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Our
principles.
Introduction Our people Our planet Our customers
Strong ethics and leadership
Bidfood's Senior Leadership Team set the tone,
leading by example in promoting ethical business
practices, human rights and being a responsible
corporate citizen. This filters through the business
by the code of ethics policy which is integrated into
our ways of working, ensuring honesty and fairness
to all stakeholders, including the 'Care, Share and
Dare' company values in interactions with
all employees.
Robust data security
Cybersecurity is one of today's most relevant issues,
not just for companies but for society as a whole
and it's crucial in helping our business safeguard
critical infrastructures, protect sensitive information,
and ensure business continuity. The company has
developed a holistic approach to cybersecurity that
helps to provide the best possible protection for
its IT and OT infrastructure as well as its products,
solutions, and services.
For both ourselves and the wider Bidcorp group,
protecting the personal data of our customers, our
people, and partners is an expression of responsible
interaction. That's why processing personal data in
compliance with applicable data protection laws,
including the General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR), is of utmost importance to us.
Clear communication
We have a number of key stakeholders and the
relationship we maintain with these stakeholders are
critical to the business' success, so communication
is of paramount importance. We engage fully and
openly with colleagues and their representatives
through channels such as consultative committees,
joint working parties, briefing groups and collective
bargaining agreements with trade unions. Employees
are regularly updated on corporate and individual
business unit objectives, trading performance
and market conditions through a variety of
communication methods.
Wider stakeholder communication is customised
to the needs of the stakeholder based on agreed
boundaries and timelines.
Robust control environment
The control environment captures the overall
attitude, awareness and actions of employees
towards the systems and processes the company
have in place and, therefore, a strong environment
reduces the risk of things going wrong. We
monitor the robustness of the environment by our
assurance processes which are overseen by the
Risk and Assurance Group who report to the Senior
Leadership Team and support the management.
A combined assurance approach has been
implemented that assists in addressing controls over
the key risks facing the business. Such risks and
their mitigating controls are identified and controlled
by management, and the process is monitored and
evaluated by the Group Internal Audit team.
Our mission
We run our business on
core principles that are
based on strong ethics
and leadership, robust
data security and clear
communication