B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited and subsidiaries (the “Company” or “B.Grimm Power”) conduct business responsibly, duly and transparently in compliance with the Corporate Governance policy and the Code of Conduct adopted by the Company. The Company believes that the employees must be treated fairly and expects that its employees shall behave professionally with integrity and strictly comply with the Company Group’s Code of Conduct. The Company is committed to protect its employees, operations and assets from any risks from any conduct which is violates the =Code of Conduct as well as from possible fraud, which may affect the Company’s reputation or shareholders’ equity. In this respect, the Company will not tolerate any wrongdoing and fraud in the Company and will imposing disciplinary actions on those committing such wrongdoing or fraud.
The Company deems that all employees shall have the duty and responsibility to report any finding of wrongdoing and fraud. In addition, the employee who is under the suffering distress due to the problems from the work performance under its duty, or is being treated unfairly, or unable to access to the facilitations or rights that should be available for the employees as well as any other circumstances as the case may be, such employee can also report a grievance to the Company in order to resolve the problem and assure the satisfaction of the employees and related parties. Such reporting or provision of information must be conducted in good faith or based on the legitimate order according to the roles and duties and/or the laws. Unless it is not permitted by circumstances or the whistleblower is uncomfortable reporting such finding to the Whistleblowing Unit, the whistleblower can alternatively notify through the channels as follows:
Whistleblowing Unit as per the address as follows:
B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited
5 Huamark, Bangkapi Bangkok 10240
or
E-mail: Whistle-blowing@bgrimmpower.com
The Whistleblowing Unit shall have the duty in preparing the register of complaint entry and shall submit the summary report of its complaint entry on wrongdoing or fraud to the Audit Committee on a regular basis of at least once in each quarter.
The investigation of wrongdoing and fraud must be conducted fairly without prejudice so as to identify facts and prove whether the accused has committed such reported wrongdoing or fraud and must protect the interests and reputation of the accused, staff and the Company.
The Internal Audit Unit shall have the duty and responsibility to initially evaluate and review such information in collaboration with the Legal Department, the Whistleblowing Unit and other related units of the Company or business unit. In the review of such information, the Internal Audit Department may review documents, information, e-mails and any other information of the Company or that which is relevant to the Company and make inquiries with the informants.
Once the review is completed and reveals that such information is valid to substantiate possible wrongdoing or fraud, the Internal Audit Department, in collaboration with the Whistleblowing Unit and the Legal Department, shall suggest that the Executive Committee appoint an Investigation Committee, unless such matter involves a violation of the code of ethics, in which case it must be reported to the Executive Committee for further investigation in accordance with the specified policy and requirements.
The Company shall use such investigation report to consider taking further actions after the investigation is concluded, provided that such consideration shall be based on facts acquired from the respective sources, actual or potential damage to the Company, and further actions to be taken under law, which shall depend on the severity of facts and the matter, subject to the Company’s Work Rules and Regulations and Employment Conditions.
Any questions or queries relating to this Policy should be submitted to the Head of the Internal Audit Department or the Whistleblowing Unit of the Company or staff’s business units.
The Internal Audit Department of B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited shall have the duty and responsibility to monitor the compliance with this Policy and guidelines, and to regularly keep them updated and in line with the applicable requirements and laws as necessary and appropriate at least once a year.
The Board of Directors’ Meeting No. 1/2018 held on 22 January 2018 has unanimously approved Whistleblowing and Grievance Policy.
Whistleblowing and Grievance Policy
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