Thursday, April 23, 2015

Chapter 9: Organizational culture

At Unilever, integrity is the foundation on which they do their business. Unilever has a Code of Business Principle and Code Policies for its employee. These code are mandatory for everybody at Unilever including the Board of director, employees and contractors. This also applies to all Unilever companies, subsidiaries and organizations over which Unilever has management control. They define the behaviors that everyone who works for Unilever must follow to. These codes help to make sure that the company’s values are brought into the workplace and that the good reputation of the company is promoted and protected. For third parties who interact with Unilever, they have to follow Responsible Sourcing Policy defines the standards of integrity of Unilever that the third parties have to follow.
The important component of Unilever’s ‘winning with integrity’ strategy is the requirement for the highest standards of behavior from all of their employees and partners. Unilever operates with a broad definition of corruption. This includes fraud and financial misrepresentation, conflicts of interest, bribery, facilitation payments, anti-trust violations and misuse of information. They have dedicated policies in all of these areas, and others not specifically related to corruption (such as discrimination, workplace safety and information protection). These policies define in clear, simple terms what everyone who works with and for Unilever must and must not do.

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