How does your whistleblower hotline program measure up? Less than half (44%) of organizations train managers on how to avoid, recognize, and respond to potential retaliation against whistleblowers.

Learn how to effectively manage and support the whistleblower hotline program at your organization with new research from The IIA and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Five Key Findings for a Best-in-class Whistleblower Hotline Program:

• Most organizations (83%) provide multiple channels for reporting.
• Common reporting mechanisms are dedicated phone numbers, online forms, and email.
• Many hotlines (91%) can receive anonymous reports, and 83% can receive reports 24/7.
• A majority of hotline programs (72%) include an official anti-retaliation policy.
• Top considerations are anonymity, awareness, follow-up action, and retaliation protection.