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Leading by example

Senior manager certification
Our senior managers are expected to lead by example by complying with the group policies and by supporting their staff to do the same. This is reinforced annually by a formal ‘Management certification on business ethics’ in which over 12,000 managers confirm their understanding and compliance with the Group policies contained in The Employee Guide to Business Conduct.

The full certification statement is reproduced below.

"I certify that:

• I understand that GSK is committed to the principle of performance with integrity, and in particular, to ensuring that its activities comply with all applicable laws.
• I have received a copy of or have access to the GSK Code of Conduct (POL-GSK-001) and other GSK corporate policies through the Corporate Policy Index page accessible on the Corporate Ethics & Compliance Community.
• I have read and understand The Employee Guide to Business Conduct, accessible on the Corporate Ethics & Compliance Community.
• I have complied with applicable laws, regulations, and GSK corporate and local policies and procedures.

The following statements are also applicable to supervisors with personnel management responsibility:

• All people under my supervision have received copies of or have access to the GSK Code of Conduct and other applicable GSK policies and have been informed of their responsibilities.
• I have put in place appropriate measures to ensure that the people under my supervision comply with applicable laws, regulations, and GSK corporate and local policies and procedures while working on behalf of GSK."

Exceptions (list any compliance issues that should have been reported previously but were not).

Management Certification promotes awareness of GSK’s ethical standards and group policies. It emphasises the importance of the group policies to thousands of other GSK employees who, in the course of their daily activities, must comply with the law and group policies in the conduct of company transactions.

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