I. UNIC: PROMOTING BUSINESS INTEGRITY IN UKRAINE
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Ukraine is ranked 120gaining 32 points of 100
possible, which is 2
positions upaccording to Corruption
Perception Index 2018
by Transparency
International
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX
More details at: https://ti-ukraine.org/en/news/cpi-2018-second-worst-score-of-all-neighbors-after-russia/
ABOUT THE NETWORK
cities
A platform for
implementing
integrity standards in
accordance with the
best international
practices
An educational project
fostering the idea of
business integrity and
transparency among the
community and
businesses
A place for promoting
the idea of doing
business
responsibly
INITIATORS
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Any company, regardless of its size or sphere of activities may join UNIC.
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The key to becoming a member is to favor a high
standard of integrity and compliance in doing
business.
Fill out UNIC questionnaire
(self-assessment)
Pass an open data screening
Get approval from current
UNIC members
Sign the Memorandum
Make a membership
payment
Regular confirmation
of a company’s
integrity status
Collaborate with partners and
contractors , who share the same
principles
Publicly available commitment
towards integrity and anti-
corruption
Develop and implement
internal policies and compliance
rules
Train employees, customers and
contractors
Improve business ethics awareness among partners and colleagues
Provide support for compliance at the management
level
UNIC MEMBERS COMMITMENT
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Good business
reputationCombating corruption
through collective action
Lightening regulatory
pressures
Easier access to creditsEasier entry to
international markets
Creating level playing field
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
after Certification
USING THE LOGO FOR MARKETING
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GOVERNING BODIES
Executive Committee
Ethics Committee Expert Groups
SECRETARIAT
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BUSINESS INTEGRITY DIGEST
NEWSLETTER
SEMINARS & TRAININGS
PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES
BEST PRACTICE – ONLINE LIBRARY
CERTIFICATION
UNIC ACTIVITIES
BUSINESS INTEGRITY WEEK 2018
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500PARTICIPANTS
60SPEAKERS
9CITIES
160MEDIA MENTIONS
KyivKharkivLviv
Odesa
Vinnytsia
Dnipro
Ivano-
Frankivsk
RivneChernihiv
UNIC IN NUMBERS
57
102
53members
thousand
employees
cities
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UNIC MEMBERS
II. CERTIFICATION OF THE BUSINESS INTEGRITY LEVEL
STANDARDS
Certification is
performed
in accordance
with UNIC Standard
Based on
ISO 37001:
2016 Standard
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CERTIFICATION
has implemented a
procedure / policy to
prevent corruption
uses a procedure / policy
to prevent corruption
as operational guidelines
and principles
CONFIRMS THAT A UNIC MEMBER
(as of a Certification date)
DOES NOT GUARANTEE A UNIC MEMBER
was not and will not be suspended
in corruption in the future
has defined
compliance risks
an investigation of a UNIC member’s
non-compliant behavior
has developed a
procedure / policy to
prevent corruption
IS NOT
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Joining the Network =
self-assessment of the level
of compliance by a member
High-level compliance
assessment by
independent experts =
Certification
KEY STEPS TO CERTIFICATION
Step 1
Ste
p 2
Confirms the right
to use UNIC logo
Confirms membership in
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STAGES OF CERTIFICATION
Selection of
independent
experts
Preparation
for Certification Assessment Certification
decision-making 1 2 43
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STAGE 4: DECISION-MAKING
Concluding a license agreement / Granting
the right to use UNIC logo
Independent Expert Report
with recommendations not lower
than “Priority-3”
A preliminary permission from
an owner of UNIC logo
A decision of the Executive
Committee
“Priority-1” – immediate corrective actions are required
“Priority-2” – urgent specific measures are required
“Priority-3” – specific corrective actions are required
Screening via open data
sources
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BENEFITS OF CERTIFICATION
to mark goods, work,
services (on a package
or label);
in media (marketing
materials, website, etc.).
by other market players
with a high level of
business integrity and
compliance.subcontractors;
investors;
creditors.
RIGHT TO USE THE LOGO RECOGNITION INCREASED LEVEL OF
TRUST
by:
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CERTIFICATION
“Every piece of your
[compliance] program needs to
be tied to the actual operations
of the company”, said Hui Chen,
Compliance Counsel at the US
Department of Justice
INTEGRITY MUST BE DISTINGUISHED
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CONTACT US
Podil Plaza Business Center
30A Spaska Street, 3rd floor
04070 Kyiv, Ukraine
+38 (044) 237 74 53
@[email protected] unic.org.ua
THANK YOU!
@Ukrainian Network
of Integrity and
Compliance