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Previously, the word “whistleblowing” has not been recognised well in Europe. The global trend, however, is a rapid progression in the implementation of whistleblowing systems. Currently, the International Organization for Standardisation is developing guidelines for whistleblowing management systems; they aim to finish the guidelines by the end of 2020. Furthermore, the EU's “Whistleblowing Directive”, proposed by the European Commission, was adopted in April 2019 by the European Parliament. Within two years, a new law to strengthen whistleblower protection will become effective across the EU. It is said, therefore, that EU citizens are likely to become more and more aware of their own responsibilities in term of compliance.
At such a time, D-Quest Europe GmbH will have just started to grow as external reassuring support for local companies and subsidiaries of Japanese companies in the EU. Under the circumstances described above, it is D-Quest Europe's task to gain the European people's understanding of the importance of whistleblowing. I believe that D-Quest Europe will see a lot of positive reaction from global and local players on its whistleblowing service in the near future.