You have been hired as the new Ethics Compliance Officer in a leading pharmaceutical company (the name of your choice). You have been asked to construct a corporate code of ethics which will serve as an ethical guideline for all employees, customers and contracting vendors. Your proposed Code of Ethics should address and include, at a minimum, the following
An general opening statement regarding the purpose, intent and scope of the Corporate Code of Ethics followed by:
Specific ethical policy statements relating to the following specific corporate areas of business:
Employee conduct and relationships issues
Hiring practices
Conflict of Interest issues
Vendor relationships
Equal Opportunity
Compensation practices
Health Issue
General business practices and behaviors which are prohibited or discouraged by the company.
Other ethical issues of your choice.
For each specific ethical policy statement, provide a brief and concise explanation of the purpose and intent of the policy directly under the policy statement.
Your Corporate Ethical Code of Conduct should be well-thought out, specific, written with clarity and comprehensive in nature. You can be guided by reviewing actual corporate codes of conduct but are cautioned to not copy any portions of them into your proposed code.