Whistleblowing – Reporting  

Crowe Greece chooses to promote transparency and integrity at all levels of business and interpersonal relationships and transactions and, for this reason, encourages the reporting of incidents and behaviours that cross legal and/or moral boundaries.

According to investigations by global organisations, fraud, corruption and money laundering and terrorist financing are in many cases uncovered through reporting channels.

Also, anonymous reporting of deviating intra-company behaviours becomes necessary in some cases, in order to take measures to protect reporting persons.

The European Directive EU 2019/1937, which was incorporated into the Greek Legislation by L. 4990/2022 (G.G. A' 210/11.11.2022), introduces provisions for the protection of persons reporting breaches, threats or harm to the public interest. Too often these persons are the target of retaliation, living in a state of fear and threats.

In particular, criteria are provided for the design, establishment and operation of user-friendly reporting channels. Such criteria are an explicit obligation of information confidentiality, their access only by authorized bodies, an explicit protection of the reporting person’s identity, protection procedures both in the processing of reports and in personal data under applicable law.

Crowe Greece, considering it important to provide a secure tool for reporting, makes use of an independent electronic reporting/complaint platform, giving the opportunity to its Personnel and any other Person trading with the companies of the Crowe network, to report anonymously or by leaving their name phenomena of delinquent or unethical behaviour that have come to their attention.

The characteristics of this reporting method are the following:

  • The report is realised by completing a questionnaire which is sent anonymously, if that is what the person submitting it wishes. Anonymous reports will only be taken into consideration if they are sufficiently detailed.
  • The report shall be received by the competent officer or department managing it, maintaining confidentiality towards the person submitting the report.
  • When the report is sent, the reporting person receives a 16-digit numerical code, which must be retained in order to maintain access to their report, verify the response of the relevant officer or department of Crowe Greece and communicate with the recipient of the report, in response to requests for clarification or further information.

  • The report can be realised from any digital device (personal computer, tablet, smartphone). Protecting anonymity is guaranteed in any case.

You can submit your report by clicking on the link below, or by visiting the website: Whistle2SOL

 

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