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Retaliation: When Whistleblowers Become Victims
A Supplemental Report of the 2011 NBES. Download the latest study.
Inside the Mind of a Whistleblower: A Supplemental Report from the 2011 NBES
Most Whistleblowers Report Concerns to Employers before Going Outside of the Company with Concerns. Download report.
2011 National Business Ethics Survey®
Over the past two years, 45 percent of U.S. employees observed a violation of the law or ethics standards at their places of employment. Reporting of this wrongdoing was at all-time high - 65 percent - but so too was retaliation against employees who blew the whistle. Download the 2011 NBES
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ERC's National Business Ethics Survey is made possible by contributions from businesses, foundations and individuals. You can help us continue this important research by contributing to the NBES project. Please support us by making a donation. Donate Today!
Blowing The Whistle On Workplace Misconduct
The whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act raise a host of new questions for business leaders. Download the FREE report.
View ERC's comment letter to the SEC regarding the Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower protections.
From the President's Blog...

ERC Presents 2012 Carol R. Marshall Award to Kathleen Edmond, Chief Ethics Officer for Best Buy.
Kathleen Edmond joined Best Buy in 2002 and took on the task of building the company’s ethics office. In her role as Chief Ethics Officer, Ms. Edmond’s many duties include determining appropriateness of company-wide ethics strategy, chairing the Ethics Committee, and communicating Best Buy’s ethics and business conduct standards to all employees and business partners. Prior to joining Best Buy, she was an adjunct professor at both the University of St. Thomas (business ethics) and William Mitchell College of Law (law).
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