ADP CSR Report 2019

Exemplary operations

Controlling risks and acting ethically

CONTROLLING RISKS AND ACTING ETHICALLY 4.2

ACTING ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY

CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND

CONTEXT

INDICATORS & RESULTS 2019

OUR COMMITMENTS These new regulations confirm our long-standing commitments in France and abroad. Due to its operations in around 20 countries, the Group is particularly exposed to corruption risks. The concepts of ethics and compliance include compliance with laws and regulations as well as with the Group's values. From this viewpoint, our 2016-2020 strategic plan has two main goals: further our programme to prevent corruption and conflicts of interest with a vigilance plan and risk management, control and internal audit systems; strengthen the "Ethics and Compliance" culture within the Group. From this viewpoint, France's legislative arsenal has been considerably strengthened in recent years: the law on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life (known as the Sapin 2 law) aims to align France with the highest international standards. Meanwhile, the March 2017 Potier law on the duty of vigilance obliges large companies to prevent and correct human rights violations and environmental damage caused not only by their activities and those of their subsidiaries, but also by the activities of subcontractors and suppliers with whom they have an established business relationship. Ethics and compliance are tools that build trust for all our stakeholders. Being exemplary means first and foremost following ethical principles, committing to combating corruption and anticipating these risks.

To pursue its value creation strategy and securely support its international growth, Groupe ADP has implemented a prevention policy and a harmonised and gradual rollout of its various risk control systems.

NO ALERTS relating to the Potier law have been recorded

ANTICIPATING AND MANAGING RISKS

OUR COMMITMENTS

79% OF STAFF MEMBERS say they are very concerned about ethics 51

Our risk management approach is based on risk management, internal control, audit, business continuity and crisis management systems. Its goals are to: strengthen the robustness of the Group's risk control (including emerging risks) and activities; ensure the Group's compliance with laws and regulations; promote the achievement of the Group's objectives.

OVER 9,000 PEOPLE trained in ethics and compliance through e-learning and over 500 people trained in-person (Groupe ADP)

OUR ACTIONS

To achieve this, we have rolled out a robust risk control system at each of the entities we control in France and abroad . Integrated into our management systems, it includes: business continuity plans; crisis exercises; enhanced internal control to support international growth in particular; harmonised control of administrative, accounting and financial processes;

raising awareness among all our staff members about the issues involved in protecting personal data in order to comply with the GDPR. In 2020, internal control will continue to be deployed throughout the Group thanks to the implementation of cross- functional risk control processes.

MEMBER OF TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL FRANCE and Cercle éthique des affaires 52 (ADP SA)

SIGNATORY OF THE MOBILISATION CHARTER for the defence of equality against racism 53

(51) Results of our annual barometer on the internal ethics climate (52) To learn more, visit www.cercle-ethique.net (53) To learn more, visit egalitecontreracisme.fr

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