Document Number 101
Version 5
Date 30 April 2020
This Policy is applicable to every employee of Chinook Consulting or its subsidiaries, including senior executive and financial officers, and to members of the Chinook Consulting Board of Directors. The reporting requirement of this Policy is also applicable to Chinook Consulting’s subcontractors and suppliers.
Chinook Consulting (together with its subsidiaries, “Chinook” or the “Company”) are committed to conducting our business in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and the highest ethical standards, and this commitment is embodied in the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
The purpose of this Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy is to reiterate Chinook’s commitment to full compliance by the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its officers, directors, employees and agents with Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (“CFPOA”), the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), and any local anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws that may be applicable. This Policy supplements the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and all applicable laws and provides guidelines for compliance with the CFPOA, FCPA, and Company policies applicable to Chinook operations world-wide.
For the purposes of this Policy, a “contractor”, “supplier” or “third party” is defined as an entity or individual who provides, and receives payment for, services or goods related to any aspect of a Chinook operation and includes consultants and subcontractors.
This Policy is applicable to every employee of Chinook, including senior executive and financial officers, and to members of the Chinook Board of Directors. The reporting requirement of this Policy is also applicable to Chinook’s contractors and suppliers. This Policy is intended to supplement all applicable laws, rules, and other corporate policies. It is not intended to supplant any local laws.
Corruption is the misuse of public power for private profit, or the misuse of entrusted power for private gain. Bribery is the offer, promise, or payment of cash, gifts, or even excessive entertainment, or an inducement of any kind offered or given to a person in a position of trust to influence that person’s views or conduct or to obtain an improper advantage. Bribery and corruption can take many forms, including the provision or acceptance of:
Chinook personnel and agents are strictly prohibited from offering, paying, promising, or authorizing:
To promote compliance with anti-corruption laws in Canada, the United States, and other applicable/international jurisdictions, no Chinook personnel shall undertake any Improper Payment Activity in respect of a foreign official, a domestic official, or a person doing business in the private sector. In addition, Chinook’s books and records must correctly record both the amount and a written description of any transaction. Chinook personnel must ensure that there is a reasonable relationship between the substance of a transaction and how it is described in the Company’s books and records.
It is contemplated that Chinook will institute detailed procedures and standards related to training, due diligence, the recording of transactions, and other areas, to implement the terms of this Policy. In particular, Chinook will institute standards and procedures for:
Audits of Chinook sites, operating units, and contractors may be conducted periodically to ensure that the requirements of this Policy and applicable procedures and guidelines are being met. Audits may be conducted internally by Chinook, or externally by retained third parties. Audit documentation shall include performance improvement action plans.
Other Chinook policies impacted by, and which should be construed consistent with this Policy, include the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, the Code of Business Conduct Escalation Procedure, Procedures for Implementing the Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy, and the Supplier Code of Ethics.
Any employee who violates the terms of this Policy will be subject to disciplinary action. Any employee who has direct knowledge of potential violations of this Policy but fails to report such potential violations to Company management will be subject to disciplinary action. Any employee who misleads or hinders investigators inquiring into potential violations of this Policy will be subject to disciplinary action. In all cases, disciplinary action may include termination of employment. Any third-party agent who violates the terms of this Policy, who knows of and fails to report to Chinook management potential violations of this Policy, or who misleads investigators making inquiries into potential violations of this Policy, may have their contracts re-evaluated or terminated.