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Crackdown on Greenwashing

Investigations have been launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)  into the eco-friendly and sustainability claims made by fashion brands Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda. Tasked with the duty to protect consumers, the CMA have confirmed they won’t hesitate to take enforcement action against those found to be misleading or deceiving the public. ... Read more

Protect September Newsletter

Our September Newsletter is now out! Catch up on whistleblowing news and our work in September including the exciting news that When We Speak, a film we helped create about whistleblowers has been nominated for best documentary at Raindance film festival, our efforts to push the new government to deliver on its commitment to review ... Read more

Protect Whistleblowing Training: Three Key Benefits 

In this blog, Protect Business support Executive Grace Wilkin, highlights the vital importance for employers of setting up an effective whistleblowing system and three key ways Protect’s training can help.    Equipping your managers with the ability to receive and handle a whistleblowing concern effectively is vital in identifying risk, discovering potential wrongdoing and protecting ... Read more

US whistleblowing Programmes – Are they effective?

In this Blog, Protect volunteer Michelle Muno reviews the key findings of new research which suggests there is a fundamental conflict of interest in the US rewards system.   On the 29th July 2022 Alexander I. Platt of University of Kansas School of Law published an updated paper on his research looking at use of rewards ... Read more

Give whistleblowers the resources and support to keep organisation and the public safe 

Protect’s Head of Policy, Andrew Pepper-Parsons, calls on the new Government to deliver on its promise to review its whistleblowing framework.    At one of the last Conservative leadership husting events, when asked whether she would appoint a new Government Ethics Advisor our new Prime Minister Liz Truss said : ‘The culture of organisations starts ... Read more

Press Release: Whistleblowers Film Featuring Katherine Gun, Helen Evans and Rose McGowan Receives Nomination For Raindance Film Festival

“When We Speak”, which premieres on 2 November at 6:30pm at the Curzon, Soho, follows the incredible stories of the women who risked everything to expose injustices committed by some of the most powerful people on earth. Nominated for the prestigious Raindance Film Festival, the film is directed by Tas Brooker with involvement from Protect, ... Read more

Protect August Newsletter

Our August Newsletter is now out! Catch up on whistleblowing news and our work in August including our new research into Regulators' treatment of whistleblowers, our new guide to help regulators fulfill their annual whistleblowing reporting duty, our response to the governments latest efforts to address SLAPPs, and much more. Read here

Press Release: Protect research finds a lack of consistency in how regulators deal with whistleblowers who approach them with concerns 

Protect research finds a lack of consistency in how regulators deal with whistleblowers who approach them with concerns  Protect has produced a best practice guide for regulators, based on their review of reports made by Prescribed Persons, regulators who are legally required to publish annual reports on the number of whistleblowing disclosures made to them ... Read more

What happens when whistleblowers go to regulators? Conclusions and questions from 4 years’ worth of data

Introduction At Protect, we advise thousands of whistleblowers a year on their public interest concerns. We signpost many of them to regulators and professional bodies on the Government’s list of prescribed persons when their employer fails to address their concerns, or when they cannot raise a concern with their employer, often for fear of reprisal. … Read more

My time at Protect

Protect volunteer, Mathilde Woolford, discusses her experience volunteering for Protect and the experiences and opportunities it gave her In May 2022, I spent a week with the Protect team, a chance to completely immerse myself in whistleblowing law and client-company relations. Prior to my week spent with them, I had been briefed on what it ... Read more