These best practice principles take into account lessons learned from the implementation of systems across the globe and were shaped with inputs of experts from Transparency International, other civil society organisations.
These principles apply to organisations across all sectors – public, private and “third” sectors – and across all jurisdictions – including international organisations such as the United Nations. As the IWS best practice principles meet, at a minimum, the standards set in the EU Directive on Whistleblower Protection, they can also be used by organisations operating within the EU to meet their obligations under EU law.