A corporate code of ethics is the flip side of the coin of a whistleblower policy: The code of ethics is the principal means of communicating to all staff a strong culture of legal compliance and ethical integrity, while the whistleblower policy is a way to implement such values.
Category: Whistleblower
Compliance at The Nature Conservancy
Back in 2004, The Nature Conservancy created the job of Chief Compliance Officer and formalized is compliance and governance policies.
There is an interview with Karen Berky, Chief Compliance Officer in The Nature Conservancy’s 2004 Annual Report: Conservation That Works.
Ms. Berky talks about the Conflict of Interest Policy and the Conflict of Interest Standard Operating Procedure.
The Nature Conservancy also has a Whistleblower Policy, for reporting suspected violations of law or policy.