Scenarios for Team Discussion 2024

As leaders and people managers across the organisation, we have a critical responsibility to create a positive working environment with the highest standards of business conduct.

It’s important that we set clear expectations and role model the standards of behaviour we expect to be followed. We encourage people to speak up if they see or experience anything that doesn’t feel right and be ready to support those who do.

Our Business Integrity Training is designed to shine a spotlight on the specific areas we want to discuss and give us the opportunity to explore these situations together in our teams. The two topics we’ve prioritised this year are balancing pressures and respect at work.

We recognise that with a mission as important as ours – to protect those who protect us – and our record order backlog, that some people might be feeling extra pressure to deliver. It’s important to discuss this and ensure any pressure your team might be feeling does not drive the wrong behaviours, particularly where it involves looking after our people, products, technology or information.

It's essential that everyone feels physically and psychologically safe, respected, and valued at work. We pride ourselves on how brilliantly colleagues look out for and support each other, and we have no tolerance for harassment or discrimination of any kind. We need employees and leaders at every level to hold each other and the organisation accountable for living the Code of Conduct every day and in every part of the business. We will never compromise on our commitment to ethical business conduct and we won’t tolerate retaliation against those who speak up.

We encourage everyone to speak up if they experience or see anything that doesn’t meet the high standards we set, and that our colleagues deserve. There are many ways for people to speak up and we know line managers are often a first port of call for team members when they need advice or guidance. Please remember there is a strong support network there for you. You can reach out for advice and guidance at any time through your own manager, the HR function, one of our Ethics Officers or our Ethics Helpline which can be anonymous.