Committed to ensuring that all of our business relations are merit-based, Elior has rolled out a policy on conflict of interest.

A conflict of interest is a situation in which an individual has private interests that may conflict with the professional interests he or she must  defend in his or her work, for example choosing a company in which a family member works to be a supplier.  In this situation, one can ask if this choice is being made for the quality of the supplier or to benefit a family member. Another example would be engaging in an activity, paid or unpaid, for a company that is in competition with Elior Group.

A conflict of interest is not necessarily a criminal offence: you may in good faith find yourself in a situation in which private and professional interests clash.

Nevertheless, we require our employees to ensure that any activities they may be involved in outside the Group do not represent a conflict of interest with the duties they perform either within the Group or on behalf of the Group in external organizations such as trade associations.

How to prevent a conflict of interest?

• Ask yourself regularly if your personal activities may be in conflict with your professional activities,
• If you have the slightest doubt, talk the situation over with your immediate superior, and
• If an ambiguity persists, set out the situation in writing.

If you are aware of a situation involving a conflict of interest, you can declare it via our contact form.