Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Governance

VEN strives to conduct its business in an ethically responsible manner, supporting the transition to a more sustainable model, while remaining profitable and growing its business activity.

Beyond our company’s basic compliance with national and international rules and regulations, we strongly believe that it is our responsibility to set the highest standards in terms of ethics, business integrity and sustainability. Our company is committed to fair and open competition and remains in full compliance with anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

Besides our focus on transparency as far as our business policies and practices are concerned, we are committed to the respect and prioritization of the rights of each individual affected by VEN’s operations. Treating our employees, customers and local communities with respect fairness and dignity is of utmost importance to us, as is making sure that they are free from any type of harassment and/or discrimination.

Society

Our long – term commitment besides economic development, is to contribute to an improved quality of life for our workforce and their families, as well as the local communities in which we operate.

Providing our people with opportunities and offering our encouragement for their continuous growth, means that we have succeeded at building an engaged workforce, with the skillset required for the successful future of our company.

At VEN, we promote innovation and build strong relationships, regularly engaging with our stakeholders, which enables our understanding of what is expected of our business and allows for the immediate resolution of any issues that may arise.

Our goal is to generate remain profitable, while benefiting the communities within which we operate, as well as anyone and everyone affected by our business activities.

Environment

We are fully aware of our responsibility to protect the natural world and our policies and practices have been put in place to guarantee that environmental sustainability remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our goal is to have a positive impact on the environment and wider society, by adopting sustainable practices that contribute to the reduction of our carbon footprint. Innovation and advanced technologies have been utilized to increase production efficiency, optimize our business performance and guarantee that the sustainability standards and circular economy goals set by our management team are successfully achieved.

Offering the safest and healthiest working environment possible, based on international standards, we encourage our employees to carry out their duties in a resource – efficient manner and actively support VEN’S values, policies and objectives.

Human Capital

At VEN, we prioritize occupational health and safety, implementing measures that promote a secure and comfortable working environment, which is key to the productivity of our employees. Furthermore, we are on a constant lookout for possible safety hazards at our facilities, regularly optimizing our guidelines and improving working conditions, to ensure full compliance with the strictest safety protocols.

We are committed to facilitating our personnel’s professional and personal growth, through clear goal setting, continuous coaching, providing training opportunities, encouraging open communication and stressing the importance of constant skill optimization.

Our people are the true source of our company’s growth and innovation and it is our constant commitment to maintain a corporate culture that prioritizes both their professional and personal development, as the two major factors that contribute to an individual’s success.

Deppy Vasileiadis Foundation

An important part of our responsibility is to actively give something back. We do this through a series of charitable initiatives, which are related to community support and providing assistance to individuals with limited opportunities.

Most of these actions are carried out by the Deppy Vasileiadis (DV) Foundation, a non – profit branch of V Group, which supports philanthropic and animal rights organizations and implements programs that cultivate respect for the natural environment.