Anti‑corruption promotion programme
GRI 205‑2
Promoting anti‑corruption standards and building corruption intolerance culture are vital elements of our risk management system.
We implemented our Company-Wide Anti-Corruption Promotion Action PlanAs approved by Russian Railways on 20 March 2024, No. 451. in 2024, covering all Company levels. To ensure unified awareness raising approaches, we approved Guidelines on Anti-Corruption PromotionRussian Railways’ Order No. 282/r dated 2 February 2024. as guidance for all units when preparing and conducting information events.
Anti‑corruption themes are actively integrated into key corporate information events, including youth forums, volunteer conferences, and student squad meetings. At Moscow Children’s Railway, we tested a new teenager‑adapted anti‑corruption training programme, subsequently implemented at all 26 children’s railways nationwide.
Information support for our anti‑corruption efforts is provided by:
- dedicated digital almanac Anticorr, distributed quarterly across the Company operations;
- Anticorr channels on Telegram, eXpress corporate messenger, and Rutube;
- anti‑corruption blog on the Employee Service Portal;
- graphic materials on anti‑corruption promotion for Company units.
Building corruption intolerance, strengthening corporate values
>1,000 participants in 2024
>500 competition submissions
We held another Railway Worker’s Honour anti‑corruption social advertising contest in 2024, designed to build honesty and responsible behaviour culture amongst employees and youth. Participation exceeded 1,000 people – triple the previous year.
Participants (employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as university representatives) submitted articles, videos, and social media posts. The contest became an important platform for expressing civic positions and engaging employees in anti‑corruption agenda.
To assess employee perception of information materials, our specialists conducted neurophysiological research in 2024. Flowcharts and videos that enable quick orientation, action algorithm understanding, and emotional viewer engagement proved most effective.
We also conduct annual surveys of unit employees across all 16 railways. Over 8,000 people participated in 2024. As in previous years, over two thirds highly rated our anti‑corruption policy and noted positive changes.
Following openness and transparency principles, we post regulations, guidelines and information in our official website’s Anti‑Corruption section. These resources are also available to employees in their service portal personal accounts.
The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs compiles this rating as an independent assessment of corporate anti‑corruption mechanism effectiveness and openness in Russia’s largest companies, using criteria from international standard ISO 37001:2016 and the Russian Anti‑Corruption Charter for Business.
Russian Railways’ ranking:
AAA+: strongest anti‑corruption standards
Russian Railways was among the leaders of the Anti‑Corruption Rating of Russian Business compiled by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs for the fifth consecutive time in 2024, confirming our high transparency and corporate ethics maturity.
Thanks to our unified anti‑corruption approach, we received the special prize For the Group’s Engagement in the Anti‑Corruption Rating of Russian Business, recognising not only Russian Railways’ consistent results but also achievements of four of our subsidiaries.
