Resources for your compliance program

A practical field guide for compliance professionals on building speak-up programs that work across generational, cultural, and organizational divides — with worksheets and frameworks to help you reach every part of your workforce.

Understanding the EU Whistleblower Directive is critical for organisations striving for compliance and transparency. In this eBook, you get a full guide to what the directive means, who it concerns, what it changes, challenges you may face and practical ways you can harness this new mandate into an opportunity for growth. Plus, you will read a case from Friesland Campina, global leader in the dairy industry, on how how they practice a speak up culture.

For compliance leaders responsible for multi-entity, multilingual, and cross-border operations, standard intake models often fall short. This guide breaks down how to design a reporting and case management system that reflects your organization’s actual structure - whether centralized, decentralized, or somewhere in between. If you’ve had to shape your compliance program around the limitations of your tools, it’s time to reverse that logic.

The first months in a compliance leadership role set the stage for lasting impact. Leadership looks for action, employees look for trust, and regulators look for alignment. Getting it right means moving fast — fixing what’s broken, strengthening reporting processes, and ensuring compliance risks are managed from day one. Download the fact sheet to learn more.

AI is now a business imperative, and Ethics & Compliance teams are leading the way. This special report from Ethisphere and SpeakUp shows how E&C leaders are moving from policy to proof—embedding governance, addressing third-party risk, and using AI to drive measurable impact. With practical frameworks, regulatory insights, and real-world examples from companies like Verisk, Cargill, and Palo Alto Networks, it’s a clear guide for turning AI into a tool for integrity and performance.

SpeakUp streamlines the management of gifts and entertainment disclosures with a clear, customizable workflow. Employees can easily submit details, managers and compliance teams can review consistently, and all decisions are tracked in one system. With standardized forms and real-time analytics, organizations gain transparency, oversight, and confidence in handling potential risks.

SpeakUp streamlines whistleblowing with an end-to-end workflow that’s easy to set up and adapt to your organization. Reports can be submitted through multiple channels, tracked in one system, and managed with standardized forms to ensure consistency and transparency. Real-time analytics give full visibility into case progress and outcomes, helping teams resolve issues efficiently and build trust.

Conflicts of interest don’t always start as problems - but if unmanaged, they can lead to bias, damaged trust, or compliance risk. Whether it’s outside employment, family ties, financial interests, or board roles, organizations need a clear way to capture and review these situations. A structured disclosure process makes it easy for employees to speak up and for reviewers to assess and act based on risk. Explore how you can simplify submissions and streamline your workflow using SpeakUp’s AI-powered platform - tailored to your team’s way of working and risk profile.

These posters help you communicate your speak up program with clarity and impact. They use accessible language, show where and how to report, and encourage trust. Designed to support your existing training, they make your program more visible, relatable, and easy to use.

This practical guide shows you how to communicate your speak up program clearly and consistently. Learn how to reach different employee groups, choose the right channels, and build lasting awareness through simple, trust-based communication. Designed for compliance, HR, and internal communications teams.

Do employees feel comfortable speaking up? Do they know how to find the right channel to do so? Discover the current landscape of misconduct reporting within organisations based on our comprehensive survey conducted in light of World Whistleblowers Day. This report provides insights that can help your organisation benchmark its practices and enhance its speak up culture. Gain a deeper understanding of these findings by downloading the full report.

Our speak up culture score sheet is designed to help organisations monitor and improve their internal reporting culture. Use this tool quarterly to evaluate key areas and identify opportunities for improvement. Download and keep it in your compliance toolkit.

Discover the pivotal role of confidential advisers in tackling misconduct within your organisation. Get insights into their significance as the primary channel for employees to report unethical behavior. Wondering if relying solely on confidential advisers is sufficient? You're not alone. Download our eBook now to learn about the roles of internal and external confidential advisers, assess the risks of dependence, and discover strategies to enhance your whistleblowing practices starting today.

Dive into the German Supply Chain Act and everything you need to know about general requirements, deadlines and its impact on your business with this eBook. Learn how you can comply with the act as you create pillars of ethics in your organisation, while navigating new legal mandates for human rights and environmental protection in their supply chains.

Data on misconduct is crucial in terms of managing your company’s reputation, facilitating risk assessments, and of course, in the actual management and quality assurance of your investigations processes itself. Without proper analysis and utilisation of this information, whistleblowing platforms miss opportunities to drive meaningful change and improve accountability within organisations. This eBook breaks down how to use whistleblowing management systems for actionable change.

The rise of in-house compliance roles and dedicated investigation teams, alongside new regulations, has transformed whistleblowing into a crucial channel for business insights from employees. Yet, this evolution poses challenges. With increased scrutiny on whistleblowing, organisations need sophisticated, flexible tools to handle cases effectively, navigate the complex regulatory landscape, and maintain compliance. Download to learn how your organisation can keep up with global investigations challenges.

Traditionally, the cost of whistleblowing is high—the loss of a job, shunning from their work community and potentially collapse of personal financial stability. On the other side, organisations are expected to detect misconduct early. Compliance officers and related professionals are expected to have everything under control. This is why knowing the limits of traditional whistleblowing approaches is important and what you can do to go beyond it. Read our eBook to know the answer to both!

If you want to know how SpeakUp can help your organisation achieve a culture of ethics and transparency, check out our 8 steps model that we created to help every organisation achieve success.

Whistleblowing solutions tailored to your organisation are essential. But what should you look for? If you're aiming to identify key considerations, measure cost-effectiveness, and more, look no further. We've prepared a comprehensive buyer's guide for you, complete with a handy checklist!