INDICATOR: 2-28

The Group, to better operate and implement its sustainability strategy, cooperates with its stakeholders and thus, participates in organizations, associations and bodies. The Group sponsors and/or participates in the governing bodies and committees of the organizations/associations and regards as part of its sustainable development strategy its active participation in the following organizations:

Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Organizations:

• CONCAWE (scientific section of the European Refineries Organization FuelsEurope)
• the HFE’s Council for Sustainable Development  (The CEO holds the position of Chairman of the Council / participation in various committees & working groups)
• the HFE’s Committees on Environment and Health & Safety
• UN Global Compact & Global Compact Network Hellas
• CSR Hellas

Tax Issues Organizations:

• International Fiscal Association
• The HFE’s Tax Affairs Committee
• The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce’s Tax Affairs Committee

Industry Organizations:

• Hellenic Petroleum Products Marketing Companies Association (Participation in the Energy Products and Specifications Committee)
• European Fuel Manufacturers Association (EFMA) (Member of the Board of Directors / Participation in various committees)
• FuelsEurope (Participation as Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee (LIG))
• Association of Greek Chemical Industries (Participates as a member of the Board of Directors)
• eFuel Alliance (Participation in the bodies of the Alliance and member of the Board of Directors)
• Union European Lubricants Industry (UEIL) (Member of the Sustainability Committee)
• Gas Industry Advisory Committee (GIAC) (Member of the EMGF Committee)
• Association of Exporters of Northern Greece (Participation as Secretary General of the Board)
• SEV – Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (Member of the Board of Directors / Participation in various committees & working groups)
• AmCham – American Chamber of Commerce (Member of the Board of Directors / Participation in various committees)
• Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Development (Member of the Board of Directors)
• Institute of Energy of South East Europe (IENE) (Participation as Chair of the Downstream Committee)
• Hellenic Association for Energy Economics (Members with Access)
• Association of Corporate Counsel (Member of the Organizing Committee of the Annual Conference in Greece)
• Business Integrity Forum of the Hellenic Office of the Transparency International Organization (Member of the BoD). In cooperation with other major companies operating in Greece, they exchange knowledge and best practices to address corruption phenomena.

DIAXON

• Association of Manufacturing Industries of the Rodopi Prefecture
• Association of Industries of Northern Greece
• Exporter’s Association of Northern Greece
• Association of the Greek Manufacturing of Materials & Packaging

EKO CYPRUS

• Cyprus Chamber of Commerce – KEBE (Voluntary membership since 1954)
• Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation – OEB (Voluntary membership since 1960)
• KODAP – Cyprus strategic stocks, (Obligatory professional relation since 2006. Financed through a fee imposed by Government on fuel sales).
• CYMEPA – Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (Voluntary membership since 1993)

OKTA

Industry Organizations:

• ZEMAK – Energy Association (Holds a position on the BoD and provides funding)
• SIER (Union of Industry, Energy and Mining) – active member

Professional Organizations:

• Council of the Institute for Accreditation (Membership is considered as strategic)
• Economic Chamber of the country (Participates at the BoD, patron membership)
• Energy Association of Economic Chamber (Hold the position of President)
• Foreign Investors Council within the Economic Chamber (Membership and active participation in projects)
• AmCham – American Chamber of Commerce
• Hellenic Business Association (Founding member)

Environmental and Sustainability Organizations

• Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (Membership)
• Institute for Standardization (ISRM) (Membership – active participation in the work of the Council and the committees at the Institute)
• Council of Bureau of Metrology (Membership is considered strategic)
• MZZPR (Macedonian Association for Occupational Safety)
• IMI Engineering Institution of North Macedonia (Membership, holds a position of vice president in the governance body)
• Organization of Employers (Member – active participation)
• Institute of Internal Auditors North Macedonia (Membership)

EKO Bulgaria

• The Bulgarian Petrol & Gas Association (BPGA) – member and active participation
• The Hellenic Business Council of Bulgaria (HBCB)
• Bulgarian Assosciation of People Management (BAPM) – member

EKO Serbia

• Founding member of the UNKS Association (Association of Oil Companies in Serbia) among other key fuel retail chains and competitors. UNKS was founded in 2011. EKO Serbia participates in projects and committees and does not pay a substantial amount apart from membership. EKO Serbia considers this organization a strategic partner. In 2020 EKO Serbia Operations Director was elected UNKS President.
• Member of FIC (Foreign Investors Council) since EKO entered the country in 2002.
• Member of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia
• Global Compact
• Hellenic Business Association in Serbia

JUGOPETROL

Professional organizations:

• Montenegrin Foreign Investors Council (Membership)
• Montenegrin Employers’ Federation (Membership)
• Montenegro Business Alliance (Membership)

Regional and Local Organizations:

• Union of Managerial Executives of Montenegro (Membership)
• Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro (Full membership)
• Standardization Institute of Montenegro (Membership)