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Whistleblowing is an important tool in any fraud risk-management strategy.  Research has been published (here – open access) into attitudes to whistleblowing by employees in the Halal meat industry.  The authors used a social science approach to assess the factors influencing a willingness to whistleblow (attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, perceived organizational support, religious obligation, knowledge, personal cost reporting, personal responsibility, and seriousness of wrongdoing) based upon a structured questionnaire.  Reassuringly the majority of respondents were positive, although this may be heavily influenced by a shared religious commitment.  The authors make recommendations to encourage a whistleblowing culture.