Doc005 Business Integrity Code of Conduct

contents

• This documents the principles guiding the actions of all GKL staff.
• introduction
• social responsibility
• quality of service
• objectivity
• corporate integrity
• competition

• document control
• document change history
• document properties

introduction

The following principles will guide the actions of GKL's staff including associates when working on GKL business.

social responsibility

GKL accepts continuing responsibility for its consulting services to its clients and society.

GKL shall permanently contribute to the benefit of its clients and society through staff training and technology development aimed at improving productivity.

quality of service

GKL shall undertake projects only in its area of expertise, and where it has the capability to deliver efficient and effective services to its clients.

GKL is committed to providing high quality services to clients, and will use quality management as a working method, and continuous improvement as a means to improving quality.

objectivity

GKL will act with loyalty to its clients, and will keep confidential any information that is obtained in the process of performing its services. GKL will keep confidential the reports and documents prepared for a client.

GKL will avoid any conflict of interest, and will inform a client beforehand of any potential conflict of interest that could emerge during the execution of the services.

GKL will offer its services under terms of contract that do not interfere with its independence, integrity, and objectivity.

GKL will not accept any remuneration that could encourage it to offer a biased opinion.

corporate integrity

GKL will solicit consulting work and will bid only under the highest standards of corporate ethics and competitive practices, and with complete integrity in its transactions.

GKL will act at all times for the benefit of clients, and will carry out services with professional integrity, while not jeopardizing the interests of society.

GKL's promotional activities will uphold the integrity of the consulting profession. Brochures and other information describing work and resources will reflect GKL's actual circumstances in a truthful manner.

GKL shall manage its internal and external affairs with integrity.

competition

If asked to review the work carried out by another consultant, GKL will act in accordance with its business integrity policies.

GKL will not endorse compensation or contribution arrangements destined to influence or secure consulting work, nor seek or accept commissions from suppliers of equipment and services recommended to the client as part of GKL's consulting services.

GKL will not take part in activities that could damage the reputation or business of others.

[This Code of Conduct is derived from the model code of conduct produced by FIDIC 2001.]

All GKL staff (ie: employees and associates) are to be guided by this code of conduct.

If any member of staff encounters or suspects a circumstance which runs counter to this code, they should report the matter to a Director as soon as possible.

Approved

Gordon Kirk
director

document control

approved by : Gordon Kirk (General Manager)

document control : document-by-document, soft-copy master

distribution list:

1. GKL master in s:/qman/
2. GKL-SS
3. GKL Web site

the following are uncontrolled copies

document change history

30 January 2002,, version 1

initial version