Compliance as a licence to operate
For an industrial operator, compliance is not an administrative formality. It determines whether permits are maintained, financing is available, international partners stay on board and the company’s reputation holds. It covers two dimensions that BECP Conseil addresses together: the regulatory compliance of facilities and corporate compliance, meaning ethics, anti-corruption and vigilance.
HSE regulatory compliance
The texts applicable to an industrial site are numerous and change over time: environmental code, classified installation regime, sector codes, permit conditions, commitments made to lenders. We help operators see clearly:
- Regulatory watch tailored to the country and the activity, with an analysis of the impact of each new text.
- Register of requirements applicable to each site, linked to owners and evidence of compliance.
- Periodic compliance assessments and compliance plans prioritised by risk.
Corporate compliance: ethics and anti-corruption
Companies operating in Central and West Africa, or working with international groups, face growing integrity requirements: extraterritorial legislation, contractual clauses, lenders’ expectations. We support the implementation of proportionate programmes:
- Risk mapping of corruption and influence peddling, by activity and by area.
- Code of conduct, gifts and hospitality policy, whistleblowing and conflict-of-interest procedures.
- Third-party due diligence: partners, subcontractors, agents and intermediaries.
- Training for executives and exposed functions.
Duty of vigilance
Principals subject to a duty of vigilance expect their subsidiaries, suppliers and subcontractors to identify and prevent serious harm to human rights, health, safety and the environment. We help companies establish their risk mapping, prevention measures and monitoring mechanisms, and respond to their clients’ questionnaires.
Our approach
- Proportionality: a system sized to the company’s scale and risks, without unnecessary burden.
- Grounded in the field: procedures that reflect local realities and administrative practice.
- Consistency: HSE compliance and corporate compliance handled together, with the same management tools.
- Independence: we do not assess a system we designed ourselves.
