Roots International values its reputation for sound ethical dealings with the various organisations with whom it undertakes business.
The company takes a clear view that it expects, and supports its employees in ensuring, that they act professionally and with integrity in relation to their dealings with business partners, including actual and potential customers, suppliers, intermediaries, referrers of business, contractors, distributors, agents, advisers, government and public bodies (including their advisers, representatives and officials), politicians and political parties.
Employees of Root international should under no circumstances offer or accept:
- Any financial or monetary payment for commercial return or as a bribe or inducement to secure business;
- A gift or other form of benefit to a supplier, customer or contractor with the aim of securing or retaining business or gaining some material benefit from undertaking business with the other party.
The company’s employees are expressly required to indicate their understanding and acceptance of this policy.
Code Of Conduct
Integrity
Root International’s employees will always be honest and open in all business dealings both inside and outside the organisation.
Compliance with the Law, Regulations and Sanctions
It is the company’s policy to be in compliance with all laws and regulations including sanctions applying to its business operations, wherever they may be situated.Ethics
We will seek to ensure that all employees conduct themselves in an ethical manner in all dealings on the company’s behalf. We expect honesty, fairness and courtesy both in dealing with each other and with our external contacts, as well as encouraging the contribution from others and respecting different viewpoints.Confidentiality
All employees are expressly forbidden from revealing or communicating to any third party, confidential information that is entrusted or becomes known to them whilst carrying out their duties for the company.Conflicts of Interest
All employees must avoid involvement in outside activities that could (or potentially could) conflict with the employee’s loyalty; or might adversely affect the employee’s judgement and objectivity or time spent on company business; or might reasonably be construed by others as such.Business Gifts and Corporate Hospitality
As a general guideline, business gifts and excessive hospitality should not be accepted by any employee or other member of staff. The intention of the policy is to ensure that the Company can demonstrate that no undue influence has been applied or could be said to have been applied by any supplier or anyone else dealing with the Company. Accordingly, staff must not accept business gifts or excessive hospitality which might be deemed by others to have influenced a decision.Expenses
Expenses are only recoverable if the expenditure is reasonably and necessarily incurred on behalf of the company and complies with the company’s expenses policy from time to time. Receipts should accompany claim forms, and expenses must normally be claimed within three months of being incurred.Price Fixing
Employees must not collude with a third party to fix a buying or selling price of any of the metals, minerals or materials in which the company trades.Bullying
Employees must not bully any person. For the purpose of this code of conduct bullying is considered to be intimidating, malicious, insulting or humiliating behaviour which attempts to undermine, hurt or humiliate an individual or company.Discrimination
Employees shall at all times act fairly, reasonably and without discrimination. An employee must not discriminate directly or indirectly against any other person on grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, disability, age, political persuasion or religion.Sexual Harassment
Employees must not engage in sexual harassment of any kind including unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, the display of offensive materials, asking for sexual favours, making decisions on the basis of sexual advances being accepted or rejected.