Responsibilities & Commitments
Responsibilities & Commitments
Organisations that join the Charter as a Member Organisation commit to supporting professional standards, ethical conduct and market integrity within the European wholesale energy markets.
Membership reflects an organisation’s intention to promote awareness of regulatory obligations, encourage professional development and contribute to a culture of responsible market participation.
Promote professionalism within your organisation
Member Organisations encourage relevant employees to maintain a high level of professional competence in their daily activities within the wholesale energy markets.
This includes promoting awareness of:
- market integrity and fair market behaviour
- regulatory obligations and compliance responsibilities
- professional judgement in complex market environments
- the importance of ethical conduct
By supporting these principles, organisations help strengthen professionalism across the sector.
Support employee registration
Member Organisations encourage employees whose roles are relevant to wholesale energy markets to register as Chartered Professionals.
This typically includes employees working in areas such as:
- trading and brokerage
- compliance and market surveillance
- risk management
- market operations or portfolio management
Encouraging professional registration helps ensure that employees maintain appropriate knowledge and awareness of the markets in which they operate.
Encourage continuous professional development
Wholesale energy markets evolve continuously due to regulatory developments, market innovation and changing trading practices.
Member Organisations support ongoing professional development by encouraging employees to maintain and update their knowledge through relevant training and learning activities.
Continuous learning helps ensure that professionals remain competent and capable of operating responsibly in complex market environments.
Maintain a culture of integrity
Member Organisations play an important role in fostering a culture where responsible behaviour and ethical decision-making are central to daily operations.
By supporting the Charter, organisations contribute to a market environment where transparency, competence and integrity are recognised as essential professional standards.
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