Shared ethics [ Return towards  A corporate citizen  ]

Air Liquide’s ethics policy is implemented by its subsidiaries through local codes of conduct, centered on the Group’s Principles of action and in line with the customs and regulations of the country.

In November 2009, 63% of the Group’s employees belonged to subsidiaries having a code of conduct. Air Liquide has defined ten fundamental themes that each code of conduct must follow:

• Respect for laws and regulations;
• Respect for human beings -safety and hygienic conditions in the workplace, prevention of discriminatory actions, respect for third parties;
• Respect for the environment;
• Respect for regulations and competition law;
• Respect for rules on insider trading;
• Prevention of conflicts of interest -ties with a competitor, customer, supplier, respect for rules on corruption;
• Protection of Air Liquide activities: protection of information, property and resources;
• Transparency and integrity of information;
• Internal controls and audits;
• Implementation of codes of conduct.