What is included in the 2026 Whistleblowing Benchmark Report?

The guide lists 12 core benchmark statistics including: Reports per 100 Employees — reporting frequency normalized by headcount. Report Intake Method — how reports were submitted Report Risk Categories & Risk Types — what is being reported Anonymous vs. Named Reporting — share of anonymous reports compared to named. Substantiation Rate — percent of reports that are substantiated Case Closure Time — time to close cases

Who should attend this whistleblowing webinar?

This webinar is built for the leaders and practitioners who own or support whistleblowing, investigations and executive reporting — people who must read program data, make priorities and brief the board. You’ll get real value if you are any of the following: Compliance and ethics leaders Human resource leaders Legal professionals Risk and governance leaders who support executive and board reporting

Will I receive the report?

Yes, webinar attendees and registrants receive the report the moment it’s published.

Where does the data come from?

The 2026 Benchmark is drawn from NAVEX’s global, anonymized dataset of 2.37 million reports collected from more than 4,000 organizations . It’s an aggregated view of real hotline and incident-management activity that NAVEX analyzes to produce reliable, comparable benchmarks. What’s included: incident and retaliation reports, program volume, resolution timelines, substantiation and other investigation-level metrics. These KPIs form the backbone of the benchmark and the webinar analysis. Coverage: global, cross-sector and cross-size. The dataset includes public, private, government and education organizations so you can benchmark against comparable peers. Privacy & treatment: all reports are anonymized and aggregated before analysis to protect reporters and organizations. NAVEX’s analysts then standardize and interpret the data to surface meaningful patterns and leader-focused insights.

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2026 Whistleblowing and Incident Management Benchmark Webinar

2.37 million reports. 4,000+ global organizations. Clear whistleblowing and investigation benchmarks you can use to compare your compliance program, brief the board and strengthen speak-up culture.

Dauer: 90 minutes

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Key takeaways you’ll get from the webinar

Trusted insights

Get expert analysis informed by the world’s largest hotline database.

Speak with certainty to the board

Translate data into a clear story that helps make informed choices.

Build trust and accountability

Explore how you build trust in a changing environment.

When conditions change, you need answers

The 2026 Whistleblowing and Incident Management Benchmark – built from 2.37 million reports across 4,000+ global organizations – shows how speak-up behavior and investigations are changing and what that data means for you.

Turn whistleblowing data into board-ready insight

Most benchmark reports stop at statistics. This session interprets the patterns behind the numbers so you can:

Translate program performance to executives
Identify risk exposure
Defend investigation practices
Prioritize resources with confidence

Plus, you will walk away with a board-ready deck, with the latest benchmark data, to give you the data and metrics you need to compare yourself with industry peers.

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Who is this for?

Attend a live session that translates data nuance into board-ready action. This webinar is designed for:

Compliance and ethics leaders
Human resource leaders
Legal professionals
Risk and governance leaders who support executive and board reporting

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How benchmarking supports stronger incident management

Whether you manage your hotline internally or through a third-party system, benchmarking helps you:

Compare your reporting rates to industry medians
Evaluate investigation efficiency
Detect potential retaliation risk signals
Identify training and policy gaps

For organizations using whistleblowing software and incident management platforms, these insights can guide smarter configuration and reporting.

Meet the 2026 Whistleblowing & Incident Management Benchmark webinar speakers

In this session, Jane and Carrie will walk you through the data, covering the latest developments in reporting rates and what changing speak-up behavior means for compliance leaders.

