ETHICS AND BUSINESS
2004
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Table of contents
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Foreword
1. Introduction
1.1. What is «Ethics»?
1.2. Business Ethics
1.3. The Code of Ethics
1.4. The Barilla «style»
1.5. Sharing the Code of Ethics
2. Our commitment
3. Values
3.1. Honesty and transparency
3.2. Social responsibility
3.3. The centrality of people
3.4. Employees’ rights
3.5. Environment preservation
3.6. Compliance with enforced laws, codes and
regulations
4. Rules and Code of behavior
4.1. Relations with Stakeholders
4.2. Marketing and Communication
4.3. Information and accounting records
4.4. Internal audit
4.5. Bribery and misappropriation
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4.6. Diversity and equal opportunities
4.7. Diligence and fairness in contracts
5. Implementation and control procedures
5.1 Scope of implementation of the Code of Ethics
5.2 Establishment of the Internal Control Committee with
monitoring responsibility
5.3. Reporting of violations of the Code of Ethics
5.4. Communication and dissemination of the Code of
Ethics
6. Appendix of details as per Italian Decree 231/2001
6.1. Protecting the Company’s capital, Creditors and the
Market
6.2. Relations with Public Institutions
6.3. Conflict of interest
6.4. Gifts, presents and other forms of favors (benefits)
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Foreword
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Since 1877, Barilla has been manufacturing food products,
offering a nutritionally balanced diet to consumers all over
the world.
Honesty,
transparency,
innovation,
social
and
environmental responsibility are the values in which Barilla
reflects itself, as results of a strong and widely recognized
cultural identity. This identity, as an outgrowth of the
founders’ entrepreneurial style, has been progressively
reinforced over 125 years of traditions, experience and
actions, becoming one of the firm’s fundamental resources.
Nowadays, due to the growth of bu