Module 2 - Reporting Channels & Whistleblowing Flashcards
What hinders an efficient, democratic and ethical sports organisation?
- emperor structure
- governance through mass structure
- lack of strategic objectives
- just centered on the assembly with less counterweights
- inadequate regulation on conflict of interests
- a monopolisic setup - lack of transparency
- poor internal disciplinary system
definition of good governance in sport
Good Governance is the set of responsibilities and various measures (organizational, economic, ethical, social, etc.). that a sports entity assumes, both vis-à-vis its affiliates and with society, in general, in order to impose a set of ethical measures or behaviors that regulate and control the management of its senior management and governing bodies
Integrity in sports organisations
- need to incoporate an ethical code (a tool to achieve an ethical culture) that clearly and forcefully establishes the main
principles that shape the association’s moral identity - collaboration with external agents to prevent and sanction infractions related to
doping and match-fixing. - reporting mechanism, safeguarding programms, equal representation, Align the guidelines and values with its actions
democracy in sports organisations
- fill the gap (representes women, countries, sports)
- a more proportional representation of countries/nationalities
Transparency in sports organisations
organisation should see a transparent behaviour as beneficial
accountability in sports organisations
- separation between the management and the executive board
- limitation of age limit
- conflict of interest regulation
- not hiring former employees
characteristics of sport sustainable development and solidarity
- oganisations are required to show socially, ethically and environmentally behaviour
- they do have a responsibility towards the general public
What are other measures in sports organiations?
- rules of sport organisations with fundamental rights
- ombudsman (Vertrauensmann)
- Transparency International
- compliance programmes
- whistleblowing
examples of human rights restriction (in sport)
athletes restricted access to the ordinary courts in defense of
their interests and rights,
* their restricted scope of freedom of expression,
* the lesser protection of physical integrity,
* The reduction of privacy in anti-doping controls
* movement restrictions
* the poor treatment received by minors
* discrimination of women
* sex controls or
* anti-pregnancy clauses
Ombudsmen for protecting athletes rights
- he/she receives complaints/ questions from the athletes –> resolving –> recommendations/ solutions
In this sense, ombudsmen facilitate, negotiate and use their moral authority to promote
a solution that satisfies both parties; - the role of a ombudsperson is flexibel compared to a judicial system
- can manage the alerter channels ( that the athlete has the opportunity to report within the organisation)
- judicial system: one wins one loses; ombudsmen: the purpose is that all will win
- it doesn´t include costs for the athletes
compliance programs in sports organisations
- These programs usually intend to ensure the rules compliance, that the offenses are
discovered and that eventually sanctioned internally. In sport organizations these
compliance programs are into the area of accountability - Its purpose is to prevent, detect and punish irregularities within the organizations, through
a program of measures that can ultimately incorporate the imposing sanctions as a way to
motivate their managers so that they establish effective due control mechanisms
Compliance programs (in a narrow sense): the set of
policies that the organization must adopt to have a virtuous
organization and not be responsible or see the sanction
reduced in the case in which any of its employees
(administrators, directors, workers etc.) carry out a crime in
the performance of their duties.
* Compliance programs (in a wide sense): the set of
principles and mechanisms to foster transparency, ethical
behaviour, risks identification, definition of policies and
procedures.
What are the components of a compliance program?
a) risk analysis; (risk assessment, an action plan for neutralisation, it should infractions and internal sanctions; training programs)
b) environmental control; (internal investigations)
c) disciplinary system;
d) reporting channel; (whistleblowing channel)
e) supervision, monitoring and updating of the preventive activity (should be flexibel & frequently evaluated)
What is the role of an compliance officer?
The main characteristics of the compliance officer are:
a) Independence, not being subordinated to persons or bodies that may be
affected for its decisions. For this reason, it is advisable to depend on and
report directly to the higher body in the entity.
b) Direct access to the management bodies of the organization.
c) Access without any limitation to all information and documentation of the entity.
Whisleblowing and reporting channels in sports organisations
- possibility to make compliants written and orally
- should ensure confidentiality
- prohibition & sanctions of a reprisal (Vergeltungsmanahme)
- access to free advice and protection in legal proceedings
- ## diligent processing of all complaints
What are obstacles to whistleblowing?
- fear for economic and financial threats
- insufficient legal protection
- fear of reprisal/retaliation (Vergeltungsmaßnahme)
- helpless/resignation
- hierarchy
- moral component (incorrect perceived loyalty, omerta = culture of silence)