Carrie Penman
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
NAVEX
Carrie Penman
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
NAVEX
Als eine der ersten Ethikverantwortlichen der Branche war Carrie zuvor vier Jahre lang stellvertretende Direktorin der Ethics and Compliance Officer Association, jetzt ECI. Als gelernte Wissenschaftlerin entwickelte und leitete sie zwischen 1994 und 1999 das erste unternehmensweite globale Ethikprogramm der Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Carrie leitet jetzt die Risikomanagementprozesse von NAVEX und überwacht das interne Ethik- und Compliance-Programm.
Carrie verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrung in der Risiko- und Compliance-Beratung für Kunden, darunter mehr als 15 Jahre als Beraterin von Vorständen und Führungsteams. Carrie wurde von der Zeitschrift Compliance Week mit dem erstmals verliehenen Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Compliance 2020 ausgezeichnet. Im Jahr 2017 erhielt sie den Carol R. Marshall Award for Innovation in Corporate Ethics der ECI für ihre langjährige Karriere, in der sie weltweit zur Weiterentwicklung von Ethik und Compliance beigetragen hat.
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Jane Norberg
Co-Chair, Whistleblower and Compliance Practice Group.
Ogletree Deakins
Jane Norberg
Co-Chair, Whistleblower and Compliance Practice Group.
Ogletree Deakins
Jane Norberg ist Shareholder im Washington D.C. Office und Co-Leiterin der Praxisgruppe Whistleblower und Compliance. Sie war Chief des Office of the Whistleblower und Senior Officer in der Division of Enforcement der Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sowie zuvor Special Agent beim United States Secret Service. Jane Norberg bringt ihr umfassendes Verständnis für Whistleblower-Themen und typische Risiken für Unternehmen in die Beratung zu internen und behördlichen Untersuchungen sowie zu damit verbundenen Compliance-Fragen ein.
CNN bezeichnete sie als „$800 million top cop“, Securities Docket würdigte sie als „Enforcement Elite“, und Global Investigations Review nominierte sie als „Investigator of the Year“. Sie berät Mandanten bei sensiblen Whistleblower-Themen, darunter Untersuchungen schwerwiegender Vorwürfe, die Verteidigung bei Vergeltungsvorwürfen, Vorwürfe sexueller Belästigung sowie Krisenmanagement zur Begrenzung von Reputationsrisiken. Zudem unterstützt sie Unternehmen bei der proaktiven Bewertung und Strukturierung interner Compliance-Mechanismen, Richtlinien, Verfahren und Kontrollen sowie bei Schulungen für Vorstände, Management und Mitarbeiter zu internen Meldestrukturen und Vergeltung. Darüber hinaus berät sie zu neuen Whistleblower-Programmen, unter anderem von DOJ, SEC, CFTC, FinCEN und NHTSA.
Jane verfügt über umfassende Erfahrung im Bereich Whistleblower-Vergeltung und gilt als führende Expertin für Vereinbarungen, die Meldungen unter Verstoß gegen SEC- und andere Whistleblower-Vorschriften behindern. Während ihrer Zeit bei der SEC war sie direkt an allen Whistleblower-Schutzverfahren beteiligt. Sie beriet die Führungsebene der SEC zu neuen Entwicklungen und Richtlinien im Whistleblower-Bereich und berichtete dem Kongress über die Aktivitäten des Programms. Zudem unterstützte sie nationale und internationale Aufsichtsbehörden bei der Entwicklung neuer Whistleblower-Programme. Sie veröffentlicht regelmäßig Fachbeiträge und spricht zu Whistleblower-Themen.
Vor ihrer Tätigkeit bei der SEC war Jane in der Privatpraxis tätig und beriet zu Fragen der Strukturierung von Vergütungssystemen für Führungskräfte. Darüber hinaus absolvierte sie ein juristisches Praktikum bei Richter Joseph M. McLaughlin am United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Frequently asked questions about the 2026 Whistleblowing Incident Management Benchmark Webinar

What is included in the 2026 Whistleblowing Benchmark Report?
The guide lists 12 core benchmark statistics including:
- Reports per 100 Employees — reporting frequency normalized by headcount.
- Report Intake Method — how reports were submitted
- Report Risk Categories & Risk Types — what is being reported
- Anonymous vs. Named Reporting — share of anonymous reports compared to named.
- Substantiation Rate — percent of reports that are substantiated
- Case Closure Time — time to close cases
Who should attend this whistleblowing webinar?
This webinar is built for the leaders and practitioners who own or support whistleblowing, investigations and executive reporting — people who must read program data, make priorities and brief the board.
You’ll get real value if you are any of the following:
- Compliance and ethics leaders
- Human resource leaders
- Legal professionals
- Risk and governance leaders who support executive and board reporting
Will I receive the report?
Yes, webinar attendees and registrants receive the report the moment it’s published.
Where does the data come from?
The 2026 Benchmark is drawn from NAVEX’s global, anonymized dataset of 2.37 million reports collected from more than 4,000 organizations. It’s an aggregated view of real hotline and incident-management activity that NAVEX analyzes to produce reliable, comparable benchmarks.
- What’s included: incident and retaliation reports, program volume, resolution timelines, substantiation and other investigation-level metrics. These KPIs form the backbone of the benchmark and the webinar analysis.
- Coverage: global, cross-sector and cross-size. The dataset includes public, private, government and education organizations so you can benchmark against comparable peers.
- Privacy & treatment: all reports are anonymized and aggregated before analysis to protect reporters and organizations. NAVEX’s analysts then standardize and interpret the data to surface meaningful patterns and leader-focused insights.

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