Whistle-blowing

Wihlborgs’ operations must be characterised by openness, transparency and honesty. Customers, colleagues and other stakeholders must be able to have faith in us. The foundation of this is our ethical guidelines and our Code of Conduct, as well as current laws and regulations.

Who to contact if you suspect breaches

If you suspect any breaches of our ethical guidelines, the Code of Conduct for suppliers or other improprieties, we would like to know. If you work at Wihlborgs, your first step should be to report your suspicions to your immediate supervisor or HR Director. Suppliers should contact their responsible procurer at Wihlborgs or the Procurement Director. Employees, suppliers and other stakeholders can also contact Wihlborgs’ CEO.

If you are not confident in reporting to these individuals, you can anonymously report suspected breaches of the ethical guidelines or Code of Conduct through our whistle-blower service, which is administered by an external party (Trumpet).

Submit a case in our independent whistle-blower service, Trumpet

Register serious improprieties

The whistle-blower function is open for everyone who has a credible suspicion about serious improprieties in Wihlborgs’ operations.

Serious improprieties refers to financial crimes like bribes, theft, fraud and fraudulent accounting as well as other serious breaches of Wihlborgs’ ethical guidelines or Code of Conduct for suppliers, including events that pertain to individuals’ life and health or damage to the environment.

A case filed in the whistle-blower function should contain as detailed and objective a description of the matter as possible, including information about:

What the case is about.
Who is involved.
Where and when the incident happened.
Whether it is an ongoing or recurring problem.

(Attach documentation to support the case, if possible.)

Whistle-blowing service

Trumpet

Trumpet is an external whistle-blower function that allows whistle-blowers to remain anonymous. All cases are received by independent external case managers with relevant experience of assessing and investigating incidents and helping organisations manage various types of improprieties.

Trumpet follows the EU’s GDPR directive and the directive for protecting whistle-blowers as well as Swedish legislation regarding special protection against retaliation aimed at individuals who report serious misconduct.

Wihlborgs’ whistle-blower policy has more information about the whistle-blower function.

How you file a case

You can file a case in the whistle-blower function through an online form, by phone or by letter. You can find all of the information on Trumpet’s website.

You can file a case at any time, every day of the week. A case registered via Trumpet is always handled anonymously and with the highest confidentiality. If you want to be sure that no one can trace your activity, you should choose a private computer or mobile phone and use the service from a network that you trust, such as your home network.

There is clear guidance for the entire process on Trumpet’s website. Answers to frequently asked questions are given at each step.

Submit a case in our independent whistle-blower service, Trumpet