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Anticorruption Policy & Procedures
BioCarbon has a Zero-Tolerance Policy regarding fraud, transnational bribery, and corruption.
We are fully committed to instilling a strong ethical culture and ensuring compliance with all Anti-Corruption legislation, including but not limited to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC, 2005), the European Union’s Anti-Corruption Policy (Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) and the United Kingdom Bribery Act of 2010 (UK Bribery Act).
In this context, we have developed our Anti-Corruption Policy and Procedures, which specifically govern the required behaviors and business conduct concerning fraud, corruption, transnational bribery, and associated misconduct. All BioCarbon team members and third parties must adhere to this Policy and the internal controls established.
We reserve the right to take any necessary action to sanction individuals who participate in corrupt acts, engage in corruption, or breach any of BioCarbon’s policies, procedures, or applicable laws and regulations.
©Tom Klauss
This document is the concrete expression of our culture and our ethical values. It reaffirms our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of honesty and integrity and provides practical guidance for addressing many of the ethical issues our directors and collaborators may encounter in the course of their professional duties. It also helps us to enhance what we were already doing well.
We recognize that business ethics is a fundamental component of the sustainability and support of our organization, as well as a means of contributing positively to the environment in which we operate. Therefore, this Code of Ethics is of central importance to all of us working for or on behalf of BioCarbon and shall govern the various relationships between our Company and its stakeholders (clients, potential clients, employees, competitors, public administration, government officials, the media, society and all other individuals or institutions with whom we interact).
In this Code of Ethics, we have compiled the following:
- The ethical values and principles that shall guide our actions;
- Our commitment to comply with laws, rules, and regulations;
- The expected conduct when interacting with our internal and external stakeholders; and
- The Guidelines to enforcing the Code and using the Ethics and Compliance Channel we have established to communicate concerns, doubts, breaches, or violations of the Code of Ethics.
We encourage you to read this document carefully and to adhere to all its provisions. We are also available to address any questions, comments, or clarifications you may have.
BioCarbon is committed to providing an open channel of communication to ensure transparency, effectiveness, and continous improvement of our services and procedures.
Through our PCC channel, you can submit requests, claims, suggestions, and questions about the management, services, and procedures of our organization.
In line with our Code of Ethics and Values, BioCarbon has also established the Ethic and Compliance Channel to facilitate the submission of complaints (denunciation) and grievances by BioCarbon personnel and/or external stakeholders regarding:
- a. Transnational bribery and corruption
- b. Money laundering, financing of terrorism, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
- c. Conflicts of interest and other unethical behavior
- d. Fraud and misappropriation
- e. Accounting issues
- f. Anti-competitive conduct
- g. Falsification of documents
- h. Harassment and discrimination
- i. Non-compliance with the Code of Ethics, internal policies, and procedures
- j. Violations to human rights, labour rights and environmental rights
- k. Other matters
All of these concerns will be part of an investigation process under our whistleblowing policy.
This document outline BioCarbon’s policies and channels for communicating and ensuring compliance with them.
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