David Kohlenberg, deputy general counsel, corporate development and finance law with TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., speaking on an ACC panel in Denver about Canadian securities regulations, noted many companies have invested in code of ethics hotlines for employees to use, but what else can be done internally to get people to report to them first? (canadianlawyermag.com)
``... we ask that if you have questions, ask them; if you have ethical concerns, raise them; if you believe something to be suspicious or inconsistent with the Company's best interests, report it to the General Counsel...» [or to contact the company's outside ethics hotline provider]. (canadianbusiness.com)
In many cases, ethics hotlines do not offer the in - depth information a lawyer would want, while hiring an ethics attorney would be overkill. (lawsitesblog.com)