Anti-Corruption Policy
The Management is committed to the establishment, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Anti-Corruption Management.
The Management is committed to high standards of ethical behavior and requires all employees, business partners, and other stakeholders with whom it collaborates to comply with this policy without exception.
All employees, including the Management, have been trained in relation to this policy.
The Management applies a zero-tolerance policy against bribery, corruption, facilitation payments, or any other illegal act and follows the legal procedures for disciplinary prosecution and punishment of staff who violate this policy.
The Management only allows the receipt and granting of official donations in accordance with the provisions of the Greek State where this is reasonable and proportionate to a relationship. Gifts are avoided if there is a risk that they could be considered to influence decision-making.
The Management will not collaborate with businesses that are involved in corrupt practices and will immediately terminate any relationships with partners or other stakeholders if such cases arise. The Management and employees comply with the laws of the state and the European Union regarding bribery, which apply to it.
When legal and other relationships may deviate in certain countries from this policy, the Management will decide on the due diligence arrangements that should be carried out before entering into any relationship or collaboration.
The company will not knowingly participate in any transaction where corrupt practices are part of the agreement. When partners or other stakeholders represent the company, they should, as part of their contractual obligations, agree to follow this policy.
All of their fees and expenses must be legal, reasonable, justified, and supported by evidence.
Conflicts of interest are not acceptable. It is a condition of employment that the Management and employees do not engage in private business activities, political or philanthropic activities that involve a conflict of interest.
Prior written permission from the Management is required for their conduct, which is granted if there is no conflict of interest.
It is a contractual requirement that all contractors and other stakeholders declare to the Management, before representing it in any way, if they have any actual or potential conflict of interest with a specific stakeholder. The company does not participate in any political or party donations.
In the case of a charitable donation, the written consent of the Management is required.
The management, staff, and contractors use confidential reporting channels to raise concerns. However, all members of the management are informed about how to deal with concerns that have been reported to them and it is a serious disciplinary and possibly criminal matter not to report and investigate such concerns. In no case will there be any form of retaliation due to the use of the reporting channel.
If behavior is observed that could violate this Anti-Corruption Policy or if any member of the company's staff is approached for the purpose of bribery or corruption, we encourage anyone to contact the Anti-Corruption Management System Manager immediately by calling the telephone number 210 9027203. The company will handle the report confidentially, to the extent permitted by law. If the reporter so wishes, anonymous reporting is permitted.
The Management is committed to and supports the implementation of the Anti-Corruption Management System in accordance with this policy and the established objectives, in order to adequately mitigate the risk of corruption for the company.
Manos Kollias
CEO of Interoptics SA