Whistleblower System of EuroNatur Foundation
Through our whistleblower system, we make sure that any person, in particular staff members, project partners and other persons associated with EuroNatur, who raises genuine concerns about misconduct or unlawful behaviour (disadvantage, fraud, money laundering, corruption, discrimination, sexual harassment at the workplace etc.) in connection with EuroNatur, can do so without fear of disclosure of identity or reprisal.
EuroNatur has entrusted Dr Thomas Griese with the position as ombudsperson. The ombudsperson reviews the report or complaint in detail and initiates further steps to be taken, or decides who will be assigned to deal with this information. She also ensures that confidentiality is strictly maintained. Yet EuroNatur may be subject to information and disclosure obligations under data protection law.
The complaint can be submitted by email to ombudsperson(at)euronatur.org, or by post (also anonymously) by using the complaint form. If someone wishes to make a complaint anonymously, as much detail as possible and necessary should be included in the complaint form to allow for an appropriate and fair investigation. All complaints submitted by E-mail will only be received by the ombudsperson.
Complaint form
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About Dr Thomas Griese
© Gabriel Schwaderer Dr. Thomas Griese (former EuroNatur member of the board and former State Secretary)
Dr Thomas Griese is a lawyer by training, specializing in labor law, in which he also earned his doctorate. In addition to his work as a judge at the Aachen Labor Court, presiding judge at the Cologne Regional Labor Court, and deputy member of the Constitutional Court of North Rhine-Westphalia in Münster, he also lectured at Aachen University of Applied Sciences and published numerous academic papers on labor law.
Outstanding commitment to nature conservation has been a constant element of his life. Among other things he has been an active member of BÜNDNIS 90/Die GRÜNEN since 1997. From 1995 to 2005 he was Secretary of State for Environment, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in North Rhine Westphalia where he already campaigned intensively for the concerns of EuroNatur: from cross-border protection of migrating birds and the preservation of natural paradise of Narew in North East Poland to the designation of important protected areas.
From May 2011 to December 2020, Dr. Thomas Griese was State Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Energy, Food, and Forestry of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate. Particularly noteworthy here is his commitment to establishing the transnational Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park. The national park enjoys broad social support in the region. Thomas Griese continues to be very active in nature conservation and environmental protection at the local political level.
“Getting people interested in Nature is something that means a very great deal to me. I shall use my contacts in the political and business arenas to canvass for the work of EuroNatur and to raise awareness that nature conservation is about far more than protecting a few species of orchids.”