Ethical Policy
A reputation for integrity has been a cornerstone of the EGC's business since it was founded by Graham Watson in 2001. It gives customers the confidence that the company's services meet the standards claimed for them and that they may safely entrust their commercial and technical gas requirements to the EGC for competent management. Employees at all levels are required to protect the EGC's reputation for integrity.
The company strives to maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct and corporate responsibility worldwide through the application of the following principles:
- Compliance with national, European and international laws and regulations is required as a minimum standard.
- Reputable business practices must be applied worldwide.
- Conflicts of interest must be declared and appropriate arrangements made to ensure that those with a material interest are not involved in the decision making process.
- Improper payments of any kind are prohibited, similarly no gift whose value is material or which may be interpreted as a form of inducement should be accepted or offered by the EGC's employees.
- Reporting of business performance should be undertaken in such a way that senior management is fully and properly informed concerning the business' true performance, risks and opportunities in a timely manner.
- Ethical issues must be dealt with in an efficient and transparent manner.
- A positive contribution to society as a whole, and specifically the communities in which we operate, must be ensured.
- We must seek to influence our suppliers to operate to similar high standards as ourselves.