Values and Ethics
OZ Minerals requires that the Board and all employees maintain the highest levels of integrity and professional behaviour in their relationships with each other and all stakeholders.
Our core values of respect, integrity, action and results form the basis of our commitment to sustainability and have been articulated to mean;
Respect
- For the safety of everybody in our business
- For each other as individuals
- For communities, cultures and for diversity
- For all our stakeholders
- For the environment
Integrity
- Honest, courageous and open in our communication
- Honouring commitments
- Consistently behaving in line with our values
- High standards of business ethics
Action
- Being bold, decisive and agile
- Being rigorous, responsible and accountable
- Continually improving
- Innovating to add value
Results
- Delivering on goals and objectives
- Meeting or exceeding expectations
- Aspiring for excellence
- Creating sustainable value
- Never compromising on safety and health
OZ Minerals has a number of codes and policies in place to guide the Board and all employees in the application of our values to all day-to-day activities. These include the OZ Minerals Code of Conduct, Whistleblower Policy and Securities Trading Policy, all of which were reviewed and updated following the merger. These are made available to the OZ Minerals workforce via the intranet and are also available on the OZ Minerals website.
The Code of Conduct describes standards for appropriate ethical and professional behaviour for all directors, employees and contractors working for OZ Minerals. The Code provides policy on conflicts of interest, bribery and corruption, consumer and personal privacy and anticompetitive behaviour. Breaches of the Code are taken seriously by OZ Minerals and may be reported using the Whistleblower Policy.
OZ Minerals is committed to ensuring concerns regarding illegal conduct or malpractice can be raised in good faith without being subject to victimisation, harassment or discriminatory treatment, and to have such concerns properly investigated. The Whistleblower Policy provides a mechanism by which all employees can confidentially report improper or illegal conduct without fear or discrimination.
To safeguard against insider trading, OZ Minerals’ Securities Trading Policy prohibits directors and employees from trading the company’s securities if they are aware of any information that would be expected to have a material effect on the price of Company securities. The policy also establishes ‘black out periods‘, during which directors and employees must not trade OZ Minerals securities