Promoting ethical behaviour

A group of senior executives, comprising the Director of Human Resources, Director of Public Affairs, General Counsel, Company Secretary, Director of Risk and Director of Security is accountable to the Main Board for keeping the company’s ethical performance under constant review and taking any necessary action.

Likewise, Rolls-Royce North America has a Corporate Compliance Council, comprising the Vice President Security, Vice President Human Resources, Director Business Assurance, General Counsel and the Ethics Program manager. The Council meets regularly to review ethical concerns as well as ethics training, reporting and response activities in North America.

Training programmes are being progressively provided for employees throughout Rolls-Royce to increase awareness in the issues covered by this Code. In Rolls-Royce North America, Local Ethics Officers (LEOs) have been appointed who, in addition to their normal jobs, have the training and experience necessary to provide local guidance and support. Besides offering advice, LEOs often work with subject matter experts to oversee formal investigations into reported unethical behaviour.