EthicsPoint is a confidential reporting tool created by NAVEX to assist Grant Thornton LLP and our personnel in addressing fraud, abuse, and other misconduct or unethical behavior in the workplace.
Yes. With EthicsPoint, you have the ability to file a confidential, anonymous report via either the telephone or the internet.
The EthicsPoint system is designed for reporting any violation of our stated Code of Conduct, or other concern you may have.
If you feel that any laws have been violated or any firm policies or standards breached, we expect you to report it. Ideally, you should bring any concerns forward to your supervisor, human resources or other member of leadership. We recognize, however, that there may be circumstances when you are not comfortable reporting the issue in this manner. It is for such circumstances that Grant Thornton has partnered with EthicsPoint. We would rather you report anonymously than keep the information to yourself.
We all have the right to work in a positive environment, and with that right comes the responsibility of acting in an ethical manner and letting the appropriate people know if someone is engaging in misconduct. All unethical conduct, at any level, ultimately hurts the firm and its personnel. Grant Thornton’s success depends upon our collective commitment to the highest standard of ethics, integrity and professional excellence in all we do.
We certainly do. In fact, we need you to report. You may have initial knowledge of an activity that may be cause for concern. Your reporting can minimize the potential negative impact on the firm and our people.
Reports are entered directly on the EthicsPoint secure server to prevent any possible breach in security. EthicsPoint makes these reports available only to specific individuals within Grant Thornton who are charged with evaluating the report, based on the type of violation and/or location of the incident. Each of these report recipients is required to treat reported information in confidence, and to share information only on a need-to- know basis.
EthicsPoint does not generate or maintain any internal connection logs with IP addresses, so no information linking your work laptop to EthicsPoint is available. In fact, EthicsPoint is contractually committed not to pursue a reporter’s identity.
If you feel uncomfortable making a report on your work laptop, you have the option of using a computer outside of your work environment through the EthicsPoint secure website.
A report from home, your personal computer, or any online portal will remain secure and anonymous. An online portal never identifies a visitor by screen name and the EthicsPoint system strips away internet addresses so that anonymity is maintained. Plus, EthicsPoint is contractually committed not to pursue a reporter’s identity.
The EthicsPoint system is designed to protect your anonymity. However, if you wish to remain anonymous, you - as a reporting party - need to ensure that the body of the report does not reveal your identity by accident. For example, “From my workspace next to Jan Smith…” or “In my 33 years working in the Orlando office…”.
If the identity of a reporter who desires anonymity is learned or becomes known we will try to protect anonymity if possible. However, anonymity and confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. A reporter’s identity may be discovered (or need to be made known) in connection with an investigation but no retaliation will be permitted against anyone who reporters a concern in good faith.
Yes. You will be asked to provide the same information that you would provide in an online-based report and an interviewer will type your responses into the EthicsPoint Web site. These reports have the same security and confidentiality measures applied to them during delivery.
There is a section in the report for identifying yourself, if you wish.
File a report. EthicsPoint can help you prepare and file your report so it can be properly understood. We'd rather you report a situation that turns out to be harmless than let possible unethical behavior go unchecked because you weren't sure.
The EthicsPoint system and report distribution are designed so that implicated parties are not notified or granted access to reports in which they have been named.
When you file a report online or by telephone, you receive a unique user name and are asked to choose a password. You can return to the EthicsPoint system again either by internet or telephone and access the original report to add more detail or answer questions posed by a Grant Thornton representative and add further information that will help resolve open issues. We strongly suggest and encourage you to return to the site in the time specified to answer questions.
All EthicsPoint correspondences are held in the same confidence as the initial report, continuing under the umbrella of anonymity.
You can file an EthicsPoint report from any computer that can access the internet including from home. If you don’t have access to or are uncomfortable using a computer, you can call the EthicsPoint toll-free hotline, which is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.