Governance

Whistleblowing

Sime expects the highest standards of integrity from all our employees and vendors.

We take a serious view of any wrongdoing by any of its Employees, Management, Directors, and Vendors, in particular with respect to their obligations to the company’s interests. The Whistleblowing channels are established to help all stakeholders raise concerns, without fear of retaliation, on any wrongdoing that they may observe and experience.

Read more on Whistleblowing Charter & Framework

Parties can report a Whistleblowing complaint if they are aware of any wrongdoings, including, but not limited to the following:

Fraud

Misappropriation of assets

Sexual harassment

Criminal breach of trust

Illicit and corrupt practices

Questionable or improper accounting

Misuse of confidential information

Acts or omissions which are deemed to be against the interest of the Company, laws, regulations, or public policies

Giving false or misleading information (including suppression of any material facts or information)

Breaches of Group Policies and Code of Business Conduct (COBC)

Conflict of interest

OR the deliberate concealment of any of the above matter or other acts of wrongdoings

Acting in good faith

We expect all parties to act in good faith and have reasonable grounds when reporting a Whistleblowing complaint. If allegations are proven to be malicious, parties responsible may be subject to appropriate action, up to and including legal action, where applicable.

Protection from retaliation

Any party that retaliates against someone who has reported a wrongdoing in good faith may be subject to appropriate action, up to and including legal action, where applicable.

Whistleblowing Charter & Framework