CWT Responsible Business Report 2012 - Carlson Wagonlit Travel

ContentsChapter 3 - Ethics, Compliance, Data Protection2012 Responsible Business Report -chapter 3Our commitmentto ethical businesspracticesCode of BusinessEthics and ConductPrevention of corruptionand anti-competitivepracticesGlobal data protectionand privacy programInternational industry initiativesOur membership in TRACE International helps ensure thatCWT’s anti-corruption policies and practices meet generallyaccepted best practice standards. TRACE International, Inc.is a non-profit membership association that pools resourcesto provide practical, cost-effective anti-bribery compliancesolutions for multinational companies and their commercial intermediaries,such as sales agents and representatives, consultants, distributors andsuppliers. For CWT, it provides a valuable resource to aid in continuing toimprove our corporate compliance efforts. Through our membership, we arelearning more every day about how to work collectively towards the globalelimination of bribery.TRACE InternationalProvides local legal resources, including country-specific Gifts& Hospitality Guidelines and examples of best practicesMultilingual on-line and in-person anti-bribery trainingprogram for member company employeesGifts & Hospitality Tracking softwareUN Global CompactCWT signed the United Nations Global Compact in 2012. Theworld’s largest corporate citizenship and sustainability initiative,the Global Compact commits its membersto 10 universally accepted principles in theareas of human rights, labor, environmentand anti-corruption. Regarding corruption, the GlobalCompact tenth principle stipulates that “Businesses shouldwork against corruption in all its forms, including extortionand bribery.“Industry associationsCWT subsidiaries actively participate in numerous nationalindustry groups. On a corporate level, the company sponsorsthe Global Business Travel Association (GBTA, formerly NBTA),in all regions worldwide. The world’s premier business traveland meetings organization, GBTA provides its network of 21,000business and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travelservice providers, with networking events, news, education & professionaldevelopment, research and advocacy. To bolster legal efforts to ensure ethicaltravel industry practices on a worldwide scale, several members of CWT seniormanagement joined IFTTA, the International Forum of Travel and TourismAdvocates, in June 2012.Copyright © 2013 CWT21