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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2012
The Code of Ethics of Mediaset España approved by
the board of directors and which came into force on 1
January 2012 is the code of conduct which governs the
individual conduct of employees, managers and members
of the board of directors in all of their job-related acts,
covering all contractual, commercial or business relations
of Mediaset España with its suppliers and / or customers.
All natural or legal persons who have any type of relation
with Mediaset España in the course of their professional
or business activities as external auditors, consultants,
advisers, suppliers, advertisers, media centres, external
producers, bodies, institutions, etc. are also required to
comply with it.
The document may be accessed by all staff through the
intranet and its contents provide a guide to conduct
in the following areas: legal and regulatory compliance;
conflict of interest; confidentiality and confidential
information; privileged information; integrity, responsibility
and transparency of financial information; equality
and non-discrimination, health and safety at work and
protection of the environment; drugs and alcohol,
intellectual property, material resources for the carrying
on of work activity, money laundering and financing of
terrorism, freedom of expression and of the press,
trade relations and links with competitors; external
communication, e-mail, internet and telephone; privacy
and data protection; fraudulent practices and misleading
undertakings; duty of communication and complaints
channel; presents, payment of illegal commissions, gifts
and illegal profits; and handling of breaches of the Code
of Ethics.
The Code of Ethics defines expected conduct and, based
on this, the procedures for it to become embedded and
relevant control mechanisms. Internal Audit Management
analyses compliance with the various areas of the Code
in the context of its auditing programmes.Any situation of
possible irregularity, fraud or corruption and any breach
of the Code may also be raised with the independent
directors who must refer the matter to the Audit and
Compliance Committee.
The Human Resources Committee distributed the Code
of Ethics throughout 2012 reminding employees they are
obliged to read and to accept it.
Regarding Human Rights respect, given its commitment
to the United Nation´s Global Compact the Group pays
special attention to ensure the strict compliance with
regulations, promoting a supportive environment for the
due respect of Human Rights. Given that on occasions
children take part in its programmes, the strict compliance
with the Prevention of Workplace Dangers Act that,
among other issues refers to the children´s protection at
workplace, together with the regular activity and scenery
review where children may participate ensures their
safety and the total fulfillment of children´s rights.
As regards respect for human rights and particularly,
given the activity the group carries on, for the rights of
children the group pays particular attention to ensuring
strict compliance with regulations. In this regard and given
that on occasions children take part in its programmes
Mediaset España complies strictly with the Prevention of
Workplace Dangers Act and particularly as regards the
protection of children at work.
To ensure its application Mediaset España has an
information dossier on children working based on
applicable regulations which contains all the information
OTHER MANAGEMENT
PROCEDURES:
Procedure for control of fittings
and miscellaneous materials.
Procedure for operational control
of advertising campaigns.
Procedure for processing of advertising orders.
Procedure for the use of mobile devices.
Procedure for the control of personal
data stored in non-automated files.
Procedure for ordering work materials.
Procedure for returning assets.