Audit Committee Overview
BAE SYSTEMS
Employment Support & Advice
Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct applies globally to all employees, directors, and wholly owned subsidiaries.
Controlled JV's are expected to uphold substantially equivalent standards
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Embedded into the due diligence process for suppliers
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Expressly prohibits bribery and other forms of corrupt conduct
Mandated Business Integrity training during induction with annual line manager lead face-to-face
training thereafter
Reviewed every three years to ensure best practice
Ethics Helpline
Code of Conduct makes clear that the first point of call is a colleague, manager, HR or Legal
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Alternatively there is an Ethics Helpline and network of Ethics Officers
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160 Ethics Officers across the Company who receive regular training and provide day to advice and
guidance on ethical matters
Ethics Helpline - lines are open 24/7, anonymity if required, externally independently run
Ethics reporting reviewed at a business level (in quarterly business reviews) and corporately at the Ethics
Review Board and Corporate Responsibility Committee
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