This Code of Conduct reflects
values of the Shriram culture,
and is also ensuring compliance
with Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock
Exchange.
The Code of Conduct for Shriram
Pistons and Rings Ltd. is to
ensure ethical conduct in the
business. The matters covered in
the Code are important for the
Company, all the Board members,
Senior Management, its
shareholders/stakeholders and
business partners, for their
business conduct.
All Board members and Senior
Management personnel shall
observe and implement the code
of Conduct in their official day
to day activities.
The Board shall determine the
appropriate action to be taken
in the event of violation of
this Code.Ethical Conduct
All Board members and Senior
Management personnel of the
Company shall deal on behalf of
the Company with
professionalism, honesty and
integrity, as well as high moral
and ethical standards. Such
conduct shall be fair and
transparent and be perceived to
be as such by third parties.
Regulatory
Compliance
All Board members and Senior
Management personnel shall, in
his or her business conduct,
comply with all applicable laws
and regulations, both in letter
and in spirit, in all the
territories in which he or she
operates. If the ethical and
professional standards set out
in the applicable laws and
regulations are below that of
the code, then the standards of
the Code shall prevail.
Financial
Reporting And Records
The Company shall prepare and
maintain its accounts fairly and
accurately in accordance with
the accounting and financial
reporting standards which
represent the generally accepted
guidelines, principles,
standards, laws and regulations
of India.
Internal accounting and audit
procedures shall fairly and
accurately reflect all of the
company's business transactions
and disposition of assets. All
required information shall be
accessible to Company auditors
and other authorised parties and
government agencies.
There shall be no willful
omissions of any Company
transactions from the books and
records, no advance income
recognition, and no hidden bank
account and funds.
Conflicts of
Interest
The duty of all Board members
and Senior Management personnel
towards the Company demands that
he or she avoids and discloses
actual and potential conflicts
of interest. A conflict of
interest exists where the
interests or benefits of one
person or entity conflict with
the interests or benefits of the
Company. Examples include:-
A. Employment / Outside
Employment
In consideration of employment
with the Company, Senior
Management personnel are
expected to devote their full
attention to the business
interests of the Company. They
are prohibited from engaging in
any activity that interferes
with their performance or
responsibilities to the Company,
or is otherwise in conflict with
or prejudicial to the Company.
Senior Management personnel are
prohibited from accepting
simultaneous employment with
suppliers, customers, developers
or competitors of the Company,
or from taking part in any
activity that enhances or
supports a competitor’s
position. Additionally, all
Board members and Senior
Management personnel must
disclose to the Company’s audit
committee, any interest that
they have that may conflict with
the business of the Company.
B. Outside directorships
It is a conflict of interest to
serve as a director of any other
company that could be
detrimental to or in conflict
with the interests of the
Company.
C. Business interests
If a Board member or Senior
Management personnel is
considering investing in any
customer, supplier, developer or
competitor of the Company, he or
she must first take care to
ensure that these investments do
not compromise on their
responsibilities to the Company.
The Company’s policy requires
that information to Company’s
audit committee be given while
making such an investment. Many
factors should be considered in
determining whether a conflict
exists, including the size and
nature of the investment; their
access to confidential
information of the Company or of
the other Company; and the
nature of the relationship
between Company and the other
Company.
D. Related parties
As a general rule, Board members
and Senior Management personnel
should avoid conducting Company
business with a relative, or
with a business in which a
relative is associated in any
significant role. Relatives
include spouse, siblings,
children, parents, grandparents,
grandchildren, aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews, cousins, step
relationships, and in-laws. The
Company discourages the
employment of relatives of
employees/Directors in positions
or assignments within the
company. Further, the Company
prohibits the employment of such
individuals in positions that
have a financial dependence or
influence (e.g. an auditing or
control relationship, or a
supervisor/subordinate
relationship).
Notwithstanding that such or
other instances of conflict of
interest exist due to any
historical reasons, adequate and
full disclosure by the
interested Board members and
Senior Management personnel
should be made to the Company's
management. It is also incumbent
upon every employee to make a
full disclosure of any interest
which the employee or the
employee's immediate family,
which would include parents,
spouse and children, may have in
a Company or firm which is a
supplier, customer, distributor
of or has other business
dealings with his or her
Company.
E. Corporate Opportunities
All Board members and Senior
Management personnel may not
exploit for their own personnel
gain, any new business
opportunity to the Company’s
area of business viz., auto
components, unless the proposal
is informed in writing to the
CMG, and the Company in the CMG
declines to pursue such an
opportunity. The Company will
convey its decision with in
three months of receiving the
written proposal.
F. Other situations:
Because other conflicts of
interest may arise, it would be
impractical to attempt to list
all possible situations. If a
proposed transaction or
situation raises any questions
or doubts, all Board members and
Senior Management personnel must
consult the Company's audit
committee.
Protecting
Company Assets
The assets of the Company shall
not be misused but shall be
employed for the purpose of
conducting the business for
which they are duly authorised.
These include tangible assets
such as equipment and machinery,
systems, facilities, materials
and resources as well as
intangible assets such as
proprietary information,
relationships with customers and
suppliers, etc.
Quality of
Products and Services
The Company shall be committed
to supplying goods and services
of the highest quality
standards, backed by efficient
after-sales service consistent
with the requirements of the
customers to ensure their total
satisfaction.
Health, Safety
and Environment
The Company shall strive to
provide a safe and healthy
working environment and comply,
in the conduct of its business
affairs, with all regulations
regarding the preservation of
the environment of the country.
Equal-Opportunities Employer
The Company, all Board members
and Senior Management personnel
shall provide equal
opportunities to all its
employees and all qualified
applicants for employment,
without regard to their race,
caste, religion, colour,
ancestry, marital status, sex,
age, nationality and disability.
Employees of the Company shall
be treated with dignity and in
accordance with our maintaining
a work environment free of
sexual harassment, whether
physical, verbal or
psychological.
Gifts and
Donations
No Board member or Senior
Management personnel shall
(directly or indirectly) accept
any gift, entertainment, trip,
discount, service, or other
benefit from any organization or
person doing business or
competing with the Company
(other than modest gifts/
benefits of nominal value or
entertainment as part of normal
business courtesy and
hospitality) which would or
reasonably appear to be capable
of influencing such person to
act in a manner which is against
the interest of the Company.
Political
Non-Alignment
The Company shall not support,
directly or indirectly, any
specific political party or
candidate for political office.
The Company shall not offer or
give any Company funds or
property as donations, directly
or indirectly, to any political
party, candidate or campaign.
Corporate
Citizenship
The Company, all Board members
and Senior Management personnel
shall be committed to be a good
corporate citizen, not only in
compliance with all relevant
laws and regulations, but also
by actively assisting in the
improvement of the quality of
life of the people in the
communities in which it
operates, with the objective of
making them self-reliant.
Such social responsibility would
comprise: initiating and
supporting initiatives in the
field of community health and
family welfare, vocational
training, education and
literacy, providing employment
to physically challenged people
and encouraging the application
of modern scientific and
managerial techniques and
expertise. |