This Code of Conduct (the “Code”) sets forth legal and ethical standards of conduct for Directors and employees constituting senior management (comprising all members of core management team one level below the executive Directors and all the functional heads) of M/s. Ambassador Intra Holdings Limited ensures compliance with legal requirements under Clause 49 ‘Corporate Governance’ of the Listing Agreement. Following point are included in company’s Code of Conduct.
1 Everyone’s Responsibility:
Our Code applies to our Officers, Directors, and Associates when dealing with customers, business partners and suppliers, government agencies, the public, competitors, and other Associates. Our Code is our guide to help us translate our shared values into everyday behavior, and to help us do the right thing.
We are each responsible for following our Code and other policies, as well as applicable laws. Remember, our reputation begins and ends with the actions each of us take.
2 Health and Safety in the Workplace:
We want to maintain a clean, safe, secure and healthy place to work, and we have a shared responsibility for making safety and health a daily priority.
We support each other by following all safety and health rules, and by reporting any unsafe conditions or practices.
3 Protection and Proper Use of Corporate Assets:
We all have an obligation to protect assets, including facilities, supplies, materials, technology (including internet access and email), telephone and mobile devices, equipment, intellectual property, and business information from loss, theft, waste, misuse or carelessness.
We are expected to use company funds legally and responsibly, and must never use company resources to support an unauthorized activity.
We must never sell, loan, give away, or dispose of any company asset without proper authorization.
4 Corporate Opportunity:
We all have a responsibility to advance legitimate interests when an opportunity to do so arises.
We are prohibited from taking for ourselves opportunities that are discovered through the use of corporate property, information or position.
We may not use corporate property, information, or our position for improper personal gain, and we must not compete with the Company directly or indirectly.
5. Confidential and proprietary information:
On occasion, we may have access to confidential information that others outside Brown Shoe do not, such as non-public product or information, designs, and business and strategic plans.
We all have a responsibility to protect this confidential and proprietary information. We must never share this information with anyone outside company unless we receive authorization from the Legal Department.
6. Honest and Ethical Conduct and Fair Dealing:
We strive to outperform our competition fairly and honestly.
We seek competitive advantages through superior performance, and not through unethical or illegal business practices.
We must never steal proprietary information or possess trade secret information that was obtained without the owner’s consent. Also, we must never encourage past or present employees of other companies to make such disclosures to us.
We should never take unfair advantage of anyone by engaging in unfair practices such as manipulation, concealment, falsification, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other intentional conduct.
7 Diversity, Equal Opportunity, and Respect in the Workplace:
Diversity:- We are committed to finding, employing and retaining people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, lifestyles and belief systems that can help us better meet the needs of our diverse consumers.
Equal Opportunity:- We treat all Associates and applicants for employment fairly, and provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, protected genetic information or any other factor protected by law.
Respect:- We are committed to creating a work environment of mutual respect, free of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Our Respect in the Workplace Policy demonstrates our commitment to preventing inappropriate behavior in the workplace.
8 Avoiding Conflict of Interest:
A conflict of interest is when our personal interests or involvement in a situation conflicts or interferes with our ability to perform our job objectively, and to act in the best interests of M/s. Ambassador Intra Holdings Limited.
We are expected to avoid activities that create, or even appear to create, a conflict of interest. If there is a chance that a situation might be perceived as a conflict of interest, we must talk to our Manager and the Legal Department, and take steps to get it appropriately resolved.
9 Insider Information and Trading-:
We may become aware of important company information before it is made public.
Information is considered “material information” if it could influence a decision to buy or sell company stock.
We are not allowed to buy or sell company stock when we are aware of material information that has not been disclosed to the public. We are also not allowed to share non-public material information with others or to encourage someone else to make an investment decision on the basis of the information.
Trading on material information before it is made public is “insider trading”, which is illegal and can have severe consequences including civil and criminal penalties.
The standards regarding insider information and trading also apply to our family members who live with us, anyone else who resides in our household, and any family members who may consult with us before they trade in company stock.
10 The Law :
As a leader in the Textiles industry, we need to operate as a responsible corporate citizen. We must comply with all applicable laws in the places where we work and live. We cannot engage in or condone illegal activity from our associates, our customers, our suppliers or any other business partner, for any reason.