Corporate Ethical Policy

This Corporate Ethical Policy sets out general principles of corporate ethics to help guide an organisation’s conduct and decision-making.

It includes specific principles relevant to bribery and corruption and is intended to assist a company’s compliance with the provisions and spirit of the Bribery Act 2010.

Updated for UK law and UK GDPR

This policy has been updated for Brexit. References to data protection legislation have been updated to reflect the UK GDPR.

Why an ethical policy can be useful

A clear ethical policy can help ensure employees understand the standards of behaviour expected of them. This can help reduce the risk of inappropriate or unethical conduct occurring when employees act on behalf of the company, including where issues arise through inexperience rather than deliberate misconduct.

An ethical policy can also help demonstrate a corporate commitment to honest and proper business practices, from how the organisation treats employees to how it manages its environmental impact.

What this policy covers

• human rights and workers’ rights;
• environmental issues;
• conflicts of interest;
• information handling, confidentiality and data protection;
• relationships with shareholders and investors;
• suppliers and partners; and
• bribery and corruption.

This document is duplicated in the Employment folder in the Employment Policies and HR Forms group and in the Business folder in Legal and Business Forms (Bribery Act 2010 & Policies).

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