Governance

Decision Structure

Each business has a structure suited to its needs. Axis’s partners design ownership stakes, partnerships and investment vehicles with governance in mind: one vehicle per project or group of related projects, with defined responsibilities, separate accounts and clear decision-making rules. Axis Incorporações applies this approach to its developments, holdings and relationships with affiliates and strategic partners.

This is an established way of organizing businesses when capital and partners vary between projects. The approach follows principles reflected in corporate governance references in Brazil and abroad: clear structures, risk management at each level and transparency across the group. It gives partners clarity about each investment’s structure and seeks to define the boundaries of each project’s commitments and risks.

Decisions at Axis Incorporações are made by the authorized decision-makers and recorded under the company’s rules and the agreements governing each transaction. Coordination with the controlling shareholder maintains oversight of the group while keeping each company’s responsibilities identifiable.

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Conflicts of Interest

Participation in developments, partnerships and transactions with related companies calls for attention to conflicts of interest. Axis Incorporações follows its controlling shareholder’s guidelines to identify them early and document how they will be handled. Anyone with a personal interest in a matter declares it and takes no part in the decision; the recusal is recorded. Transactions with shareholders, affiliates and other related parties require market terms and separate approval.

When managing properties belonging to affiliates and strategic partners, the scope of work and decision-making limits are defined for each relationship. Sensitive information is accessed by the people who need it to carry out their responsibilities. Where required to address conflicts, teams, files and communication channels are separated under Axis’s information-barrier protocols.

Integrity and Information

Axis’s policies on integrity and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, personal data protection and information security apply to Axis Incorporações. The company’s management is responsible for their observance in its activities, in coordination with the controlling shareholder.

These rules guide relationships with shareholders, affiliates, partners and service providers, as well as the handling of information received in each transaction. Information about this website’s practices is available under Privacy.

Public references for the corporate governance practices adopted by Axis and its affiliates: G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, 2023 edition, on transparency of group structures and special purpose entities and on risk oversight; IBGC’s Código das Melhores Práticas de Governança Corporativa, 6th edition, 2023, on principles and the handling of conflicts of interest; the World Bank’s PPP Reference Guide, version 3, on special purpose vehicles and project risk allocation.