Our place in the world (CSR)

As a reputable licensed trust office, we are a gatekeeper of the integrity of the Dutch financial sector.

We are aware that trust offices are vulnerable to misuse of their services for money laundering, the financing of terrorism and other illegal purposes. We also recognize the dangers inherent in international corporate structures which allow ultimate beneficiaries to remain anonymous. Because we take our role in upholding the integrity of the Dutch financial sector seriously, in order to manage the integrity risks associated with our provision of trust services we therefore have strict procedures for the acceptance of new clients and our other activities. These are set out in our Procedural Guide.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Our view of corporate social responsibility goes beyond simply operating with honour and integrity. In line with the Holland Quaestor guidelines, we apply the following definition of CSR.

“Corporate social responsibility is performing our services in an ethical manner in the interests of the environment, the social environment and the economy. CSR policy pertains primarily to our core processes, in which context we also take responsibility for our role in the chain. This implies that we maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders on the basis of transparency and dialogue, and provide answers to justified questions from society.”

We are well aware that we have only a limited say over the global environment, the economy, corruption and human rights. But what does lie within our sphere of influence are our own activities and our policies with regard to the clients we work for and the people we employ.

EMPLOYEES

All new personnel are carefully selected and then undergo pre-employment screening by the Dutch Security Institute (DSI). After joining us, they sign both the Holland Quaestor Code of Conduct and a personal declaration of integrity and independence on annual basis. Anti-corruption policy and action are also part of Your Trust’s systematic integrity risk analysis (SIRA) tool, and in our day-to-day operations are integrated into internal procedures (such as the “four-eyes” principle), systems (ComplianceWise for post-event transaction monitoring) and processes, as well as our continuous investment in employee training.

Our CSR policy highlights not only what we ask of our people, but also how we as an employer treat them. Topics covered include promoting diversity and preventing discrimination, the position of women in the upper echelons of our organization, sustainable employability and our disputes procedures and whistleblower regulations.

CLIENTS

Our CSR policy also forms an integral part of Your Trust’s customer acceptance matrix. Applying a combination of our own strict acceptance policy, SIRA screening, our risk appetite (as laid down in SIRA), UN and OECD principles and our general commitment to helping build a better world, we exclude a variety of countries, sectors and activities from our clientele. You can read more about this under “Know your client” and in our list of exclusions.

The complete CSR policy is available for inspection at our office in Rotterdam. Based around the themes people, planet and profit, it explains how we as an organization seek to conduct our business in a responsible and sustainable manner.

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