Workplace

Business Principles and Code of Ethics

The Group issued its Ethics Policy to all employees in March 2008, which sets out a number of fundamental principles, which all Group companies are required to follow. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Policies include the Company’s prohibition on the giving or receiving of bribes or other payments. The key business principles contained in the Ethics Policy are set out below:

• SIG’s policy is to operate within applicable laws;
• discrimination or harassment of any kind will not be tolerated;
• SIG aims to be a responsible partner within its local communities;
• the legal and moral rights of others will be taken into account in all SIG’s business transactions;
• we will maintain a safe and healthy environment for people to work in;
• we will be proactive in managing our responsibilities to the environment;
• we will not knowingly make misrepresentations;
• as a matter of policy, we do not make political donations;
• no bribes can be given or received;
• conflicts of interest must be avoided and in all cases must be reported; and
• Employees are encouraged to report any suspected wrongdoings.