University of California Launches Employee Ethics Hotline For All Its 10 Campuses with The Network

Norcross, Georgia – July 7, 2005

The University of California has chosen The Network Inc., one of the nation’s leading providers of ethics hotlines, to implement an anonymous employee ethics hotline service for use by more than 120,000 full-time 150,000 staff and faculty members based at its 10 campuses and three national laboratories managed for the Department of Energy.

“As one of our nation’s largest public university systems, the University of California has demonstrated its leadership by providing an effective system to detect and prevent unethical and fraudulent behavior,” said Tony Malone, Chief Executive Officer of The Network.

According the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ 2004 Report to the Nation, tips are the leading method for detecting fraud. This study also found that organizations with a hotline in place lost 60% less to fraud than organizations without a hotline.

University of California simultaneously launched the hotline service at all campuses and national laboratories across the state of California and in Los Alamos New Mexico, providing the faculty and staff of University of California with an independent 24/7 hotline for reporting suspected illegal or unethical acts.

About The Network

The Network (www.tnwinc.com) has helped clients collect information and address critical issues such as ethics, risk management and service quality for more than 20 years. The company provides services such as hotlines, insurance claim reporting and employee communications to nearly 2,000 organizations, including 45% of the Fortune 500.

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