5. 5.1 Compliance and business integrity As a growth partner to its customers, GEODIS is committed to respecting the highest ethical standards in its relations with all its stakeholders. GEODIS’s actions are rooted in a set of strong values which are the foundation of the Group’s corporate culture. Thanks to a solid governance structure and a program deployed across all its lines of business and regions, GEODIS complies with all applicable national and international regulations, as well as with the ethical standards to which the Group is committed. 5.1.1 Governance and commitment of the senior management The commitment of GEODIS’s senior management is the cornerstone of the Group’s ethics and compliance system. It is supported primarily by the Chief Executive Officer, but also by the General Managers of the lines of business and regions within their organization, and by each member of the Group Executive Committee in their respective areas of expertise. This commitment has been officially stated in the Group’s Code of Ethics since 2020, and it is reiterated in regular communications from the Group Chief Executive Officer, the CEOs of the lines of business and the regions, and the members of the Management Board. This information is routinely communicated whenever new tools, training courses or internal policies are introduced or updated, and during specific events such as the annual International Compliance Week. International Compliance Week Since 2019, GEODIS has organized an annual International Compliance Week. This internal event is celebrated throughout the Group, and is intended to raise awareness among all employees, across all lines of business and regions, of the ethical and compliance issues they may face, by encouraging discussions with experts in a variety of formats, including onsite events, videos, quizzes and debates. The regions extend this initiative with additional local actions to it, enabling the focus to be as close as possible to operations. International Compliance Week 2023 took place in September. The event was introduced by the Chief Executive Officer, who invited all employees to take an active part. The 2023 edition covered the main risks addressed by the Group’s compliance program, and in particular the risk associated with the exchange of commercially sensitive information (testimonial from a former British Airways executive). Senior management also relies on the Risk Committee (see section 1.7) to implement and monitor the Group’s ethics program. 2023 ACTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT - 81 EDITORIAL > 1. PROFILE AND AMBITION > 2. CSR POLICY > 3. ENVIRONMENT > 4. SOCIAL > 5. ETHICS > 6. TABLE OF INDICATORS
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