Western Governors University
The APEX Company
BUSINESS ETHICS
CODE OF CONDUCT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. The APEX Company Ethics Program Introduction ……………………… 4
B. Standards and Procedures APEX Code of Conduct ………………………………………..…………. 5 C. Ethics Training Program New Employee Training ………………………………………..……….. 6 Current Employee Training …………………………………………….. 6
D. Compliance Systems Monitor ……………………………………………………………….… 6 Audit ………………………………………………………………......... 7 Reporting Misconduct ………………………………………………….. 8
E. Ethics Program Assessment Review ……………………………………………………………..….. 9 Improvement …………………………………………………………. 9
A. The APEX Company Ethics Program Introduction
The APEX Company has the mission to “Exceed customers’ expectations in providing consulting services of a superior value.” To be successful in that mission, it is imperative that we are diligent in maintaining a good and solid reputation in every endeavor we undertake. Who we are and how we run our business is guided by our ethics program. The purpose of our ethics program is to identify, prevent and correct ethics issues. Our ethics program consists of our Code of Conduct, compliance auditing, two way communications between management and employees, improvement and re-current training on ethical behavior. The policy set forth after this overview is expected to be adhered to by all employees from the CEO, down to the janitorial staff. All employees should become familiar with the ethics guidelines that follow this introduction. We are firm believers that the decisions we make today, determine our success for tomorrow.
Sincerely,
APEX Management
B. Standards and Procedures
APEX Code of Conduct
• APEX management team welcomes concerns from employees and commit to open door policies for those