A total of 16 Swedish companies operating in Peru signed —for the third time— an
Integrity and Anti-Corruption Pact, promoted by the Embassy of Sweden and led by ABB and Securitas companies.
Corruption costs 2% of GDP and 10% of the country's annual public budget, according to the World Bank and the Ombudsman Office, respectively.
Likewise, she noted that one of the agreements contained in the Pact is that "Swedish companies will share their experience with the Peruvian Government and firms."
She highlighted the implementation of zero-tolerance practices towards corruption within the companies, zero discrimination policies in employment and occupation —even between women and men—, the application of international guidelines such as those of the
OECD, as well as ways to maintain a preventive approach in favor of the environment and ensure human rights.
For her part, the ABB Legal Area Manager Yesenia Quiroz indicated that, with the support of the Embassy of
Sweden, Swedish companies seek to make a difference in the market, working —in a preventive manner— in ethics and compliance.
The pact also covers the implementation of internal programs against corruption in all its forms, such as bribery, extortion, embezzlement, collusion, fraud, and influence peddling.
The signatory enterprises were ABB, Alfa Laval, Astra Zeneca, Atlas Copco, EducationFirst, Electrolux, Epiroc, KREAB, Oriflame, SAAB, Sandvik, Scania, Securitas, SKF, Systemair, and Volvo Peru.
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Published: 3/12/2019