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a manner that no external observer
would ever be able to associate the FCC
Group with any particular political party.
The Market
•
All FCC Group employees are committed
to
free competition and compliance
with respective laws
in the various
countries in which FCC operates, avoiding
any activities that constitute an implicit
restriction or abuse of competition.
- Therefore, all employees of the FCC
Group shall
compete in the market
on a fair basis,
and shall not accept
misleading, fraudulent or malicious
conduct or practice which could lead
to the obtaining of an unfair advan-
tage in the market.
•
Moreover, employees shall exercise
due
internal control
so that, within their re-
spective areas of influence, they
comply
with their commitments
regarding the
nature of the services provided.
•
Employees will also
refrain from mislead-
ing advertising
of company activities.
- In the development of business activi-
ties, the employees of the FCC Group
shall promote the Company on an
objective basis, without falsifying or
amending the features or conditions of
the services that they provide.
- All promotional information on the
Company shall be submitted in a clear
manner to avoid the provision of any
information which may be misleading.
- Employees of FCC Group shall not dis-
tort the nature of the services offered
by the Company or make misleading
claims with respect to their nature.
Customers, competitors
and contractors
On the other hand, FCC Group considers its
contractors, suppliers, and business part-
ners in general, to be essential to achieving
its growth and development objectives.
•
Customers:
- The FCC Group works toward the ob-
jective of providing the
highest lev-
els of quality
and achieving excel-
lence in the provision of its services.
- It therefore provides its employees
with their duties to meet the expecta-
tions of the Group’s clients.
- The FCC Group will make particular
effort to
anticipate the needs of its
customers
and to bring products and
services to the market which are better
and more suited to client demands.
•
Competitors:
When carrying out their business ac-
tivities, employees shall promote the
products and services of the organi-
sation based on their quality and on
objective standards, without providing
any false information about its
competitors.
•
Contractors and/or suppliers:
- Similarly, employees should
avoid
any form of deceptive,
fraudulent
or malicious conduct
which could
lead to them obtaining an improper
advantage for clients, contractors or
suppliers.
- All FCC Group employees who partici-
pate in the
selection of contractors,
suppliers and external business part-
ners are required to act
impartially
and objectively,
applying transpar-
ent criteria and complying, strictly and
without exception, with the internal
regulations of FCC Group.
- The Group is committed to
imple-
menting its principles in relation
to its business partners,
and to
working actively to pass on its code
of conduct to them. Furthermore, the
Group will promote and encourage
collaboration with suppliers and con-
tractors that demonstrate evidence of
advanced social, environmental and
ethical standards.
