Ethical Channel Is a Tool to Report Misconduct
Aalto EE’s ethical channel is for notifying about illegalities or misconduct appearing in the operations of Aalto EE. We encourage people to send notifications of misconduct in their own name. However, the ethical channel may also be used anonymously. Aalto EE is committed to ensuring the information security of the reports and to seeing that they are processed with care. All reports submitted in good faith will be investigated, and any necessary measures arising from them will be undertaken.
Aalto EE’s ethical channel is the internal, confidential reporting channel required by whistleblowing regulations. Aalto EE uses a secure WhistleB reporting tool that is also used by Aalto University.
What is a misconduct to be reported through the ethical channel?
Misconduct, as referred to in the Whistleblower Act
Examples of activities that may be reported through the ethical channel:
- Financial misconduct, such as illegalities in public procurement or financial services, breaches concerning financial support and assistance, breaches of tax law, and fraud and corruption,
- Breaches relating to EU competition law and State aid rules,
- Suspicion of bribes given or received,
- Endangering consumer protection and food safety,
- Environmental crimes, such as endangering the safety of chemicals, nuclear safety or radiation protection, and
- Serious breaches of information security or data protection.
These kinds of misconduct may be reported when observed in connection with one’s work. The person reporting may receive whistleblower protection as defined in the whistleblower act. The ethical channel supplements Aalto EE’s already existing practices for reporting.
Aalto EE's Ethical Channel
More Information on Submitting a Report
How may I use the ethical channel to report?
You can submit a report by clicking the link above and following the instructions. When you send your report, you will receive a user code and password. Save these in a secure place. You will receive a notification that your report has been received.
Note that the channel does not save any information about you that you do not provide yourself. For example, the system saves neither your IP address nor your user account or email address. Please follow up on your report in the channel for any responses or possible follow-up questions.
How is the report processed?
The channel is an external service maintained by a service provider of Aalto EE. Reports are sent securely and can be submitted anonymously. Aalto EE employees who have been expressly assigned to the task are responsible for receiving and further processing the reports. Should your report lead to follow-up measures, your report will be handled by only the persons who are responsible for processing it.
What will happen after you have submitted the report?
The person submitting the report will receive a notice of the matter being taken up for processing and a notice when the processing has concluded. The submitter is asked to be prepared to answer any follow-up questions about the matter. However, the submitter will not necessarily receive information about what consequences there were for the person(s) who were reported.