The Nature Conservancy Ethics & Compliance Helpline

Ask a Question

If you have an ethics or compliance question or an inquiry regarding a organizational policy and/or SOP, you can ask anonymously and confidentially. Your question will be submitted directly to an Ethics & Compliance staff member.

Example Question:

Can I accept a gift from a vendor our organization is considering doing business with?

Report a Concern

This system makes it easy to report an incident about workplace issues like financial and auditing concerns, harassment, theft, substance abuse and unsafe conditions. For membership/donation issues, please contact Member Care at (800) 628-6860 or member@tnc.org. Please note: choosing not to receive notifications may limit our ability to communicate with you and investigate your claim.

Check Status

You can check the status of your report or question using the access number and password you created when you submitted the report or question.

Call Us

If you would prefer to speak to someone confidentially, call us and one of our representatives would be happy to assist you.

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If you are dialing internationally choose your location from the list below for the international number assigned to your country. If your country is not listed click here for additional instructions.

Please note this is not an emergency service. Contact your local authorities if this is a life threatening issue.

What Happens When I Report a Concern?

• Your concern is treated seriously, and we will respond in the tool within five business days.
• You are treated with dignity and respect.
• You are not required to identify yourself.
• Your communication with the Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Office will be confidential to every extent possible and will only be shared with those who have a need to know.
• Your concern is addressed by E&C and/or The People Team (HR), and you are updated throughout the investigation.
• You are contacted when the investigation is complete and any findings or recommendations are shared and agreed upon by E&C, HR and the management team.

• You will be informed about the outcome and findings related to your concern.
• You will not be retaliated against for reporting a concern in good faith (meaning you genuinely believe the report to be true and accurate) even if it turns out you were mistaken.

• TNC has zero tolerance for retaliation, and a team member will follow up with known reporters to ensure they have not received unfair treatment as a result of reporting a concern.

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For membership/donation issues, please contact Member Care at (800) 628-6860 or member@tnc.org.

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A Message From Your Ethics & Compliance Team

We are committed to meeting the highest ethical and professional standards in all of our organizational endeavors and hold ourselves accountable to our mission and to the public. Our Helpline is open to staff and the public and third parties with whom we interact. Thank you for helping us by promptly reporting suspected violations of our Code of Conduct, policies or the law.

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