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MOL GROUP Annual Report

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Ethical notifications received and investigations conducted by stakeholder groupStakeholdersTopic ofnotificationType ofinvestigationEthicalmisconductCustomers Harm to customer Ethical investigation NoShareholders Misappropriation (anonymous) Security investigation NoJeopardising company property Security investigation NoFuel theft (anonymous) Security investigation NoEmployees Harassment -* -*Unfair wages -* -*Unfair wages (2) Ethical investigation NoReligious discrimination(anonymous)Ethical investigationNoImproper employee behaviour Ethical investigation YesHealth, safety and the environment Failure to report an accident Ethical investigation YesViolation of health and safetyregulationsEthical investigationYesGovernment and involvementin politics- - -Local communities andthe general public- - -Suppliers, business partners Conflict of interest (anonymous) Security investigation No– Acceptance of offers of accomodation – Several managers of <strong>MOL</strong> Group participated in an an unofficialprofessional conference held by a supplier during their holiday. The managers did not seek permission from theirsupervisor. The managers infringed the Code of Ethics that states that employees: ’[may] not accept offers oftravel, holidays and/or accommodation made by a business partner, third party contractor or company acting onbehalf of <strong>MOL</strong> Group (consultants, agents, franchise partners, etc.). In certain cases (e.g. professional training, orinvitations to make presentations) acceptance of such offers of travel and accommodation is permitted, if it hasbeen approved by the supervisor exercising employer’s rights.’ The Ethics Council suggested that the managersconcerned should be held responsible for breaching ethical standards and for unexemplary behaviour.The Ethics Council regularly reported all ethical issues to the Executive Board and took measures to raise awareness.Compliance<strong>MOL</strong> Group is committed to fair marketing behaviour without corruption and improvement of the culture of competition.In 2010, a new organisational unit, the Compliance Team, was established and made responsible for the execution of thegroup-level Compliance Programme. The aim is to clearly identify compliance the risk elements (cartel, abuse of dominantposition) of the business operations of <strong>MOL</strong> Group and make proper suggestions to eliminate such risks. Compliance officersin INA and Slovnaft have also been nominated. In 2011, the team aims to support the <strong>MOL</strong> Group member companies inimplementation and to continue training courses and conducting market analysis and inspections.3.6 Social investmentsAcceptance of offers ofaccommodationEthical investigationYesCompetitors Unfair competition -* -** The Ethics Council considered the accusations unfounded and did not initiate an ethics investigation.In order to promote ethical awareness, the Ethics Council annually publishes details of cases with proven ethical misconduct.The cases to date are as follows:– Improper employee behaviour - Getting into a stressful traffic situation and entering a security area. One of <strong>MOL</strong>Group’s employees was not willing to identify himself when a security guard asked him to do so. He used vulgarand offensive words and hit the guard’s arm. His behaviour clearly breached the Code of Ethics that states: ’As a<strong>MOL</strong> Group employee you must never engage in behaviour that could be characterised as offensive, intimidating,malicious or insulting’, and ’you must never humiliate or injure another person’. Since security rules were violated,the Ethics Council recommended taking measures related to labour law. In addition, the Council proposed thepublication of the incident at meetings and via Intranet, and the taking of proper measures in order to preventsimilar situations from the occurring in the future.– Failure to report an accident – One of the business partners of <strong>MOL</strong> Group asked for employee volunteersto assist with some cleaning. One of the employees was injured during the course of the work and was giventreatment by a paramedic. The business partner breached the Code of Ethics that states that it is mandatory to:’promptly report to local management any accident, injury, illness, unsafe or unhealthy conditions, incident, spillor release of material to the environment, so that immediate steps can be taken to correct, prevent or controlsuch occurrences.’ The Ethics Council notified the Retail Division that the business partner had breached <strong>MOL</strong>’sethical standards and HSE rules, and recommended that the partner be fined, participate in training sessions onthe Ethics Code, and be made better aware of HSE rules.– Violation of health and safety requirements - One of the business partners of <strong>MOL</strong> Group working at a locationin a situation hazardous to human health did not report that the workers had not been provided protectiveclothing in proper sizes, and therefore performed the work without protective clothing. Performance of thesetasks without regard to safety requirements not only endangered the partner’s health, but also the health of hiscolleagues. The <strong>MOL</strong> Group manager who delegated the work did not insist that the work be perfomed only inprotective clothing, and neglected giving priority to HSE criteria. The stakeholders violated the Code of Ethicsthat holds: ’<strong>MOL</strong> Group is committed to providing all employees – and those of other companies working on ourpremises – with a safe and secure work environment, where no one is subject to unnecessary risk.’ The EthicsCouncil did not suggest introducing penalties for workers who breached the Code of Ethics due to extraordinarycircumstances, and instead recommended that personnel be made aware of the importance of HSE criteria andculture.<strong>MOL</strong> Group is committed to demonstrating leadership in the field of good corporate citizenship. <strong>MOL</strong> has created astructured, transparent and regulated charity donation policy, allowing it to avoid responding in an ad hoc way to queries.<strong>MOL</strong> Group’s commitment towards social investment is focused on the following main areas:– New Europe Foundation– Talent Support Programme – Arts and Sciences– Talent Support Programme – Sports– Child Healing Programme– Culture and Sciences– Environment and Health– Education– SportsIn 2010, <strong>MOL</strong> Group received nearly three thousand applications from individuals, associations, institutions and foundationsof all types. <strong>MOL</strong> Group allocated a total budget of HUF 1,861.1 million solely for charity purposes, from which the mainprojects amounted to HUF 1,330.3 million.<strong>MOL</strong>, Slovnaft and <strong>MOL</strong> RomaniaDonations to organizations in the acting and performance sector<strong>MOL</strong> has supported more than 40 Hungarian theatres and other enterprises with HUF 1,085.7 million in 2010.<strong>MOL</strong> Talent Support ProgrammesIn 2010, a total of 145 talented young athletes and 79 talented young artists and scientists received HUF 48 million in financialsupport in Hungary. In Slovakia, 42 talented children were supported with the sum of EUR 66,500 (HUF 18.3 million). InRomania, 130 young athletes and artists have been awarded EUR 60,000 (HUF 16.5 million) in support.<strong>MOL</strong> Child Healing ProgrammeThe budget for this programme in Hungary was HUF 43.5 million, which was apportioned among 31 non-profit organisations.In Romania, EUR 60,000 (HUF 16.5 million) has been distributed between 20 successful applicants.<strong>MOL</strong> Talent Care AwardFour teachers and four coaches were awarded with HUF 500,000 each in 2010.Greenbelt ProgrammeIn 2010, HUF 18.9 million was allocated to the Ökotárs Foundation in Hungary, while an additional EUR 66,400 (HUF 18.3million) was granted to the Ekopolis Foundation in Slovakia. In Romania, applicants to the Greenbelt programme receivedSustainability196 <strong>MOL</strong> Group annual report 2010 197

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