SustainCase: How KBC ensures business integrity and compliance
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Case study: How KBC ensures business integrity and compliance
As a leading provider of financial and insurance solutions in 6 core markets – Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Ireland –, with more than 10 million clients and over 38.000 employees, KBC strives to ensure it gains, retains and grows trust, by behaving responsibly, openly and transparently.
Abstract
As an integrated bank-insurance group offering a range of services, including retail banking, insurance, and asset management, operating with integrity is a top priority for KBC. In order to ensure business integrity and compliance KBC took action to:
• ensure compliance through the Corporate Compliance Division
• raise employee awareness about integrity and compliance issues
• promote professional integrity through the Dilemma of the Month campaign
• ensure ethical conduct through the Code of Conduct and other policies
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