At OTE, the Management has adopted and implemented a Compliance Management System (CMS), regarding the compliance of all (Employees and Management) with the legislation in force, with the Code of Conduct and with internal Policies, aiming to avoid risks and other legal consequences for the Group and its Employees. In so doing, the benefit is for all: the Group per se, the employees, the customers, the suppliers and the shareholders. The effectiveness of the CMS relies on the commitment and the support of both management and employees.
The Compliance Management System is certified with the international standards ISO 37001:2016 (Anti-Bribery Management Systems) and ISO 37301:2021 (Compliance Management Systems) by an independent certification body, regarding compliance with the Standards’ requirements and the effectiveness of the implemented procedures.
Key elements of the CMS
- The prevention of misconduct in parallel with compliance with the policies provided for by the CMS. In this way, both the Group and its employees are protected from any legal consequences due to misconduct, while the reputational risks of the Group are reduced.
- The detection of compliance violations and the response to them. In order to provide the possibility of reporting any violations of Policies, regulations and of the legislation in force, the Company has established the relevant communication channels.
CMS Operation
Τhe Business Unit of
Executive Director Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management & Insurance OTE Group, which is responsible for the planning and adoption of the CMS System,
reports directly to the Company's Board of Directors. For the implementation of the CMS at the OTE Group,
Compliance Officers have been designated at the Group subsidiary companies.
Moreover, the
OTE Group Compliance, Enterprise Risks & Corporate Governance Committee has been established. The main purpose of the Committee is to support and monitor the implementation of the Compliance Management (CMS), Risk Management (RMS) and Corporate Governance Systems.
In this context, the Committee supports the Executive Director Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management & Insurance OTE Group on compliance, enterprise risk management, corporate governance and human rights issues, reviews the periodic Compliance and Risk reports by assessing the completeness, correctness and accuracy of the relevant reports and notifies accordingly the Company’s Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.
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