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Only offer or accept gifts that are appropriate and proportionate – ensure you get the correct level of authorisation
Record your gifts and hospitality as set out in the Gifts and Hospitality guide
Avoid (or if they already exist, declare) financial, commercial or other relationships that could conflict with Drax's interests, performance or business operations
Corrupt business practices can seriously damage our reputation, as well as risking financial penalty. To detect and prevent such activities, we have compliance programmes in place and we're all responsible for controlling the risks. We should raise our concerns immediately if we believe improper activity is taking place. Drax will investigate concerns and will respond if we find any evidence of corrupt business practice.
Report potential or actual conflicts of interest as set out in the Conflicts of Interest guide
When dealing with public officials, seek approval from the Corporate Affairs team before providing accommodation, expenses or hospitality
Get approval for charitable donations in line with the Community and Charity policy
We do not tolerate any bribery or corruption in our business, or in dealings with third parties. This includes any form of facilitation payment. Gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest and interactions with public officials are areas of risk.
Principle: We are committed to preventing, deterring and detecting fraud, bribery, anti-competition and all other corrupt business practices.
Offering or accepting gifts or hospitality should be clearly in the interests of maintaining genuine business relationships, and be undertaken in accordance with our policies. If this isn't the case, your conduct may constitute bribery or corruption.
A conflict of interest occurs when someone's own interests interfere, or could in the future interfere, with them performing their role properly. You must report all potential conflicts of interest.
Interactions with public officials, particularly where those officials are making decisions which related to Drax, represent risk in relation to actual or perceived bribery. It's prohibited to provide money (or anything else of value) to a public official for the purpose of influencing them in their official capacity.
Criminals can target Drax or use interactions with Drax to seek to make dishonest gains elsewhere. The key risk areas to be aware of are:
We must be vigilant to protect Drax against fraud, both by third parties and through dishonest activity of those working for Drax. We must ensure that nobody commits fraudulent acts that benefit Drax, as Drax could then be found guilty of an offence. You must always report fraudulent activity or what you think may constitute the risk of fraudulent activity, so it can be investigated and reported to the appropriate authorities. Please refer to the Anti-Fraud policy.
Familiarise yourself with our Anti-Bribery and Corruption policy
Never promise, offer, pay, invite or accept a bribe – the only exception is if there's a credible threat to your personal wellbeing, health or safety
Only offer or accept gifts that are appropriate and proportionate – ensure you get the correct level of authorisation
Drax does not tolerate any activity to evade tax within its own business, or its supply chains, and will comply with all relevant tax laws. We will report any suspicion of tax evasion to the appropriate authorities. Please refer to the Anti-Facilitation of Tax Evasion policy.