Our Business Principles set out the standards that guide the conduct of our business.
We have a responsibility to operate with integrity, accountability and transparencyAs a global company having a direct impact on the lives and well-being of hundreds of thousands of people, we have a responsibility to operate with integrity, accountability and transparency. Our Good Citizenship Business Principles provide the standards we follow in order to achieve this.
It may seem obvious, but we aim to achieve excellence in everything we do. As such, our Business Principles provide a comprehensive framework and guidelines for our conduct in all elements of our business, including:
Business integrity:
We are implacably opposed to corruption. We will not allow our employees, or those acting on our behalf, to offer, solicit, pay or accept bribes.
Safety and sustainable development: We believe that robust processes for the management of safety, health, environmental and social issues are a fundamental element of good management practice and a source of competitive advantage.
Employment and labour rights:
We are committed to fair labour practices and our conditions of service will comply with applicable laws and industry standards.
Community development and human rights: We respect human dignity and the rights of individuals and of the communities associated with our operations.
While we operate in many countries, in widely differing conditions, our values and principles have universal application. They apply to every business we manage, to everything we do and to every part of the world in which we operate or from which we procure. We will ensure that they are properly understood and observed and will regularly review them in light of experience.