Metrostav CZ s.r.o. (hereinafter “Metrostav CZ” or the “Company”) takes the issue of compliance and the fight against corruption very seriously and considers it to be of paramount importance to its business activities.
Metrostav CZ has a zero tolerance policy towards corruption and criminal activity in general. The Company does not tolerate any form of illegal or unethical behaviour and condemns such behaviour.
For the above reasons, Metrostav CZ has developed and has at its disposal a sophisticated Compliance Management System (hereinafter the “CMS”), which combines elements of the international standard ISO 37301 (Compliance Management Systems) with elements of the international standard ISO 37001 (Anti-bribery Management Systems) and implements these elements in the Company’s organisational and management documentation.
The aim of the CMS is to prevent, detect and respond to conduct that shows signs of illegal or unethical conduct, corruption or a conflict of interests.
The CMS is built on two pillars. The first is the Company’s internal standard regulating the issue and binding both the Company’s employees and the Company itself. The system’s second pillar is the Compliance Policy, which is a binding document of Metrostav CZ effective both internally and externally, and declaring to all the Company’s business partners and third parties its commitment to the rules of compliance with legal regulations, the fight against corruption and bribery and the rules against conflicts of interest.
In order to ensure oversight of the implementation of the CMS elements, the Company has appointed a Compliance Officer, to whom it has delegated the necessary powers in this area. The Compliance Officer’s primary mission is to identify requirements for the effectiveness and functionality of the CMS and to monitor, analyse and evaluate its performance. In addition, the Compliance Officer also oversees the Company’s compliance with external regulatory and legal requirements.
In connection with the CMS, the Company has set up a special e-mail address compliance.mtscz@metrostav.cz, which is used to submit suggestions from entities in connection with the system’s functioning, and the e-mail address is administered by the Metrostav CZ Compliance Officer.
Metrostav Group Code of Ethics and Metrostav Group Ethics Hotline
In addition to the internal CMS, Metrostav CZ, as a member of the Metrostav Group, has adopted and implemented elements of the Metrostav Group’s Criminal Compliance Programme, including the Metrostav Group Code of Ethics and the Metrostav Group Ethics Hotline.
The Metrostav Group Code of Ethics is a binding document that expresses the Metrostav Group’s moral principles. It sets out the rules of conduct and behaviour for Group companies, their staff and associates.
The Metrostav Group Ethics Hotline is a tool for reporting incorrect, unethical or illegal conduct in breach of the Metrostav Group Code of Ethics. Both Company employees and third parties outside the Company or the Metrostav Group can submit their complaints through the Metrostav Group Ethics Hotline, which is available both on the website and via a telephone answering machine.
More information about the Metrostav Group Code of Ethics and the Metrostav Group Ethics Hotline can be found in this link.