Whistle Blowing Policy

The Esplanade Co Ltd (TECL) is committed to achieving and maintaining high standards with regard to behaviour at work, service to the public and in all its work practices. All employees are expected to conduct themselves with integrity, impartiality and honesty. We seek to develop an open and transparent culture that forms the bedrock of strong corporate governance.

The Whistle Blowing Policy has been established to ensure that any employee and external parties can report in good faith, genuine concerns about malpractice, illegal acts or failures to comply with recognised standards of work and applicable laws, with the assurance that they will be protected from reprisals or victimisation. The Policy is intended to cover serious concerns over:

• Accounting irregularities and misuse of funds
• Bribery, theft, fraud and corruption
• Misconduct and unethical behaviour (including harassment)
• Conflict of interest
• Non-compliance with law and regulations
• Acts of endangering health and safety of employees and members of public
• Acts that cause environmental damage
• Any other matters of impropriety which may cause financial, non-financial or reputational damage to TECL