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INTEGRATED REPORT 2024
AUDIT
COMMITTEE
WHISTLEBLOWING
COMMITTEE
ESG
COMMITTEE
Established by the Board of Directors
Established with the purpose to
The ESG Committee has been estab-
with the purpose to assist the Board
receive, review and investigate any
lished to assist relevant functions
with overseeing the Board’s respon-
wrongdoings reported through the
within the organisation with the
sibilities related to 昀椀nancial reporting,
company’s whistleblowing channel
actions required for achieving Gear-
risk management, internal control and
(EthicsPoint).
bulk Group’s strategic ESG objectives.
The Committee meets whenever a new
The ESG Committee does not have
governance.
The Audit Committee is a sub-com-
report is made, or at the request of
authority to make decisions and shall
mittee of the Board and reports directly
any of the committee’s’ members. The
serve as an advisory body to Gearbulk’s
to the Board of Directors. The Audit
Whistleblowing Committee consists of
CEO with respect to Gearbulk Group’s
Committee comprises three members,
not less than three (3) members, as
policies, strategies and programs
appointed by the Board of Directors:
follows:
related to matters of sustainability
Hans Petter Aas (Chair), Hans Olav
(i) Gearbulk’s CEO (Kristian Jebsen);
and corporate social responsibility by
Lindal (member of the Board of Direc-
(ii) one member of Gearbulk’s Audit
implementing, monitoring the progress
tors), Toshinobu Shinoda (member of
Committee (Hans Petter Aas); and
of the implementation of recom-
the Board of Directors).
(iii) any other person appointed by the
mended targets and goals of Gearbulk
CEO (who currently is Beatriz Passos
Group towards reducing the negative
- Global Legal Director and Chair of
impacts and increasing the positive
Gearbulk’s Compliance Committee).
impacts of the business, e昀昀ecting ESG
main guidelines.
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