Reporting breaches
Essity encourages an open and honest culture in which all employees can report suspicions of violations of the Code of Conduct or legislation.
External stakeholders
External stakeholders in EU Member States, Norway and the UK can report serious violations or breaches of laws or the Code of Conduct via the reporting hotline. Information about how Essity collects and processes personal data received in the Speak up Line is available in our Privacy Notice for Essity’s Whistleblowing system.
Please note that the reporting hotline is not intended for issues related to products or services!
Employees
Essity provides employees with a dedicated global reporting hotline - SpeakUp for serious breaches or violations of our Code of Conduct or laws in all countries in which the company has operations. The reporting hotline is operated by an external third party and is open 24/7. Information and access to the various reporting channels is available on Essity’s intranet. For employees working in the EU member states, dedicated local reporting channels are also available.
After you report to the Speak up Line
- You can submit a report anonymously where permitted by local law (but we encourage you to identify yourself).
- Essity’s Compliance & Ethics team will receive your report and acknowledge it within 7 working days. You can return to the web after 7 working days and read the company’s response. You may respond to this response. This communication cycle can be repeated endlessly
- Essity reserve the right not to investigate potential violation, if there is insufficient information to initiate an investigation, if there is no possibility of obtaining additional information, or if it is established that the report was made in bad faith.
- Retaliation or discrimination against anyone who reports a concern in good faith will not be tolerated. Good faith does not mean that your concern must be correct, but rather that you believe you are providing complete and truthful information in reporting the concern.
