Anti-Bribery Policy

Zero tolerance toward bribery in all its forms.

INVEST officials and employees commit to complying with and continuously improving the Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS), based on the ISO 37001:2016 Standard. This entails adopting concrete actions to prevent, detect, and address bribery in all its forms in a rational, proportional, effective, and appropriate manner.

Every INVEST official or employee has the responsibility to identify and report indications of bribery whenever circumstances allow. Such indications may include promises, offers, gifts, gratuities, or other improper advantages in exchange for performing or omitting actions that benefit a third party. INVEST personnel who witness or are victims of such situations must categorically reject any request or offer of bribery and report the incident through: The INVEST website (Online Bribery Report Form) Email: denuncias_soborno@investinelsalvador.gob.sv Phone: 7071-7019 Physical reporting boxes located at INVEST offices

The Anti-Bribery Compliance Function, together with the leadership of its President, is responsible for verifying, assessing, and monitoring the effective implementation of this policy, ensuring the efficient and effective achievement of anti-bribery objectives.

Officials, employees, suppliers, business partners, and other interested parties related to INVEST must comply with the requirements of the ABMS and this policy. It is mandatory for everyone to apply the legal and technical framework for bribery prevention in institutional projects, activities, relationships, and services.

All officials and personnel of all INVEST departments shall adopt the necessary measures to promote the reporting of concerns and complaints made in good faith or based on a reasonable belief, ensuring the protection, confidentiality, and anonymity of individuals who report alleged acts of bribery. Such reports shall be handled by the Compliance Office. INVEST guarantees that concerns and complaints may be raised in an environment of trust and without fear of retaliation, and expressly prohibits any action or omission, whether direct or indirect, that adversely affects officials, employees, suppliers, business partners, or any other interested party who acts in good faith or cooperates with investigations under the Anti-Bribery Management System

Any act of retaliation shall be considered a serious offense and shall be sanctioned in accordance with applicable law, internal regulations, and ABMS procedures.

The Compliance Function has the competence, status, responsibility, authority, and independence necessary to provide advice and guidance on the implementation and continuous improvement of the ABMS.

INVEST authorities shall conduct the relevant investigations, exhausting administrative and legal avenues according to the nature and particularities of each case. This shall be without prejudice to administrative sanctions or criminal actions applicable to those found to have engaged in bribery, whether they are employees of INVEST or not, taking into account the facts, nature, and seriousness of the offense or non-compliance.