Sustainability at Thales
Thales Alert Lines platform
Thales is committed to respecting the laws and ethical principles that regulate its activities.
Thales has set up a "Thales Alert Lines" alert platform to report (i) any conduct or situation that does not comply with the Group's internal rules or with applicable laws and regulations or (ii) the existence of risks or serious violations to human rights and fundamental freedoms, the health and safety of persons as well as the environment resulting from the activities of the Group and its sub-groups or suppliers with whom an established business relationship is maintained, where such activities are related to that relationship.
Who can make a report via the Alert Platform?
The Thales Alert Lines platform is intended to receive reports concerning any of the conduct or situations listed below, transmitted by an individual acting in good faith. This includes, for instance and not limited to, internal or external employees, occasional employees of the Group (temporary or contractor), a third party individuals (such as an employees but not limited to) of a customer or supplier of the Group.
Please note that if the person reporting is an employee, depending on his or her preference and the circumstances, he or she may also choose to report via the hierarchical channel or the referent related to activities linked to the issue raised in the report under the conditions provided for in the Group’s internal instruction.
What types of situations can be reported?
A report may concern (i) any conduct or situation that contravenes the Thales Code of Ethics or Code of Conduct 'Prevention of Corruption and Influence Peddling', (ii) any other violation of laws and regulations or (iii) the existence of risks or serious infringements to human rights and fundamental freedoms, the health and safety of persons as well as the environment resulting from the activities of the Group and its sub-groups or suppliers with whom a business relationship is maintained, where these agents are connected to this relationship, in particular in the following areas:
- Money laundering, financial and accounting offences
- Conflicts of interest
- Compliance with trade rules
- Fraud
- Harassment/Discrimination/Violence in the Workplace
- Anti-competitive practices
- Environmental issues
- Issues related to the protection of personal data
- Health and safety of persons
- Product safety
- Information security and protection
- Violation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (*)
(*) Violation of Human Rights (forced labour, child labour...) and Fundamental Freedoms (freedom of association, right to collective bargaining).
How does it work?
When the author of the alert transmits a report via the Alert Platform, he/she is asked to fill in an electronic form, including the country where the events leading to the report occurred, the nature of the alert and his/her identity (if he/she agrees to identify himself/herself).
Once the form has been filled in and submitted, the Alert Platform automatically generates a unique identification code, which, together with the password that the author of the alert has chosen, gives him/her access to a platform allowing him/her to exchange information and secure documents with the people in charge of collecting and processing the alert.
This identification code and password also enable the author of the alert to access the information provided to him/her and to answer any questions sent to him/her via the Alert Platform in relation to his/her report and to provide additional information.
Important: In order to access the exchange section of the Alert Platform, the author of the alert must carefully keep this unique identification code as well as the password that he/she has chosen. Otherwise, he/she will no longer be able to access the alert submitted and will have to renew his report.
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