Essential provisions of Bank Pekao S.A. Anti-corruption Policy
Bank Pekao S.A. strongly counteracts any signs of corruption or situations that may encourage its emergence. The Bank will not tolerate its employees or third parties in any kind of relationship with the Bank, being involved in acts of corruption.
Bank shall protect those employees who refuse taking part in any corruptive activities as well as those who reveal such activities or attempt to take such activity by others. Such employees shall not suffer demotion, penalty or any adverse consequences even if employee's actions results in the Banks losing business.
The Bank shall not tolerate offering, promising, requesting, giving or accepting any facilitation payments by its employees or third parties in any kind of relationship with the Bank.
What should You know?
Act of corruption means giving, offering, promising, receiving, accepting, demanding or soliciting of money, gifts or other benefits in order to obtain or retain an undue advantage in the course of business activities.
Corruptive activities may lead to initiating legally provided procedures, including criminal prosecution against persons actively involved in those activities, administrative or criminal proceedings against their supervisors if they violated their supervisory duties as well as against the Bank, both in the country where the offence took place and in other countries.
Corruptive activities, irrespective of the above, may lead to loss of reputation by the Bank or Pekao Group as well as to loss of clients' trust.
What should You remember?
Any Bank employee, intermediary or supplier/contractor who shall acknowledge the attempt of corruption or any corruptive activity, is obliged to report such information to: PrzeciwdziałanieKorupcji@pekao.com.pl
Bank employees, intermediaries as well as suppliers and contractors should pay attention to potential "red flags" ie. potential increased risk of corruption and, when they are seen, should report it to: PrzeciwdziałanieKorupcji@pekao.com.pl