Gascogne ethic charter

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2007-2008 Orientations

Ethic charter

ETHIC CHARTER

Vision

We intend to pursue paths of profitable growth for our different businesses, worldwide, by focusing our efforts on customer satisfaction and employee development:

As a leader in our specialist sectors
With facilities and an approach that are world-embracing and multi-cultural,
Offering innovative services to our customers
Investing in our teams

Values

Customer
The customer is our top priority whatever our specific job may be. We undertake to satisfy our customers, support their developments and anticipate their needs.

Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a key value of our Group, which implies empowerment, initiative and speed in decision-making, and entails control, openness, resource sharing and taking advantage of all possible sources of synergy.

Health and safety
Health and safety constitute a fundamental responsibility for the Group and all its employees. The safety programme introduced throughout the Group makes each individual accountable for his or her own safety as well as for that of others.

Equal opportunities
The Group undertakes to provide equal opportunities for all its employees based solely on merit and with no discrimination motivated by gender, nationality, race or religion.

Environment
We are mindful of our responsibilities to future generations and we undertake to act in an exemplary manner in environmental matters. The environment is an integral part of our quality-oriented approach, which starts with the design of our products and covers natural resources, materials efficiency, discharges and recyclability.

Good corporate citizen
Our Group undertakes to comply with the laws in force, both in letter and spirit, wherever it does business. In particular, this applies to anti-trust, labour and employment laws.

Integrity
In all circumstances we undertake to act with integrity towards our customers, our shareholders, our suppliers, our colleagues, all our partners and the local authorities with whom we are in contact.

Shareholders
We are custodians of tangible and intangible assets belonging to our shareholders.
We undertake to manage and expand our Group with a view to sustainably creating value while respecting the interests of our employees and our customers.