Code of Conduct

OUR POLICY

CADPE will conduct its business to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.

What our Code of Business Conduct means.

CADPE:

– WILL respect the dignity and rights of its employees and place the highest priority on ensuring the safety of each other at work and the safety of others who might be affected by our activities;

– WILL seek to minimise so far as we reasonably can the impact of our activities on the environment;

– WILL comply with the law in the conduct of our business;

– WILL be honest in our dealings with those with whom we do or seek to do business;

– WILL strive to avoid even the appearance of wrongdoing or impropriety in the way we go about our business;

– WILL NOT bribe or attempt to bribe anyone;

– WILL NOT take bribes from anyone;

– WILL be diligent in selecting our business advisors and partners so that we minimise the risk of our reputation being damaged by others;

– WILL implement and observe appropriate training and procedures designed to ensure that we and others working for us understand what our Code of Business Conduct means for them in practice; and

– WILL treat seriously breaches of our Code or its associated Guidance.

And our employees:

– WILL avoid (or properly disclose and obtain clearance for) potential conflicts between their interests (or those of their friends and families) and their responsibilities to CADPE or our customers;


– WILL NOT take bribes and will report to appropriate management any attempt made to bribe or improperly influence them or another employee in the carrying out of their duties for CADPE;


– WILL NOT bribe or attempt to bribe anyone (including by making “facilitation payments”* and will report to appropriate management any request or suggestion that CADPE, or anybody working for or with CADPE, should bribe or attempt to improperly influence someone;


– WILL seek advice on how to proceed if they are at all unsure whether something complies with our Code of Business Conduct or how to apply its associated Guidance;


– WILL be able to raise (confidentially if they wish), without fear of unfavourable consequences for themselves, any genuine concerns they have that our Code or its associated Guidance is not being followed.