Whistleblower Program
JAB has adopted the Whistleblower Policy. The Whistleblower Policy describes JAB Holding’s policy in relation to the disclosure (i.e., the Disclosure of Improper Conduct) of the suspected wrongdoing, including gross misconduct, breaches of the organization’s policies and procedures, and breaches to regulatory requirements (if any).
The Whistleblower Policy provides comfort to Employees that Disclosure of Improper Conduct is permitted and that the Employees are protected from possible repercussions. This Compliance Program sets out an appropriate reporting system below, that applies to Employees as well as the JAB’ suppliers, counterparties, investors and other third parties.
JAB actively communicates the Whistleblower Policy to its Employees.
The Whistleblower Policy is also applicable to external stakeholders (i.e., suppliers, service providers and other third parties) who are encouraged to use the whistleblower reporting system to report issues such as those of collusion and Employee led fraud. Thus, external stakeholders have the possibility to submit a Disclosures of Improper Conduct, anonymously. External shareholders should follow the same procedure as the whistleblower process for JAB Employees as set out in the Whistleblower Policy.
As described in the Whistleblower Policy, a reporting mechanism is in place that safeguards the confidentiality of the persons involved in dealing with a Disclosure of Improper Conduct as well as the information disclosed. Furthermore, all reports are taken seriously and investigated by the appropriate Personnel. Details of reporting and the structures in place on how the reports are processed and investigated are set out in the Whistleblower Policy.
The Whistleblower policy is available in English, which is JAB’s business language. JAB shall provide a translation of the Whistleblower policy in local languages upon request of the Employee.
JAB shall disclose the number of reports received, types of misconduct and measures taken in its periodic reporting to the Supervisory Board.
If you have a suspect of wrongdoing (i.e. behavior not aligned to JAB policies and regulations) on the part of JAB or any of its employees, you may have an important role – by reporting your concern, you can give us the opportunity to prevent or correct any improper conduct.
Reports are handled confidentially by JAB Compliance team.
If your suspected wrongdoing is related to any of JAB’s portfolio companies, please refer to the specific company’s website.
If you would like to report something on JAB, please click here.
