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GOVERNANCE:
OUR CSR STRATEGY IN ACTION
Under the guidance of the CEO, the CSR policy is supervised with the support of the CFO and Company Secretary. At operational level, the directors of each entity are the forces in its implementation.
The policy may vary for each site and in line with applicable legislative frameworks. Our ethical and social guidelines combined with our environmental and information security policies are applied throughout our main subsidiaries, and their roll-out is currently under way across the others.
A dedicated Corporate Social Responsibility officer (CSR) is on the Paragon ID Board of Directors: this position is held by the general secretary who has the power to roll-out the strategy across all subsidiaries.
Naturally, in each operational management division, the approach may vary in line with requirements and national regulations. Consequently, specific committees have been set up.
Management Review Committee
The management review committee brings together local management and is held annually. Its role consists of analysing the QSE (Quality, Safety and Environment) strategy of its operational management, to ensure regular and advanced monitoring of our quality, safety and environmental commitments.
Safety Committee
The safety committee comprises the company director, the QSE manager, the data protection manager as well as the IT and infrastructure managers. The committee meets at least once a year in order to undertake a thorough analysis of actions and initiatives to be taken to further advance the safety of our system.
Ethics Committee
The ethics committee comprises the company director, the HR director, as ethics point of contact, the QSE mana- ger and the IT production manager. The committee meets as required and depending on circumstances. Its role primarily consists of assessing new and emerging risks and implementing suitable measures to deal with them.
These three committees may each be convened in an emergency for major decisions. Their operation is subject to annual inspection led by the general secretary of Paragon ID group, whilst an HSE (Health, Safety and Environmental) audit is also planned as part of ISO certifications.
Some employees, due to their responsibilities or their interactions with clients, suppliers or other entities, are required to abide to safety and ethics policies. They are committed to respecting these and to ensure that they are respected throughout the company.
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