Protecting Human Rights
ENGIE places the utmost importance on respecting human rights in all its activities, ensuring fair treatment and dignity for everyone affected by our operations.
Ethics Code of Conduct
ENGIE is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethics and compliance, ensuring that our operations align with our values and respect for human rights, the environment and society.
A Code of Conduct for Zero Tolerance
Ethics and compliance are of utmost importance at ENGIE and no compromise in this matter is tolerated.
All colleagues, regardless of hierarchical level, function, or location, follow an ethics Code of Conduct, which outlines the ethics principles that each employee must follow in their professional practices and behaviours. It is based on 5 founding principles:
- Corruption and fraud are strictly prohibited
- Human rights must be respected
- Environmental protection is a commitment that binds us
- Laws and regulations apply to each of us
- Integrity and loyalty guide our relationships with third parties
International Standards
ENGIE’s ethical principles are based on the highest international standards that we promote in all our projects:
- The United Nations Convention against Corruption
- The Convention of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
- The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
- The International Bill of Human Rights, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- The Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
Whistleblowing
As part of our constant drive to deepen our commitment to ethics and provide simple tools for anyone to report inappropriate situations or things that are not in line with our principles or current laws and regulations, ENGIE has put in place a whistleblowing system. It is open to all employees and stakeholders, from suppliers and sub-contractors, to unions and NGOs.
- Alerts can be made at any time, 24 hours a day, in 4 languages (French, English, Spanish, or Portuguese)
- There’s a single e-mail address for ENGIE Group: ethics@engie.com
- The whistleblower can alert in French, English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Messages written in other languages will be translated.
Freephone number: 00 800 2348 2348
More on WhistleblowingEthics in action
Promoting a Culture of Integrity
Our global compliance framework ensures transparency and fairness, reinforcing ethical practices at every level of the business.
Ethics training
We empower employees with training and tools to ensure compliance with laws and regulations while fostering a culture of accountability.
Commit at all levels
ENGIE’s ethical commitment and its exemplarity principle apply to all employees without exception. Executives and managers have a key role to play, through their own conduct and by ensuring that their teams comply with ENGIE’s ethics code of conduct.
