How To Set Up Whistleblowing System So That It Really Has An Impact?

What can companies do to set up an effective whistleblowing system?

I was recently interviewed by the Swedish online news channel SvD. The background to the interview was that despite warnings from employees and the presence of a whistleblowing function, high profile cases of corporate scandals still occur. It seems that no companies are without risk. Which is why the interviewer asked, how should companies set up their whistleblowing system so that it really has an impact?

We can't give any guarantee as to the effect of the company's whistleblowing system once it leaves our hands, but we always give our customers this advice:

1. See the whistleblowing system as part of a bigger whole