The business and professional activities of Ferrovial and its employees are based on the value of integrity and carried out in accordance with the principles of honesty, avoidance of every form of corruption and respect for the individual circumstances and needs of all parties involved.
| Ethical Integrity | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | Var 08-07 |
| Ethical conduct (perceived)* | 65 | 64 | 56 | 2% |
| Responsible use of power in the market (perceived)* | 66 | 65 | 58 | 1% |
| Investigations opened based on whistleblower reports | 145 | 110 | 80 | 32% |
| Training about the Code of Ethics (hours) | 638 | 400 | NA | 60% |
| Executives given Code of Ethics training (%) | 331 | 232 | NA | 43% |
| Employees given Code of Ethics training (%) | 960 | 529 | NA | 81% |
| Suppliers that have ratified the Code of Ethics (%) | 92 | 100 | NA | -8% |
| *Source: RepTrak | ||||
Ferrovial prohibits bribes to public authorities and civil servants and it forbids its employees to give or receive undue payments of any type as well as presents, gifts or favors from third parties outside the scope of regular market practices or which, by reason of their value, characteristics or circumstances, may reasonably alter the commercial, administrative or professional relations of its companies.
It also prohibits any action that may involve unfair competition practices and undertakes to ensure compliance with the competition laws applicable in the countries where it operates.
Fraud control is a duty assigned to the Internal Audit Department. One notable development is the creation of a new Whistleblowing Channel for anonymous reports regarding Code of Ethics violations. In 2008, there were no corruption investigations opened as a result of any reports made through this channel.
In January 2009, the FTSE4Good again ratified Ferrovial’s inclusion on its indices after completing an evaluation of its anti-corruption policies and procedures.