Everyone doing business for or with Vesta must comply with our Anti-Corruption Policy. Contact your manager, the Compliance Director, or the Legal Department for guidance, to report suspected misconduct, or if you are unsure whether a certain action would breach anti-bribery law, such as the FCPA. You may also report misconduct to the Ethics Committee. Anyone found violating this policy could face disciplinary action as well as potential civil or criminal liability.
We Value Integrity
Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption
We never bribe or accept bribes from anyone, including government officials. So, we don’t offer, provide or accept anything of value to influence anyone’s business decision-making or to receive any benefit. We also do not make facilitation payments, which are small payments to expedite routine government actions, such as issuing permits.
We monitor third parties and conduct the appropriate anti-corruption due diligence on them before engaging them. We maintain accurate and complete books and records. Plus, we comply with anti-bribery laws, such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), where applicable.
Who is a government official?
Government officials include politicians, employees of a government agency or a government-controlled company or organization or employees of an international organization, such as the World Bank.
What do we mean by “anything of value”?
It refers to cash, gifts, job offers, donations to a favorite charity, favors or anything else that could be valuable to the recipient.