It is our core value to act honestly, fairly and with integrity and respect in all business dealings. Acting lawfully and honestly is fundamental to our business philosophy.

It is Camellia's Policy to:

• Understand and aim to comply with, and in many cases exceed, all legal requirements that affect us in the countries in which we operate.
• Be honest, open and co-operative with all regulators.
• Prohibit bribery in any form, including the offering or receiving of unreasonable or disproportionate gifts or hospitality in the course of business, and in particular from offering or accepting gifts and inducements that encourage or reward decisions.
• Compete independently and not to enter into any anti-competitive agreements.
• Prohibit all employees from soliciting and using confidential information obtained from other organisations.
• Properly record, report and review financial and tax information.
• Encourage employees to draw attention to breaches of company policy and procedures and to deal seriously with any matter raised in good faith by an employee.
• Ensure employees avoid personal interests in companies which have a business relationship with Camellia and may therefore create a conflict of interest.

Our core value is to respect the dignity and well-being of all those people who work for us.

The Camellia group has many different workplaces, ranging from agricultural fields and plantations in developing economies to engineering workshops and offices in the UK. Employment laws and the cultural norms that apply in the different countries and situations in which our businesses operate vary considerably and a wide range of different occupational health and safety issues is encountered across the group.

Looking after the people who work in our businesses, wherever they may be based, is always a priority.

It is Camellia's policy to:

• Understand and comply with all employment and occupational health and safety legislation that affects our businesses in the countries in which we operate.
• Not employ forced, bonded or prison labour of any kind.
• Not employ persons below the minimum legal working age in the countries in which we operate and in no case below the ILO minimum age.
• Pay wages that meet or exceed industry or legal national minima.
• Treat employees fairly and impartially in terms of recruitment, progression, terms and conditions of work and representation, irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, religion or social origin.
• Not tolerate any form of harassment of employees.
• Establish consultative work-place structures that allow employees to present their views to management.
• Provide a safe and hygienic working environment and to assess and control the specific risks arising from our work activities.
• Safeguard the health and safety of visitors and contractors and any others that may be affected by our operations.
• Provide appropriate health and safety and emergency training to all employees.
• Establish procedures to report and investigate any accidents that may happen in the workplace.

Our core value is to promote environmental sustainability and biodiversity.

We recognise that all our activities affect the environment. Our agricultural businesses may use chemical treatments to control pests and have the potential to affect biodiversity. Our engineering businesses have the potential to create hazardous and polluting wastes. All of our businesses consume energy (with implications for climate change), water and other natural resources.

We are committed to identifying the environmental impacts of all our activities and managing these responsibly.

It is Camellia's policy to:

• Understand and comply with all environmental legislation that affects our businesses in the countries in which we operate.
• Identify and assess the main environmental impacts of all of our business activities. This will cover as a minimum:
  • the consumption of energy (including transport) and associated greenhouse gas emissions
  • the consumption of water
  • polluting emissions and discharges to the atmosphere and water courses
  • the generation of solid and liquid wastes that require treatment and disposal, especially those classified under legislation as hazardous and
  • impacts on biodiversity, for example, from the destruction of natural habitats and the use of agro-chemicals.
• Establish appropriate programmes and operational controls to minimise the main environmental impacts identified in each of our businesses.
• Provide appropriate environmental training to our employees.
• Ensure that the environmental effects of major investments are assessed and monitored at the planning stage.

It is our core value to respect and contribute to the communities that are affected by our businesses.

Many of our businesses, especially in the agricultural and horticultural sector, play a major role in the life of the local communities in which they operate. Our businesses may be the dominant employer in some communities and consequently they make significant contributions to the provision of housing, health and educational facilities.

All of our businesses, irrespective of the sector in which they operate, have some potential to impact on, or contribute to, the local community.

It is Camellia's policy to:

• Consult the local communities affected by our businesses and ensure that all comments are responded to and, where appropriate, acted upon.
• Understand how our businesses can most effectively support the needs of their local communities and contribute to local programmes and initiatives.
• Ensure that the social effects of major investments are assessed and monitored at the planning stage. Areas of key social impact which may be identified include resettlement, importation of labour, changes in the provision of social services, job losses and cultural property issues.
• Ensure the provision of basic services to employees and their dependents, where these are not normally available to the general population in the country of operation. This may include, as appropriate:
  • acces to potable water and foodstuffs
  • access to primary health care
  • ensuring that resident children of employees of primary school age are in school
  • facilitating access to secondary schooling for the resident children of employees and
  • access to company housing that meets or exceeds local norms or statutory requirements.