Reference no: EM132844783

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.