Glossary term
Ethics Hotline
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Employees' avenue of anonymity to report compliance offenses.
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An Ethics Hotline is a confidential and secure reporting system that allows employees, customers, or stakeholders to report unethical conduct, violations, or concerns either anonymously or openly. It promotes organizational transparency, supports early detection of problems, and helps protect whistleblowers from retaliation by providing a trusted and safe channel for raising ethical issues and misconduct.