Candidates at the Principles Level and at the Expert Level in the CIPM program should be aware that the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct require “covered persons” to remember their “Duties to Employers” – but also it should be remembered that duties to the employer do not require the covered person to do anything illegal or unethical.  We also have a responsibility of “whistleblowing” when we are aware of illegal/unethical activities.

The Financial Times recently ran an interesting article on real-life whistle-blowing cases… I think you will find these to be a good read!

Note:  you may have to be a subscriber to the Financial Times to view the content, depending on your geographical location, but you should be able to follow the link to a free view of the article if you use Twitter.