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| 1. INTRODUCTION: |
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1.1 The Company is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct. This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the Code) reflects the business practices and principles of behaviour that support this commitment. Our Boards is responsible for setting the standards of conduct contained in the Code and for updating these standards as appropriate to reflect legal and regulatory developments. We expect every Director, every member of the Senior Management and every employee to read and understand this Code and its application to the performance of his or her responsibilities. |
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1.2 The "Code of Ethics and Business Conduct" of the Company is based on the following fundamental principles: |
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- Lay solid foundations for management..
- Structure the Board to add value.
- Promote ethical and responsible decision-making.
- Safeguard integrity in financial reporting
- Make timely and balanced disclosures.
- Recognize and manage business risks.
- Respect the rights of the shareholders.
- Respect the rights of the shareholders.
- Encourage enhanced performance.
- Remunerate fairly and responsibly.
- Recognize the legitimate interest of the stakeholders.
- Legal and Statutory compliances in letter and spirit.
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| 2. APPLICABILITY: |
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2.1 This Code is applicable to the following Senior Management of the Company referred to as 'Officers': |
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- All the Board of Directors.
- Chief Financial Officer.
- All General Managers and Heads of Departments.
- Company Secretary and other.
- Designated Employees.
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and all other employees of the company.
Ethical Business Conduct is critical to our Business. Accordingly, Officers and employees are expected to read and understand this Code and uphold these standards in day-to-day activities, and comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Code and all applicable policies and procedures adopted by the Company that govern the conduct of its Officers and employees, as enumerated hereunder: |
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| 3. Honest & Ethical Conduct |
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All officers and employees are expected to act in accordance with the highest standards of personal and professional integrity, honesty and ethical conduct, while working on the Company’s premises, at offsite locations where the Company’s business is being conducted, at Company sponsored business and social events, or at any other place where they are representing Company. |
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Honest conduct is a conduct that is free from fraud or deception. Ethical conduct is ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationship. |
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| 4. Conflicts of Interest |
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The Officers and employees of the Company shall not engage in any business, relationship or activity, which might detrimentally conflict with the interest of his company. A conflict of interest, actual or potential, may arise where, directly or indirectly if an officer or employee of the company: |
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| a) a) engages in a business, relationship or activity with anyone who is party to a transaction with his or her company; |
| b)b)is in a position to derive a personal benefit or a benefit to any of his or her relatives by making or influencing decisions relating to any transaction; |
| c) b) An independent judgment of the company's or the group's best interest cannot be exercised. The main areas of such actual or potential conflicts of interest would include the following: |
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- The Officer of the Company conducting business on behalf of his or her company, or being in a position to influence a decision with regard to his or her company's business with a supplier or customer of which his or her relative is a principal, officer or representative, resulting in a benefit to him/her or his/her relative. |
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- The Officer or a member of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position with a Company, whether received from that Company or a third party. |
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- Acceptance of gifts, donations, hospitality and/or entertainment beyond the customary level from existing or potential suppliers, customers or other third parties which have business dealings with the Company. |
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Notwithstanding that such or other instances of conflict of interest exist due to any historical reasons, adequate and full disclosure by the interested employees should be made to the Company's management. It is also incumbent upon every employee to make a full disclosure of any interest which the employee or the employee's immediate family, which would include parents, spouse and children, may have in a company or firm which is a supplier, customer, distributor of or has other business dealings with his company. |
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Every officer who is required to make a disclosure as mentioned above shall do so, in writing, to his or her immediate superior, who shall forward the CEO /CMD and/or to the board of directors/ executive committee appointed by the board and, upon a decision being taken in the matter, the officer concerned will be required to take necessary action as advised to resolve/avoid the conflict. |
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If an officer fails to make a disclosure as required herein, and the management of its own accord becomes aware of an instance of conflict of interest that ought to have been disclosed by the officer, the management would take a serious view of the matter and consider suitable disciplinary action against the officer. |
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| 5. Exclusivity |
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The Officers shall not exploit for their own personal gain, opportunities that
are discovered through the use of Company Property, information or position,
or compete with the Company unless the opportunity is disclosed fully in
writing to the Company�s Board of directors and the Board declines to pursue
such opportunity
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| 6. Fair Dealing |
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Each Officer should endeavor to deal fairly with the respective Company�s
customers, suppliers, competitors, officers, and employees. None should take
unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of
privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other unfair
dealing practice. Inappropriate use of proprietary information, misusing trade
secret information that was obtained without the Company or the Board
consent, or inducing such disclosures by past or present employees of other
companies is prohibited. An Officer must perform his or her duties in good
faith, acting honestly, free from the intention to defraud. |
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| 7. Confidentiality |
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The term "sconfidential information" includes, but is not limited to, non-public
information that might be of use to competitors of the Company, or harmful
to the Company or its customers if disclosed. The Officers shall not
disclose/reveal any facts/figures/ information/trade secrets or confidential
documents in written/verbal form, obtained during the course of business
relationship with Company to any person(s)/ authority /organization /statutory
body unless required by law, regulations or legal proceedings with specific
written permission of or intimation to the company. |
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| 8. Securities transactions and confidential information |
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The Officers and employees of the Company and his or her immediate family
shall not derive any benefit or assist others to derive any benefit from the
access to and possession of information about the Company or the group, which
is not in the public domain and thus constitutes insider information.
