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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
RESPONSIBLE EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES DRIVING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
Adapted processes A professional alert system
The Responsibility&Ethics Dynamics program provides each To allow each employee to exercise their right to report a problem,
employee with a method for asking the right questions and seeking a professional alert system has been deployed since 2012.
out the right people according to two approaches: In compliance with local legislations, this market solution is
a detailed questioning process to take the right steps in delicate
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provided by an independent company and proposes alert
situations. This may be broken down into three stages: categories, a questionnaire, and information exchange protocol
between the person issuing the alert and the person responsible
consulting the program’s Intranet site,1.
for investigating it. The main players in this process are the
contacting one’s manager and/or a member of the2.
Compliance Officers (see “Dedicated teams and organization”).
concerned department (legal, financial, human resources
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Implementation for the whole Group is accompanied by an internal
(HR), environment, etc.),
communication plan that identifies the persons responsible for
contacting the entity’s Principles of Responsibility advisor;3.
investigating alerts received.
an alert process to guide employees step-by-step towards the
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Dedicated teams and organization
right bodies:
contact their line managers,1.
use existing in-house outlets (legal, financial, HR,2.
The program requires implementation of an organization including
environment, etc.),
the following:
contact the Group Compliance Committee.3.
a governance committee and a network of Principles of
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Three tools accessible to all employees
Responsibility Advisors;
They are responsible for the implementation and roll out of the
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foreducational and prevention purposes
Responsibility&Ethics Dynamics program;
a Compliance Committee and a network of Compliance Officers.
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An Intranet site accessible to all employees from the global
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Intranet home page, providing all information on the program They are responsible for detecting and managing cases of
and Our Principles of Responsibility, as well as news and non-compliance with the processes defined, in line with local laws
progress in the field. and regulations and Our Principles of Responsibility.
Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs. This tool which is
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Stakeholders and committees exercise their authority within
continually powered was introduced following a collection of activities of influence and control.
reports written by the managers after the program and Our In particular, the governance committee must ensure coherence
Principles of Responsibility were presented to their teams. with the Group’s strategic goals. It provides Executive Committee
An online e-learning module. The aim is that, at the end of the
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members with information on trends that, for example, implement
session, the trainee will be familiar with Our Principles of the company change program.
Responsibility and more comfortable using them in his or her
job. At the end of 2013, more than 50,000 employees
participated in the module: 94% rate it as good or excellent. This
training is ranked number one in the Top 10 e-learning modules.
Once a year
Executive Committee Board
Once a year
Define, explain & spread the rules Detect & manage non compliance
Awareness enablers Investigation enablers
Upon request
(at least once a month)
Governance Committee Compliance committee
Principles of
Responsibility Adviser Compliance officer
Executive Level
Corporate Level
Zone Level
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