging data from over 4,000 organizations worldwide, this report reveals actionable strategies to strengthen your auditing approach and boost your organization's trustworthiness.

How Audit Leaders Can Use This Report:

• Benchmark your organization’s internal reporting effectiveness against global peers.

• Strengthen risk assessments with real-world data on ethical culture and employee behavior.

• Identify gaps in controls and follow-up processes that may not surface in traditional audits.

• Improve collaboration with compliance and HR functions through shared performance indicators.

Key Insights Include:

• Shifting reporting patterns: Web-based intake has now surpassed hotline usage, revealing changing employee behaviors and the importance of multiple intake channels.

• Stronger signals from reporting data: The global median substantiation rate reached an all-time high, indicating reports and investigations are increasingly reliable.

• COI and retaliation as cultural barometers: Conflict-of-interest disclosures and retaliation concerns are emerging as key indicators of organizational risk and control breakdowns.

• Audit-aligned benchmarks: Use data on report volume, case closure rates, and escalation trends to inform your audit universe and shape testing strategies.

Equip yourself with the insights needed to strengthen your audit processes!

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