Essential provisions of Corruption Prevention Policy of the Bank Pekao S.A. Group
Bank Pekao S.A. counteracts and is firmly committed to combating all forms of corruption and situations that may contribute to corruption. The Bank does not tolerate any actions that bear the hallmarks of corruption by the Bank’s employees or other persons or units having any relationship with the Bank.
The Bank protects its employees that refuse to take part in corruptive practices or employees that disclose such practices or attempted practices by other persons/entities. The employees will not be subject to disciplinary liability or penalty, even if their behaviour exposes the Bank to financial losses.
The Bank does not tolerate the offering, promising, demanding, giving or accepting of any payments aimed at accelerating any issues by the Bank employees or other persons or entities having relationships with the Bank.
Things to know
Corruption means the act of giving, offering, promising, receiving, demanding, or soliciting money, gifts or other material or personal benefits in order to gain or maintain unreasonable business advantage, regardless of the nationality, residence, public office or place of employment of the person concerned, the place or actual effect of the actions taken. Corruption also includes any payments aimed at accelerating any issues.
Corruptive actions may contribute to initiating legal procedures, including penal proceedings against persons actively involved in such actions, administrative or penal proceedings against their superiors to the extent of their violation of a duty of supervision, as well as proceedings against the Bank both in the country where the actions take place and in another country.
Apart from the above proceedings, corruptive practices may contribute to the loss of reputation and to the loss of trust among the customers or business partners.
Each and every Bank employee, intermediary or business partner that becomes aware of an attempted act of corruption or corruptive actions should report that to PrzeciwdzialanieKorupcji@pekao.com.pl
Bank employees, intermediaries and business partners should pay attention to potential circumstances that may indicate an increased risk of corruption and should report all such circumstances to PrzeciwdzialanieKorupcji@pekao.com.pl