For Organisations
For Organisations operating in the EU wholesale energy markets
Organisations operating in the EU wholesale energy markets play a key role in ensuring market integrity and transparency. By becoming an Integrium Member Organisation, companies demonstrate their commitment to competency and compliancy.
The Charter provides a framework that helps organisations ensure that their employees possess the knowledge, awareness, and ethical standards required to operate responsibly in complex markets.
As a Member Organisation, you support a professional environment where employees are trained, certified, and continuously develop their expertise and ethical framework.
Below you can find more information about becoming a Member Organisation and how the Charter works in practice.
Why become a Member Organisation?
Becoming a Member Organisation signals your company’s commitment to market integrity and transparency in the EU wholesale energy markets.
Integrium supports organisations in building a strong compliance culture by encouraging relevant employees to become Chartered Professional and to maintain that status.
Membership also contributes to greater trust between market operators, facilitators, and participants, and other stakeholders.
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Responsibilities & commitments
Member Organisations foster a culture of competency and compliancy in their company.
This includes supporting employee registration, encouraging continuous professional development and the raising of awareness, as well as maintaining relevant training records that demonstrate achievements.
Through this commitment, organisations contribute to market integrity and transparency.
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Membership fees
Integrium operates as a non-profit organisation, and membership fees help cover operational costs such as maintaining the registry, managing registrations, and supporting the governance framework.
Membership fees depend on the size of the organisation and contribute to maintaining a sustainable system that supports professional standards across the industry.
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Registration process
Organisations can register as a Member Organisation through a straightforward registration process.
Once registered, organisations signal their commitment to the Charter and enable their employees to apply for registration as Chartered Professionals.
The Charter Operator manages the registration data and ensures the integrity and transparency of the registry.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Member Organisation?
A Member Organisation is a company that supports the Charter and commits to promoting professional competency, ethical conduct, and regulatory compliance in the wholesale energy markets. Member Organisations enable their employees to register as Chartered Professionals.
Why should our organisation become a member?
Membership demonstrates an organisation’s commitment to market integrity and transparency. It helps strengthen internal compliance culture, supports employee training and certification, and increases trust among market participants and other stakeholders.
Which organisations can become a member?
Any organisation involved in the wholesale energy markets can apply, including:
- Market participants (e.g. trading companies)
- Market operators (e.g. exchanges, system operators)
- Market facilitators (e.g. brokers, clearing organisations)
These organisations typically operate in the wholesale markets for electricity, natural gas, LNG, and/or hydrogen.
Does membership mean employees must register as Chartered Professionals?
Member Organisations are encouraged to require relevant employees to become registered Chartered Professionals, especially those involved in trading, compliance, surveillance, and the handling of market-sensitive information.
What are the membership fees?
Membership fees depend on the size of the organisation:
- €990 per year for organisations with < 100 employees
- €1,990 per year for organisations with > 100 employees
Integrium concerns a non-profit organisation and uses fees to support registry operations and governance.
Can a Member Organisation pay the fees for its employees registered as Chartered Professionals?
Yes. Member Organisations may choose to be charged for the annual fee for their chartered employees.
Is the Charter mandatory?
The Charter is an industry initiative and part of a self-regulation framework. Participation is voluntary, but organisations are encouraged to adopt it as a best practice for professional standards for competency and compliancy in the wholesale energy markets.