BUSINESS: 338 PRACTICES
Founded in December 2008, Enel Green Power Hellas is the Enel Green Power Group company dedicated to the development and management of power generation from renewable sources in Greece, with 308 MW of installed capacity.
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A key priority and a constant pursuit of Enel Green Power is the existence of a culture of integrity, transparency and compliance, in full alignment with its principles and values. After all,the principle of integrity, is an integral part of the Code of Conduct of the Group, the observance of which is made by all of us, regardless of the hierarchical level, is a prerequisite for the healthy development of the Group and is the responsibility of each of us.
Considering that the issue of corruption is one of the global challenges facing our country in both the public and private sectors, which is the most effective measures to combat the crisis, no simply necessary, but imperative. In this context, recognizing that bribery means, among other things, increasing costs, eroding competition and increasing the risk of the company's reputation approaching it to the point of destabilizing it financially, Enel Green Power demonstrates its commitment to zero tolerance for corruption and bribery, proceeded to the certification according to ISO 37001: 2016, adopting a discreet Anti-Bribery Policy with clear instructions and directions.
To all employees, associates (e.g suppliers) and third parties interested (e.g authorities, public services) of the company.
The Enel Green Power group is certified since January 2018
Maintaining high standards of ethics, in compliance with national and international law, is the guiding principle of the company and holds all its activities and operations around the world. Given the complex and particular characteristics of the global market in which the company operates, compliance with anti-corruption legislation requires constant and up-to-date information on market developments, understanding of the insurmountable compliance with the law in general, as well as vigilance, consistency and integrity in the implementation of this policy by all staff members, employed at all levels of the company. For this reason the company has taken the following actions:
1) Drafting an Anti-Corruption Policy, which has been approved by the top management. This Policy has been prominently displayed throughout the Company's facilities, has been emailed to all employees and has been incorporated into all third party contracts which are committed to comply with it.
2) Trainings have been carried out on all staff of the company in order to be informed and understand the content of ISO 37001 as well as its implementation within the company.
3) Risk Assessment was carried out at the central level using Fraud Assessment Tool and at the local level Business Risk Assessment was prepared in order to describe the actions taken by the company to avoid / eliminate threats and seek opportunities (as well as their assessment and evaluation), as identified by Enel Green Power Hellas and related to its activities.
4) A policy for the management of anonymous and anonymous reports and / or complaints has been created (whistle
blowing policy) 5) A procedure has been drawn up regarding the receipt and offer of corporate gifts
The main benefit for the company is the fact that no bribery incident has occurred as it results from the complaint registration system maintained by the company. However, the benefits in terms of knowledge about bribery are also important, with the result that an employee is in a position, in a timely manner, to distinguish such practices and to denounce them if necessary, as well as to establish a culture inside and outside the company (e.g partners) of business ethics that stands for us in whatever we do.
ISO 37001: 2016 is applied throughout the Enel Green Power group, ie in all the countries where the company operates, therefore in Greece.
As we are talking about a Management system based on the ISO 37001 standard, it is important to note that for the acquisition of the certificate we collaborated with independent certification bodies for its acquisition (RINA & TUV Nord)
The Anti-Corruption Management System could not be implemented if all employees and associates of Enel Green Power Hellas did not apply it faithfully. Specifically, after all employees were trained in all departments, after 1 year of system implementation, an external audit was performed by RINA in order to verify the correct implementation of the system. It is worth mentioning that the results were very good as we had no comments.
Some of the benefits that the company derives by applying the management system ISO 37001 are:
1) Transparency of the organization's work
2) Establishing an ethical professional culture against corruption
3) Building Trust
4) Increasing work efficiency by eliminating bribes in business relationships
5) Competitive advantage over other organizations
