How WhistleB's Whistleblowing Solution Helps Massy Group

WhistleB has interviewed Angélique Parisot-Potter of Massy Group to find out how WhistleB's whistleblowing solution supports Massy Group's endeavours to be an ethical organisation in a geographic region that is known for high levels of corruption.

There is a Swedish term, eldsjäl, which is hard to translate into one simple word in English. Literally, the word means fiery spirit, but it is used to describe a person with a burning enthusiasm for something, often a person who is a driving force for change. Angélique Parisot-Potter of WhistleB's customer Massy Group, is most definitely an eldsjäl when it comes to business ethics. Angélique who is based in Trinidad, is the Group General Counsel of Massy Group and also heads up the Group's Business Integrity programme.

Angélique leads a team of 15 people that oversees all the Group's Legal Affairs globally. In addition to these duties, in the three years since Angélique has been with Massy Group she has implemented a business integrity framework, a Speak Up policy, an anonymous whistleblower hotline and soon, an updated code of ethics. Read on to find out how Angélique went about things and how WhistleB's whistleblowing solution supports Massy Group's purpose.

Massy Group - aiming to be a force for good in the Caribbean Basin

The Massy Group has been in operation since 1923. It is a widely diversified regional conglomerate with operations throughout the Caribbean basin, Colombia and South Florida. The Group employs over 11,000 people in retail and distribution, automotive and industrial equipment, energy and gas products, financial services and other business sectors.

Massy Group states its purpose as being a "Force for Good" and as such is "...committed to leading the way for positive change in our region." This purpose has driven Angélique's business integrity work. Many of the markets in which Massy operates do not rank highly on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index. Further, in Trinidad & Tobago, where the company is publicly listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, there are currently no legal obligations for companies to protect whistleblowers.

"Massy has had a whistleblower policy in place since 2011. I joined the Group in 2016, at a time when the then 2015 Whistleblower Protection Bill was expected to become law in Trinidad and Tobago. It never did. Massy Group nonetheless remained committed to protecting those who reported wrongdoing and we amended and updated...