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"2025 Whistleblowing and Incident Management Benchmark Report"

Trust in internal reporting is critical. See how your compliance program compares with global benchmarks across reporting volume, substantiation rates, intake methods, and more in this data-rich benchmark report.

How does your internal reporting program measure up? With 2.15 million reports across more than 4,000 organizations, this global benchmark report offers unparalleled insights into the evolving landscape of whistleblowing and incident management.

For legal and compliance leaders, this data is essential for building stronger compliance programs and workplace cultures. The report explores intake trends, risk categories, case closure times, substantiation rates, and more, revealing where trust in internal systems is growing and where challenges persist.

Key takeaways from the 2025 report include:

• Median reports per 100 employees remained steady at 1.57, marking a second consecutive year of record-level volumes
• Web-based reporting has officially overtaken hotline use, with anonymous reporting proving more likely to be substantiated
• Substantiation rates hit an all-time high of 46%, signaling improved investigative quality and report clarity
• Retaliation reports remain a concern, with low substantiation rates and rising case closure times
• Ownership structure matters: public, private, government, and education organizations show distinct reporting behaviors

Whether you’re updating your intake procedures, analyzing cultural signals, or planning new training initiatives, this report will help you make informed decisions. It also includes first-time benchmarks on conflict-of-interest disclosures and outcomes by company ownership type.

Download the report to benchmark your compliance program against the world’s largest dataset of internal reporting activity—and uncover ways to improve integrity, mitigate risk, and encourage a culture of speaking up.

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