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Business ethics and transparency
Our code of conduct defines our commitment to high
ethical standards.
• Our values and code of conduct set out the expected qualities and
actions of all our people.
• Our businesses dismissed 132 employees for non-conformance
with our code of conduct or unethical behaviour in 2015.
• We will begin to disclose information on payments made to
governments in 2016 as required by new UK regulations.
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Our values
Our values
Our values represent the qualities and actions we wish to see in BP, they
guide the way we do business and the decisions we make. We use these
values as part of our recruitment, promotion and individual performance
assessment processes.
See bp.com/values for more information.
The BP code of conduct
Our code of conduct is based on our values and clarifies the principles and
expectations for everyone who works at BP. It applies to all BP
employees, officers and members of the board.
Employees, contractors or other third parties who have a question about
our code of conduct or see something they feel to be unsafe, unethical or
potentially harmful can get help through OpenTalk, a confidential helpline
operated by an independent company.
A total of 1,158 people contacted OpenTalk with concerns or enquiries in
2015 (2014 1,114, 2013 1,121). The most common concerns related to the
people section of the code. This includes treating people fairly, with
dignity and giving everyone equal opportunity; creating a respectful,
harassment-free workplace; and protecting privacy and confidentiality.
Canada’s oil sands
BP is involved in three oil sands lease areas in Canada. Sunrise, operated
by Husky Energy, began producing oil in early 2015 and is currently
producing approximately 20,000 barrels per day. Pike, operated by Devon
Energy, is at the design stage. Terre de Grace, which is BP-operated, is
currently under appraisal for development.
Our decision to invest in Canadian oil sands activities takes into
consideration GHG emissions, impacts on the land, water use, local
communities and commercial viability.
See bp.com/oilsands for information on BP’s investments in Canada’s oil
sands.
Human rights
We are committed to conducting our business in a manner that respects
the rights and dignity of all people. We respect internationally recognized
human rights as set out in the International Bill of Human Rights and the
International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles
and Rights at Work. We set out our commitments in our human rights
policy. Our code of conduct references the policy, requiring employees to
report any human rights abuse in our operations or in those of our business
partners.
We are delivering our human rights policy by implementing the relevant
sections of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights (the Guiding Principles) and incorporating them into the processes
and policies that govern our business activities.
We are progressing towards alignment with the Guiding Principles using a
risk-based approach. This includes working across functions and
businesses in areas such as identifying and addressing human rights risks
and impacts, community and workforce grievance mechanisms, and
contracted workforce, working and living conditions and recruitment
processes.
In 2015 our actions included:
• Development and delivery of guidance, tools and training courses to
increase human rights awareness across the business.
• Inclusion of human rights clauses in an increasing number of our supplier
contracts.
• Evaluation of our community grievance mechanisms against the Guiding
Principles began at key sites to identify areas for improvement.
• Continued implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and
Human Rights, with periodic internal assessments to identify areas for
improvement.
See bp.com/humanrights for more information about our approach to
human rights.
Enterprise and community development
We run programmes to help build the skills of businesses and to develop
the local supply chain in a number of locations. In Indonesia, for example,
we have supported the foundation of local businesses, providing
community members with technical and hands-on training. In the UK we
support an apprenticeship programme in the North Sea run by one of our
contractors. The programme provides training on the skills required for the
safe and reliable operation of our offshore assets.
BP’s community investments support development that meets local
needs and are relevant to our business activities. We contributed
$67 million in social investment in 2015.
See bp.com/society for more information about our social contribution.
Staff taking part in BP’s code of conduct training in Brazil.
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