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    Q&A – Compliance

    WHAT IS COMPLIANCE IN BUSINESSES?

    It is to comply with external laws and regulations, as well as with the internal controls that govern the company's activity in all its processes. Such compliance needs to apply not only to the company and the people who work there, but also to all third parties, customers, suppliers, partners, and competitors.

    IMPORTANCE OF COMPLIANCE

    Compliance focuses on the fulfillment of rules and regulations internal and external to the organization and on risk management and prevention through the adoption of practices based on transparency and ethics. Corporate governance, on the other hand, aims to strengthen the company's reputation by showing the benefits of ethical business conduct. This set of rules and attitudes ensures the company's reputation not only in the market sector where it operates, but also before the market and society in general, bringing a gain in reputation and image.

    BASIC PRINCIPLES

    Transparency.
    Equity.
    Accountability.
    Corporate responsibility.

    HOW TO STRUCTURE A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM?

    . Determine someone responsible for this area within the company, based on the designation of a "Compliance Officer", or similar.
    . Create basic documents to be the reference of the concepts and rules of conduct, consisting of, as a minimum, a Code of Conduct (or equivalent), operation manuals, internal rules, and other necessary ones.
    . Establish a periodic training program for all employees, management (Board of Directors, Board of Executive Officers, etc.), outsourced personnel and eventually even suppliers, where the internal standards of behavior, the operation of the Code of Conduct and the laws and rules that are related to the company's activities will be known and improved.
    . Implement a periodic audit system and a whistle-blowing channel with the proper confidentiality protections, to receive, process, and assess possible violations related to compliance conduct.
    . Disseminate the compliance standards to customers, business partners, business environments where the company operates.
    . Participate in associative entities of the industry, which have compliance, ethics, and transparency standards adherent to the company's standards, in order to create a business environment increasingly adherent to good practices.

    WHAT ARE THE ATTRACTION POINTS FOR HAVING A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM?

    Gaining competitive advantage over the competition;
    Attracting investors and investments;
    Identification of risks and prevention of problems;
    Earning credibility, reputation and image;
    Contributing to a more ethical and transparent business environment;

    WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN INDUSTRY WITHOUT COMPLIANCE?

    Being in an industry where companies do not have common rules of operation and do not disseminate the culture of compliance both internally and in relation to its competitors means being in a business environment conducive to illegal business practices, violation of laws and business rules, being "contaminated" by a negative image as a company, which can lead to financial, asset, market, and many other losses.

    CAN THE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM BE APPLIED IN COMPANIES OF ANY SIZE?

    Yes, because the main objective of a compliance program is to bring credibility, transparency, and ethics into commercial and corporate practices. It is to create an internal culture of behavior, through training and changes in management and day-to-day work. This program can be done regardless of the segment or size of the company.
    Compliance and the federal policy of Decree No. 9,203/17
    DECREE NO. 8,420, OF MARCH 18, 2015
    Federal Law no. 12,846/2013
    Compliance e a política federal do Decreto no 9.203/17
    DECRETO Nº 8.420, DE 18 DE MARÇO DE 2015
    Lei federal nº 12.846/2013

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