Welcome to the Hendrix Genetics Ethics Alert Portal - BU Salmonids

Pursuant to our ethics and legal rules, this platform is designed as a secure space for the Group staff, outside staff and third parties to report alerts and exchange messages securely.

Make a new report Access an existing report

Important

Here you may report the existence of behaviours or situations that contravene the public interest and our code of conduct, which you personally know about or have witnessed.

Your identity will remain confidential when issuing the report and throughout the procedure to process your alert.

Can I raise an alert anonymously?

You can raise an alert anonymously. However, we recommend that you identify yourself, as your identity will remain confidential throughout the entire whistleblowing alert process.

What happens after an alert is raised?

After you raise an alert, the whistleblowing facility generates a unique password that you must keep in order to keep track of your alert and access the secure e-mail system from the home page.

You will also get a notification:

confirming that your alert has been received, within 7 days;
of the measures under consideration or taken to assess the accuracy of your alert, within a maximum of three months; and
of the measures taken to process the alert, within a maximum of three months.

The time taken to process your alert varies and depends on the complexity of the facts or events reported and on the type of the supporting material provided. All exchanges on the whistleblowing facility are fully encrypted and can be accessed by clicking on the "Access an existing alert" button and entering your password

Is my alert confidential?

Whistleblowing alerts are received and processed in a way that guarantees the strict confidentiality of:

your identity as a whistleblower;
the identity of the person(s) implicated in the whistleblowing alert;
any third party mentioned in the alert;
the documents, information or data collected in the context the alert.

All persons with knowledge of the content of a whistleblowing alert must take all necessary measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of any information or documents provided, not only when it is received but also during the investigations and as long as such information is retained. They are also bound by a heightened contractual confidentiality undertaking

How is the admissibility of my alert assessed?

The admissibility of your alert will be assessed in particular with regard to the following criteria:

Are the facts or events reported contrary to the law, regulations or the Group's ethics documents?
Are the facts or events reported described in sufficient detail?
Has the alert been raised in good faith and without direct financial incentive?

NB: If the information was obtained outside the course of their professional duties, whistleblowers must have had personal knowledge of it.

List of case managers

Bribery & Corruption Régis Guibert, Ethics & Compliance Officer

Conflict of interest Mariana Mendes, Human Resources Manager

Fraud Roger van Biljouw, Chief Financial Officer

Anti-competitive practices Régis Guibert, Ethics & Compliance Officer

Human Rights and fundamental freedoms Mariana Mendes, Human Resources Manager

Health, safety and environmental protection Mariana Mendes, Human Resources Manager

Discrimination of any kind Mariana Mendes, Human Resources Manager

Harassment of any kind Mariana Mendes, Human Resources Manager

Personal data protection Ryan Rokven, Director IT planning & Governance

Animal welfare Gérard Lévèque, Global Manager Animal Health

Other Régis Guibert, Ethics & Compliance Officer

Useful documentation

Code of Conduct

Hendrix Genetics Ethical Alert Reporting Procedure

To know

Every alert has its own discussion channel that allows messages to be sent and received. Whistleblowers may remain anonymous if they wish to.

Only designated referents shall receive the information available on the form that you will send us. All alerts will undergo a thorough investigation and internal audit.