The Officers and employees of the Company shall not use or proliferate
information which is not available to the investing public and which therefore
constitutes insider information for making or giving advice on investment
decisions on the securities of the respective company on which such insider
information has been obtained.
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Such insider information might include the following: |
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- Periodical financial results of the Company;
- acquisition and divestiture of businesses or business units;
- financial information such as profits, earnings and dividends;
- announcement of new product introductions or developments;
- asset revaluations;
- investment decisions/plans;
- restructuring plans;
- major supply and delivery agreements;
- raising finances;
- issue of new securities and buy back of its own shares;
- expansion/new projects;
- disposal of whole or substantial part of the Undertaking;
- amalgamation, merger or takeover.
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| 9. Protecting Company assets |
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The assets of the Company should not be misused but employed for the purpose
of conducting the business for which they are duly authorized. These include
tangible assets such as equipment and machinery, systems, facilities,
materials, resources as well as intangible assets such as proprietary or patent
information, relationships with customers and suppliers, etc. |
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| 10. Regulatory compliance |
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The Company and every Officer of the Company shall, in his or her business
conduct, comply with all applicable laws and regulations, both in letter and in
spirit, in all the territories in which he or she operates. Officers must acquire
appropriate knowledge of the legal requirements relating to their duties
sufficient to enable them to recognize potential dangers and to know when to
seek advice from higher authorities / outside experts. Every Officer of the
company shall also ensure compliance to the financial reporting regulations and
procedures and assist the Audit Committee of the Board for ensuring a fair and
proper financial, accounting and internal accounting systems and controls.
Violations of applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations may subject
them to individual criminal or civil liability, as well as to disciplinary action
by the Company.
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| 11. Compliance with Code of Conduct |
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If any officer of the company who knows of or suspects of a violation of
applicable laws, rules or regulations or this Code of conduct, he/she must
immediately report the same to the Board of Directors or any designated
person/committee thereof. Such person should as far as possible provide the
details of suspected violations with all known particulars relating to the issue.
The Company recognizes that resolving such problems or concerns will advance
the overall interests of the Company that will help to safeguard the Company's
assets, financial integrity and reputation.
Violations of this Code of Ethics will result in disciplinary action, which may
even include termination/ removal from the office of the Company. The
Company's Board or any Committee/person designated by the Board for this
purpose shall determine appropriate action in response to violations of this
Code of Ethics.
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| 12. Interpretation of Code |
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Any question or interpretation under this Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
will be handled by the Board or any person /committee authorised by the Board of the Company. |
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| 13. Waiver / Amendment of the Code |
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The Board of Directors or CEO/CMD of the company has the authority to waive
compliance with this Code of business conduct for any director, officer of the
Company. The person-seeking waiver of this Code shall make full disclosure of
the particular circumstances to the Board or CEO/CMD of the company.
Further, the company is committed to continuously reviewing and updating its
policies and procedures. Therefore, this Code is subject to modification. Any
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Code must be approved in writing
by the company�s Board of Directors/CEO/CMD and promptly disclosed on the
company's website and in applicable regulatory filings pursuant to applicable
laws and regulations, together with details about the nature of such
amendment or waiver. |
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| 14. Acknowledgement of Receipt of Code of Ethics for Board Members and other
Senior Management Officials |
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Each of the Officers of the company shall acknowledge receipt of the Code and
confirm having received and read the Company's "Code of Ethics and Business
Conduct" (the "Code") and agree to comply with the code
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