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Honesty & Integrity : All Directors and the Senior Management are to conduct their activities, on behalf of the company and on their personal behalf, with honesty, integrity and fairness. They are to act in good faith, responsibility, with due care, competence and diligence, without allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated. Directors and the Senior Management are to act in the best interest of the company and fulfill the fiduciary obligations. |
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Conflict of Interest : Directors and Senior management of the company are expected not to engage in any business, relationship or activity, which may be in conflict of interest of the company. If such conflict of interest is unavoidable, it must be fully disclosed to the Board for appropriate action. |
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Compliances : The Directors and the Senior Management shall ensure compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. |
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Other Directorships : serving on the boards of other companies may raise substantial concerns about potential conflict of interest. And, therefore all directors must report/disclose relationships to the Board on an annual basis. It is felt that service on the board of a direct competitor is not in the interest of the company. |
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Confidentiality : The Directors and Senior Management are to ensure that they do not disclose or use any confidential information gained in the course of holding the position in the company for personal benefit of for the benefit of any other person. |
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Prevention of Insider Trading : No Director or the Senior Management of the company shall derive benefit or assist others to derive benefit by giving investment advice from the access to and possession of information about the company, not in public domain and therefore constitutes insider information. |
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Protection of Assets : The Directors and the Senior Management must protect the company's assets, labour and information and may not use these for personal use, unless approved by the Board. |
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Environmental Commitment : The Company's business will be conducted in an environmentally friendly and responsible manner. The Directors and the Senior Management are to ensure compliance with the spirit and intent of environmental laws, regulations and standards |
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Compliance with the code : Compliance of this code of conduct is an obligation. The Directors and the Senior Management of the Company are to ensure that this code is communicated to, and understood and observed by employees. The Managing Director will make a declaration in the Annual report for each year that the above affirmations have been received from all Directors and the Senior Management. Compliance with this code is subject to the review by the Board. Any modification(s), amendment(s) or review of this Code shall be done by the Board. |
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Whistle Blower Policy : All Directors and the Senior Management of the Company must ensure that the employees reporting any breach or suspected breach of this Code, illegal activity, fraud or abuse of company assets to the Directors or to the Management concern. The employees reporting any misconduct shall be suitably protected and no unjust action will be taken against any such employee for making such a report. |
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Certification : All directors and the Senior Management of the company shall every year affirm to the Board of Directors their compliance with the code in the format attached herewith as format as Annexure A.
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Annexure “A” |
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