FOR
BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF
PUNJAB CHEMICALS AND CROP PROTECTION LIMITED
1. Introduction:
The revised clauses 49 of the Listing Agreement as directed
by SEBI vide Circular No.SEBI/CFD/DIL/CG/1/2004/12/10
dated October 29, 2004 provides that:
(i) The Board shall lay down a code of conduct for all
Board members and senior management of the Company.
(ii) The code of conduct shall be posted on the website
of the Company.
(iii) All Board members and senior management personnel
shall affirm compliance with the code on an annual basis.
The
Board of Directors of the Company has therefore considered
and laid down formally the “Code of Conduct and
Ethics” for the Board members and senior management
of the Company (hereinafter referred to as “Code”).
The purpose of this Code is to:-
•
Deter wrongdoing and promote ethical conduct of the
Board members and the senior management of the Company.
• Guide and help in recognizing and dealing with
the ethical issues.
• Mechanism to report unethical conduct.
• To help foster a culture of honesty and accountability.
• Uphold the standards in day to day activities.
• Compliance of all applicable laws, rules and
regulations and other policies and procedures adopted
by the Company.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all material
non-public information about the Company, its business
and affairs and make no use of it other than for Company’s
interest.
2.
Persons to whom the Code is applicable:
This code is applicable to the following persons (hereinafter
referred to as ‘officers’ of the Company):
a.
All the Board Members.
b. The entire Core group Members of the Company and
other heads of the department.
3.
Compliance with all the existing laws and existing Company
policies:
All the officers of the Company shall ensure due compliance
with all the existing local, state, national and international
laws and also comply with all the existing procedures,
rules and regulation of the Company. Should they come
across or witness any non compliance on the relevant
existing subject, they are expected to notify the same
to the Managing Director and the Board at the earliest.
4.
Conflicts of Interest:
The officers are expected to avoid all situations that
might lead to a real or apparent material conflict between
the self-interest and the official duties and responsibilities.
In case there is likely to be a conflict of interest
by any Director then, he/she should make full disclosure
of all the facts and circumstances, thereof, to the
Board of directors and in case of conflict of interest
by any other member of the core group, he/she should
make full disclosure of all facts and circumstances
thereof to the Managing Director or any other designated
authority appointed by the Managing Director.
5.
Fair treatment of all employees:
The Company is committed to provide cordial work environment
where all the employees are treated fairly and they
shall not be discriminated on any grounds such as race,
caste, creed, colour, origin or ancestry, physical or
mental disability, medical condition, marital status,
age, sex, or any other basis protected by any applicable
law, rules, or regulations.
6.
Protection of Confidential information and Company’s
Property:
All the officers of the Company shall protect the confidential
information and also ensure that such confidential information
is safeguarded at all levels of the organization. The
Company’s confidential information includes product
processes, sources, codes, product plans & road
maps, names and list of the customers, dealers, employees
and financial information like quarterly/yearly results
not declared, cost sheet, etc. All the confidential
information obtained must be used only for the Company’s
business purposes only. However this obligation also
extends to the confidential information obtained by
the Company from third parties under non-disclosure
agreements.
All
the officers of the Company shall protect the Company’s
property and shall use the same for the Company’s
business purposes only.
7.
Protection of interests of our stakeholders:
The officers shall protect the interest of all Stakeholders
of the Company and shall be accountable to them. The
stakeholders will broadly include Shareholders, Financial
Institutions, Banks, Customers and Employees.
8.
Honest and ethical conduct
The officers of the Company shall act in accordance
with the highest standards of personal and professional
integrity, honesty and ethical conduct, while working
on the Company’s premises, at off site locations,
where the Company’s business is being conducted,
at Company sponsored business and social events, or
at any other place where officers are representing the
Company. Honest conduct is to be construed as that conduct
that is free from any fraud or deception or misrepresentation
and Ethical conduct to be that conduct conforming to
the accepted professional standards of conduct, and
there should not be apparent conflicts of interest between
personal and professional relationships.
9.
Protection of Environment, Health and Safety:
All the officers of the Company shall take necessary
action to protect the environment and also ensure the
health and safety of themselves, employees, workers
and society at large. They must comply with all environmental,
health and safety laws, rules and regulations.
10.
Insider Trading:
All the officers of the Company shall comply with the
Company’s Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider
Trading, which already exists in the Company.
11.
Fair Dealing:
The officer should not take any unfair advantage of
anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of power
& privileged information, misrepresentation of material
facts or any other intentional unfair dealing practice.
12.
Gifts:
No gift or entertainment should ever be offered, given,
provided or accepted by any officer, unless it:
a. is consistent with customary practices, whether business,
trade or otherwise.
b. is not excessive in value.
c. it can not be construed as a bribe or payoff and,
d. violates any laws or regulations.
13.
Non – Compliance:
In case of any non-compliance of any of the provisions
of this Code of Conduct the same shall be reported either
to the Chairman of the Board of Directors or to the
Managing Director of the Company.
14.
Any amendments or modification to the Code of Conduct:
This Code of Conduct is subject to modification. The
Board of Directors has the requisite powers and the
authority to update and amend the Code of Conduct from
time to time.
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