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Definitions of key terminology 1. Corruption culture: Corporate culture expresses goals through values and beliefs. It guides the undertaking’s activities through shared assumptions and group norms such as values or mission statements or a code of conduct. 2. Whistle-blowers: Persons who report (within the organization concerned or to an outside authority) or disclose (to the public) information on a wrongdoing obtained in a work-related context, help prevent damage and detect threat or harm to the public interest that may otherwise remain hidden. 3. Lobbying activities: Activities carried out with the objective of influencing the formulation or implementation of policy or legislation, or the decision-making processes of governments, governmental institutions, regulators, European Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies or standard setters. Such activities include (non-exhaustive list): ► Organizing or participating in meetings, conferences, events ► Contributing to or participating in public consultations, hearings or other similar initiatives ► Organizing communication campaigns, platforms, networks, grassroots initiatives ► Preparing or commissioning policy and position papers, opinion polls, surveys, open letters, research work as per the activities covered by transparency register rules 4. Supplier: Entity upstream from the organization (i.e., in the organization's supply chain), which provides a product or service that is used in the development of the organization's own products or services. A supplier can have a direct business relationship with the organization (often referred to as a first tier supplier) or an indirect business relationship. 5. Bribery: This includes dishonestly persuading someone to act in your favor by giving them a gift of money or another inducement. 6. Corruption: Abuse of entrusted power for private gain, which can be instigated by individuals or organizations. It includes practices such as facilitation payments, fraud, extortion, collusion, and money laundering. It also includes an offer or receipt of any gift, loan, fee, reward, or other advantage to or from any person as an inducement to do something that is dishonest, illegal, or a breach of trust in the conduct of the undertaking’s business. This can include cash or in -kind benefits, such as free goods, gifts, and holidays, or special personal services provided for the purpose of an improper advantage, or that can result in moral pressure to receive such an advantage.
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