A whistleblower is a person who comes forward and shares his/her knowledge on any wrongdoing which he/she thinks is happening in BBGI. A whistleblower could be an employee, contractor, or a supplier who becomes aware of any illegal or improper activities.
BBGI’s whistleblowing hotline allows BBGI to become aware of problematic behaviour or activity and develop solutions to fix the issue, including involving the appropriate authorities where necessary to report any criminal conduct.
Whistleblowers may fear reprisals for reporting misconduct, wrongdoing, unethical activity, fraud, or indiscipline. However, whistleblowers are entitled to protection from any mistreatment or persecution for disclosing information in good faith. BBGI is committed to facilitating any reporting by whistleblowers who feel it necessary to highlight inappropriate conduct or wrongdoing, and welcome the opportunity to learn of any such behaviour or activity through this hotline. BBGI encourages all interested parties to draw attention to wrongdoing, should they encounter it.
An alert made to the hotline is fully anonymous and confidential, unless the whistleblower wishes to be identified. Alerts are communicated securely to the designated senior officers of BBGI charged with receiving and handling them. Should an alert involve an individual or senior officer of the Company, the hotline tool has been tailored specially to allow for that possibility. In that case, the alert would not be communicated to the person in question. In the rare eventuality that an alert may involve all of the designated senior officers, a backup reviewer with the appropriate authority and independence has been assigned and set up in the hotline system, to receive and handle that alert.
Should you wish to make use of the whistleblowing hotline, BBGI has put in place a user-friendly, secure system, where you can be assured of full confidentiality, and the possibility of reporting the activity or conduct in question from anywhere in the world, in the language of your choice, 24/7, and through whichever channel is most convenient for you:
Web: www.integritycounts.ca/org/bbgi
Email: bbgi@integritycounts.ca
Phone: 00-800-2002-0033 (toll free from Luxembourg)
Detailed instructions on how to use the whistleblowing hotline are also available below:
For any further information on BBGI’s whistleblowing arrangements, please see our dedicated policy, created to facilitate this process in full transparency: