Arcada's whistleblowing channel

In accordance with the Finnish Whistleblowing Act, Arcada has established a reporting channel through which it is possible to report suspicions of misconduct at Arcada in work-related contexts. The legislation provides the whistleblower with protection against retaliation and unfavourable treatment.

Reports can be made by Arcada's current and former employees, job applicants, interns and other persons who have or have had a connection to Arcada in work-related contexts.

Through the whistleblowing channel, you can report suspicions of crime, misdemeanours and abuse at Arcada in the following areas:

  1. public procurement;
  2. financial services, products and markets;
  3. prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing;
  4. product safety and compliance;
  5. transport safety;
  6. environmental protection;
  7. radiation and nuclear safety;
  8. food and feed safety and animal health and welfare;
  9. public health under Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
  10. consumer protection
  11. protection of privacy and personal data, and
  12. security of network and information systems.

The channel is not inteded for matters related to, among other things, employment relationships, internal conflicts, occupational safety, research ethics issues, studies at Arcada and general feedback. These matters have their own processes and are not covered by the Whistleblowing Act. The cases are further assigned within Arcada in accordance with the separate processes of each category.

Reports should be made honestly and in good faith. Misusing the channel for the purpose of harming or intentionally making false accusations or providing false information may result in further action.

Reports can be made in your own name or anonymously. When the application is made in the applicant's own name, Arcada notifies the whistlblower when the processing of the case begins and when it has been concluded. The whistleblower may be asked to answer additional questions. However, Arcada cannot always provide information about the consequences for the person(s) who are the subject of the report, for example, consequences relating to employment relations can only be communicated to the parties of the employment relationship. In the case of an anonymous report, the whistleblower is not separately informed of the stages of the processing and the measures taken.

Arcada's whistleblowing channel is provided by an external supplier. The reports are processed at Arcada by the head of security and the legal counsel. These persons have a duty of confidentiality and an obligation to protect the identity of the whistleblower also when the further processing of the matter requires the involvement of other persons in the investigation.

Make a report via Arcada's whistleblowing channel .