Group whistleblowing procedure

As part of building and maintaining a ‘speak up’ culture, we operate a Group whistleblowing procedure which enables the reporting of whistleblowing matters directly to the Group and offers protection from retaliation to those who have raised concerns.

What types of concerns can be raised?

Speaking up is encouraged on any topic of concern, including but not limited to:

Any suspected breach of the Forvis Mazars Group shared values
Quality, technical or professional standards
Business integrity
Human resources, diversity or respect
Environment, health and safety or human rights, or
Misuse or misappropriation of assets.

Countries across the Group may identify reporting topics as ‘protected disclosures’, or ‘reportable concerns’ (or any equivalents in local legislation).

Who can report a concern?

Our Group reporting form is available via the link provided below and can be accessed by anyone with concerns related to the conduct of Forvis Mazars partners or employees.

Commitment to non-retaliation

We have a zero-tolerance approach to retaliation against any individual who raises a concern, and any form of retaliation is considered to be against our shared values. We apply this principle to all matters of speaking up, not just those defined as protected disclosures (or equivalent) in local legislation.

What to do if you have a concern

You can report your concern by simply completing the form linked at the bottom of the page. This will trigger an alert to the Group’s secure whistleblowing mailbox and the concern will be treated in accordance with the Group’s whistleblowing procedure.

Follow up on reports received

Where possible the concern will be referred to the country to which it relates for local resolution. If this is not possible, the Group will follow up directly.

For Partners and employees of a Forvis Mazars member firm, more information on this procedure is available from the Group Intranet.

Confidentiality, security of information, data privacy and data retention

All cases raised will be treated as confidential, meaning that information will only be shared on a need to know basis.

Identities of individuals involved in allegations will always be protected and the name of the reporter will never be shared without their prior consent.

Alerts that are not in the scope of the policy shall be promptly destroyed or transferred to the appropriate business process.

Matters raised within the scope of the policy shall be addressed in accordance with local data protection and data retention laws and regulations.

Access the whistleblowing form

Please note that the form can be completed anonymously, but if no contact information is provided, we will not be able to follow up with you on the matter raised.