Dangote Cement Plc Annual Report 2021
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Anti-corruption
We do not tolerate any form of bribery, corruption and anti-
competitive behaviour in our operations. We have an anti-
corruption policy that expatiates on DCP's zero tolerance to all
forms of fraud including but not limited to: bribery and corruption,
asset misappropriation and financial statements fraud. The policy
is binding for all employees regardless of their level and position.
We are committed to investigating any fraud or suspected fraud
without regard to the career level of the individuals involved. We
had 15 confirmed cases of bribery and corruption in the year
under review as against 28 cases in 2020. A Board-approved
policy on the referral of internal audit investigated cases of bribery
and corruption is currently in place.
Anti-corruption training
We conduct periodic training on anti-corruption to scale up
knowledge and awareness among employees and to reduce
bribery and corruption in our operations. In 2021, we had a total
of 36 anti-corruption trainings for 2,791 staff expending a total
of 36 training hours in our operations in Nigeria and Pan-Africa.
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2020
28
confirmed cases of bribery and corruption
2021
15
confirmed cases of bribery and corruption
Bribery and corruption cases in 2021 by location
Cases of bribery
and corruption
Dangote Cement Plc (DCP) and
Dangote Cement Plc Transport (DCP Transport)
Number of confirmed cases of bribery and corruption
Country
2021
2020
2019
2018
Nigeria -
HQ
1
2
0
O
Fraud
Cameroon
1
4
2
4
Congo
2
4
3
0
Ethiopia
3
4
1
0
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Dangote Cement Plc Annual Report 2021
Internal Audit to provide explanations for 2021
Description of cases
Non-compliance to due diligence
in issuance of AGO to a third party
contractor.
1. Breach of Company policy
2. Breach of Company policy
1. Theft
2. Non compliance to
employment process.
3. Theft and abandonment of
truck by third-party driver.
Actions taken on confirmed cases of bribery
and corruption
Case reported to the law
enforcement agency in line with
Company policy.
Disciplinary action taken against
the responsible staff in line with
Company policy.
1. Disciplinary action taken against
the responsible staff in line with
Company policy.
2. Disciplinary action taken against
the responsible staff in line with
Company policy.
1. Full recovery of value of asset
from the responsible third party.
2. Management strengthened
control around employment
process by ensuring that all
employment contracts are
signed by the Country Manager.
3. Full recovery of value of asset
from the responsible third party.View entire presentation