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Introduction

1. 1.1

   We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted by Bribery and Corruption. This Policy is integral to that effort and we are all bound by it.

1. 1.2

   [Insert organisation’s name] takes pride in its support of charities and good causes and is committed to conducting itself with the highest standards of probity in continuing to offer such support.

1. 1.3

   Bribery and corruption is, however, an area where perception can sometimes be more important than fact. Corrupt payments can be disguised as charitable and Political donations. Regardless of whether a donation has been made with purely innocent motives, if an external observer could put an adverse construction on that donation, it puts the business, and the person receiving the donation, at risk.

1. 1.4

   This policy contains controls to minimise this risk but we rely on staff to exercise judgement about how any donation might be perceived, recognising that what at first sight might appear to be reasonable might nevertheless become the subject of unreasonable comment or criticism by external parties.