How do we report concerns about ethics, conflicts of interest, and/or compliance?
Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Noncompliance with Policies Harms Everyone. If you have concerns about the truth behind an organization’s rating, or about the ethics, compliance or conflict-of-interest of a consultant or appraiser, we strongly encourage you to report these concerns to the SEI. You may also want to review the SEI’s Partner policies, here, as well to ensure your concern is properly supported. All authorized and licensed individuals and organizations must operate through a Partner, so all investigations will include an inquiry to the Partner. The SEI’s Conflict of Interest form is here, The web form to report concerns over Ethics and Compliance is here, The US Hotline Phone Number (24/7/365) is: 1-877-217-6316, and The direct reporting email address for Ethics and Compliance concerns is: ethics-compliance-reporting@sei.cmu.edu. We sincerely hope you never have to use any of them, but if you do, we’re very sorry. And, we hope you are undeterred from your process improvement aspir