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BUSINESS BARGENERS MENS 0) HOSED, SUOONITR CTO) INI SOMITE! a IBWIOs Vidya, T just spoke to Mr. Grey ot Ethical. He pointed us towards a 6 ‘ractor which he wants us to use. The na the company is Subcontractor Field Service and its Managing Director is Me. Field. Could you please set up a meeting with him? How come? We already have a preferred subcontractor Yes, but since Mr. Grey really recommended that we use them, it could be good to hear them out. Ok, I will set up a meeting with Mr. Field ‘As you know, we have been recommended by Mr, Grey at Ethical to contact you for « potential project. Why do you think Mr, Grey recommends Field Service? First of all, Field Service of course provides excellent fiel services and hos excellent records for this type of projects. But we also have a very good relationship with Ethical, in particular Mr. Grey, since T actually worked for Ethical for any years before I joined Field Service. ene Ok but could you please also let me have your prices? (Our prices are perhaps over the standard market rates but they have been agreed with Mr. Grey ond if you agree 10 oppoint Field Service T con make sure you wil get the contract with Ethical. So,do we have a desi? Let me give you a summary of the meeting with Field Service. Clearly, they wont to be our subcontractor. Mr. Field ond Mr. Grey at Ethicol obviously know each other well. They are former colleagues! Field Services prices are clearly higher than the prices of our current subcontractor. They have clso been agreed with Ethical ‘And, finally. Mr. Field told me that he can ossure us That we win The deal with Ethical if we select them as our subcontractor. This is strange - Mr. Field did not sey anything about that. But I did some research on the internet and I found that ‘the company is registered in the tax haven Cashman Islond, Field Service also requires that a large part of their compensation shall be poid in advance to its account on the island. ‘Hinm, the information we have seems to contain a lot of red flags. 0 condition which should serve as an condition which should serve as alert that illegal or improper conduct may exist and that further investigations is an alert that illegal or improper conduct is a real threat and that all further actions must cease. A eA therefore required plore the picture and rk the 6 areal Correct astitute red Fh ‘That's right! You selected the correct response. You picked out ell the red loge! The circumstances indicote thet there might be an arrangement between Mr. Field and Mr. Grey Which could constitute bribery. The arrangement could fer example be that a part of the exaggereted payment to Field Service will be pold by Mr. Field to Mr. Grey as compensation for Field Service getting the deal with Ericson. Prices agreed with EtNcal gf Explore the picture and mark the 6 areas that ngcing Regerarions constitute red flags Know tach other wel Q, Condition A Current. Win the deal Pye Subcontractor th Ethel ea F Prices agreed ers, Bp win etna So ‘ely + Each business partner must be selected carefully and the qualifications and integrity of the porter be verified through a proper Due Diligence. If the business portnen is from a high-risk country where, bribery is known to cecur, the investigation should be particulerly thorough. + Moke sure thot the portner does net havea family or other relationship with Public Officiale who are responsible for areas relating to the partner's potential duties + As ageneral rule, Agents, Representatives, Sales Consultants, or other intermediaries whe either act on behalf of Ericason or whe introduce business to the company are perticulerly high-risk business partners

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