Laws & Regulations
Overview of all laws, regulations and standards related to whistleblowing and compliance worldwide.
Law / Regulation / Standard
Region
Focus Area
Description
Industry
EU
An EU directive requiring large companies to identify, prevent, and remedy actual and potential human rights and environmental harms across their operations and value chains.
Private Sector, Public Sector
EU
The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is the EU's primary data protection law, governing how organizations collect, process, and store personal data of individuals in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Private Sector, Public Sector
Global
A voluntary US-origin framework for designing, implementing, and evaluating systems of internal control, applicable globally across all sectors, with particular use in compliance with the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Private Sector, Public Sector
Global
An international voluntary standard designed to specify requirements and provide guidance for establishing, developing, implementing, evaluating, and improving compliance management systems (CMS).
Private Sector, Public Sector
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s primary anti-corruption framework focused on combating fraud, bribery, and illegal personal enrichment across all public-sector entities and private companies with government ownership stakes.
Private Sector, Public Sector
EU
The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is the EU's primary data protection law, governing how organizations collect, process, and store personal data of individuals in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Private Sector, Public Sector
USA
A U.S. federal statute and the primary civil tool for recovering lost funds in federal program fraud, allowing individuals to sue on the government’s behalf and collect a share of the recovery, making it one of the most significant whistleblower statutes in the world.
Private Sector, Public Sector
USA
A compliance framework designed by the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division for assessing whether a company’s compliance program is effective, with direct consequences for charging decisions and penalty calculations in criminal investigations.
Private Sector
Brazil, LATAM
A core Brazilian workplace safety regulation designed to protect employees from physical and psychosocial harm by requiring employers to implement structured processes for identifying, managing, and preventing workplace risks.
Private Sector, Public Sector
Chile, LATAM
A Chilean workplace regulation focused on preventing, addressing, and sanctioning workplace misconduct, including sexual harassment and violence. It requires employers to implement structured internal processes for reporting, investigating, and responding to these incidents.
Private Sector, Public Sector