The following Code of Ethics outlines the principles and standards Laing O'Rourke Australia sets for itself in the performance of all its functions and activities.
When engaging in business activity, all employees and representatives are personally responsible for their behaviour towards:
- fellow employees
- Laing O'Rourke plc
- clients and business partners
- the community, and
- competitors.
Our responsibility to our employees
- Communicate this Code of Ethics to our employees and other stakeholders where necessary.
- Encourage all employees to willingly comply with the terms of the Code of Ethics.
- Promote an environment of responsibility and accountability for our actions.
- Foster an environment of respect and fairness at all times, with zero tolerance of discriminatory behaviour in the workplace.
- Provide a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contracted workforce.
- Review this Code of Ethics to maintain its relevance and currency.
Our responsibility to our clients and business partners
- Abide by all laws and regulations in the countries in which we operate.
- Undertake all of our business dealings with honesty and integrity.
- Refrain from offering or providing an undue benefit to any foreign public official to obtain or retain business or an undue business advantage.
- Comply with our contractual obligations to third parties.
- Engender an atmosphere of cooperation with clients and business partners so that they willingly comply with their contractual obligations to Laing O'Rourke Australia.
- Build long term relationships with clients, based on mutual respect, trust and open communication.
- Avoid situations that result in divided loyalties or conflicts of interest.
- Refrain from accepting lavish gifts or gratuities that could imply judgement has been compromised.
- Respect the intellectual property rights and confidential information of third parties.
- Implement our quality system to ensure a consistency and quality of product and service.
Our responsibility to communities
- Participate in community sponsorship arrangements to develop and nurture positive relationships built on mutual understanding, respect and trust.
- Respect the physical and cultural environments within which we operate.
- Comply with all applicable laws in all countries in which we conduct our business.
- Commit to effective environmental management, by striving for continual improvement in all areas of our operations including those activities that impact on the land, water and air.
- Commit to effective occupational, health and safety management.
Our responsibility to competitors
- Participate in and promote fair and healthy competition in the building construction and engineering industry
- Refrain from illegal or unethical methods to gain competitive information
- Refrain from engaging in practices such as collusion, hidden commissions, unsuccessful tender fees or any other illegal arrangement.