Board-level and ready-to-use hotline benchmark metrics deck
Compare your reporting data to global whistleblowing and incident management benchmarks using editable, presentation-ready charts – plus regional insights for deeper analysis.
What’s inside your board-ready deck
Editable benchmark charts
Enter your own data and instantly compare against NAVEX global median benchmarks, with regional data included to compare across geographies.
Five core metrics
Focus on the hotline and investigation KPIs boards and auditors expect to see, based on the latest benchmark data.
Leadership-ready visuals
Drop charts directly into board, audit committee, or year-end compliance decks.
Benchmark your hotline and incident reporting program
A strong compliance program depends on trusted reporting and effective investigations, but without benchmarks, it’s difficult to prove performance or identify gaps.
This deck distills insights from the largest global database of internal reporting activity into five essential metrics, alongside regional benchmarks that highlight meaningful differences in reporting patterns and performance.
You’ll use this resource to:
- Compare your reporting volume to global peers
- Evaluate anonymous vs. named reporting trends
- Measure investigation effectiveness and closure time
- Identify regional differences that impact performance
- Strengthen board, audit and planning conversations with data
Turn benchmarks into ongoing insight with Incident Management
This deck gives you a snapshot. NAVEX Whistleblowing and Incident Management data helps you continuously track, analyze, and report on these same benchmarks – globally and by region – directly from your reporting system.
With Incident Management, you can:
- Automate reporting and dashboards
- Reduce manual data analysis
- Improve investigation quality and response time
- Deliver consistent, audit-ready reporting year-round
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