The director works with the ethics advisors to implement the procedures, poicy directives, guidelines, and communications of the Committee. Providing functional leadership to ensure companywide consistency regarding ethics policy, issues, and ethics and business conduct education programs. The director serves as the ethics advisor for the company offices. The director serves as secretary of the Committee. Reported concerns are reviewed and investigated by Internal Audit, People, Security, the Law Department, operating segment ethics advisors, or executive-level management, or others as appropriate.
Appropriate management is advised of investigation findings and recommended corrective actions.
A follow-up system is maintained to ensure that appropriate corrective actions are taken. If possible, investigation results and corrective actions are communicated to employees who reported concerns. D. Executive Series Ethics Advisors 1. Executive series ethics advisors administer the ethics and business conduct program and related compliance activities within the operating segment and direct activities of the operating location ethics advisors. Executive series ethics advisors report to the senior executive of the operating segment and to the director of Ethics and Business Conduct.