Transparency and legal compliance Corporate governance
Legal compliance
We have defined our mission, vision and values, which are reinforced by strict adherence to the codes of ethics, good governance, conduct and financial investments, approved by the Board of Trustees.
The Josep Carreras Foundation and the REDMO programme have the manuals, processes and resources required to demonstrate compliance with the laws and regulations that apply to us, including those relating to the prevention of penal risk and money laundering, and data protection.
We monitor and demonstrate fulfilment of our commitments through reports, controls and indicators to give a clear, detailed and transparent account of the way we use the funds entrusted to us by our supporters.
Key actions in 2020:
The Legal Compliance Officer, together with the members of the Legal Compliance Committee, the Data Protection Officer and the members of the Operations Unit, is responsible for promoting and verifying the strictest compliance with the regulations and for ensuring that all the Foundation’s members and associates are aware of them.
Revision of the Collaborators’ Code of Conduct to include a clause on access to email and a commitment from all staff. The corporate governance report, which detailed all activities carried out: meetings of the Board of Trustees, meetings of the Delegate Committee, meetings between members of the Board of Trustees and the management team, institutional relations with the Government of Catalonia, the Ministry of Health and universities, and participation in national commissions (the National Transplant Organization and the Quality Certification Body in Transfusion and Cell and Tissue Therapy) and in international working groups (the World Marrow Donor Association), to name the most prominent. Appointment of Júlia Carreras as a new member of the Board of Trustees. Agreement with the Government of Andorra and the Ministry of Health to promote donation in the principality and manage the data through the Bone Marrow Donors Registry (REDMO). Donor registration has been carried out through an online platform of the Josep Carreras Foundation - REDMO since March 2020.
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In 2020, the following accreditations and documents remained in force and were renewed: Framework agreement with the Ministry of Health for the management of REDMO. Authorization granted by the Government of Catalonia to REDMO as a tissue establishment in accordance with Spanish legislation. Data protection audit conducted by Faura-Casas. Annual accounts audit conducted by the company Acordia ACR. Revision of the Penal Risk Manual. Revision of the Security Document. Revision of the Money-Laundering Prevention Manual. Accreditation of the website by the Medical Association of Barcelona and Health on the Net (HONcode). REDMO qualification from the World Marrow Donor Association.
Annual Activity Report 2020
