The Company’s main requirements in business ethics are refraining from actions that may harm the Company’s reputation, a high level of professionalism, ensuring a healthy atmosphere in the team and equal respectful treatment regardless of social, national, economic status and other factors, as well as providing reciprocal support, maintaining trust-based relationships, and fostering patriotism and high moral qualities by employees within their families and outside the Company.

In view of ensuring adherence to the approved principles and standards, the Compliance Control and Anti-Corruption Department has been established and approved in the organisational structure of the Company. The department operates in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, national regulations, the Charter, and internal documents of the Company, as well as Regulations on the Department, approved by the decision of the Supervisory Board dated 9 February 2022. The Compliance Control and Countermeasures Department directly reports to the Supervisory Board of the Company and the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which ensures the independence and impartiality of its activities.

The Compliance Department aims and plans to introduce and develop the system under the requirements of the international standard ISO 37001:2016 on Anti-Bribery Management, monitoring and early detection of cases of corruption, their causes and conditions, eliminating conditions, preventing the commission of corrupt acts, increasing the legal awareness and culture of the Company’s employees to form an intolerant attitude towards corruption, organise preventive measures against corruption, ensure compliance with internal standards and norms, as well as compliance with the requirements of legislation and international standards in the field of compliance and anti-corruption.

Moreover, as part of its activities, the Compliance Service carries out functions of Internal Control in a number of areas: procurement, HR management, compliance, etc.