ALSA obtains the AENOR certificate in Criminal Compliance and Information Security

Madrid, October 24, 2019. - As part of its strategy to implement a management model based on Excellence, the passenger transport company ALSA has received two new certificates from AENOR that endorse the company's commitment to continuous improvement: the UNE 19601 Criminal Compliance Management System certificate and the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 27001:2017 Information Security Management System certificate.

Rafael García Meiro, CEO of AENOR, and Francisco Iglesias, CEO of ALSA, at the certificate delivery.

These two certifications were presented to the CEO of ALSA, Francisco Iglesias, by Rafael García Meiro, CEO of AENOR, at an event held at the company's headquarters in Madrid.

The Criminal Compliance certificate accredits that ALSA has implemented a Criminal Compliance Management System that complies with the requirements of the UNE 19601 Standard, the national standard of best practices for preventing crimes, reducing risk, and promoting an ethical and law-abiding business culture.

With this certification, ALSA joins the group of top-level Spanish companies that guarantee the commitment of organizations to regulatory compliance, demonstrating due diligence in the prevention and detection of crimes, which will allow it to mitigate or even exempt criminal liability, and promotes an ethical and trust-generating business culture.

INFORMATION SECURITY

During the event, the Information Security certificate based on the UNE ISO/IEC 27001 Standard was also awarded, which accredits that ALSA has implemented a Management System that establishes the requirements to implement, document and evaluate an information security management system.

Among other advantages, it accredits that the company has implemented a set of appropriate controls to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of its information system, which allows it to comply with the different legislations on the protection of personal data, information society services, electronic commerce and intellectual property.

ALSA values this certification for its orientation to the protection of assets, in line with the strategy of the Management, and for its value for clients of all types of organizations. In addition, it helps ALSA to know its risks, identifying threats to business activity, and reduce them effectively.

Francisco Iglesias, CEO of ALSA, expressed his satisfaction for receiving these new AENOR certifications "which not only have to do with improvements in management, but also reinforce the commitment to our values - such as ethics, good practices, transparency and legal compliance - and with our customers and society in general, through information security, and which constitute differential elements of our organization."

For his part, Rafael García Meiro, CEO of AENOR, said that "ALSA is one of the leading companies in our economy and that is why the example it sets of commitment to good practices is so important. In this case, these are two certifications that directly appeal to values important to today's society. The Criminal Compliance one expresses alignment with Good Governance, while the Information Security one ensures the correct management of cybersecurity, which, among other things, provides confidence in the collection of personal data and its subsequent management."

For ALSA, these two new AENOR certifications, which are added to the IQNet SR10 Social Responsibility certificate that it received last April, represent a new step to continue consolidating its model of Excellence, based on continuous improvement and innovation developed in recent years.

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