Ethics in our Business
Scapa requires compliance by its subsidiaries and employees with the laws and standards of conduct of the countries in which it does business. This includes legislation implementing anti-corruption and competition law compliance. Employees are required to avoid conflicts of interest regarding Company business, to act lawfully and ethically, and to be responsible for communicating in good faith any non-compliance issues of which they become aware.
At Scapa we believe that operating in a responsible and ethical manner is essential to our business. Our Guiding Principles define how we conduct ourselves at work and build the shared values that drive individual actions. Scapa and its employees subscribe to a Code of Conduct which encapsulate the standards of behaviour expected from all of our Scapa employees.
Human Rights
We define human rights as basic rights that allow individuals the freedom to lead a dignified life, free from fear or want, and free to express independent beliefs.
We acknowledge the responsibility of businesses to respect human rights, by acting with due diligence to avoid infringing on the rights of others and to address any adverse impacts in which they are involved, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (the Ruggie Framework).
Our aim is to ensure that we adhere to international human rights standards, both through our own actions and by association with business partners and suppliers, by providing a framework of fundamental principles of human rights by which Scapa will be guided in the conduct of its business. Scapa sources materials (including fabrics, paper, rubber, films and chemicals) from a wide variety of suppliers around the world that range from large international organisations to specialist local companies.
Scapa has made a disclosure in accordance with the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 which incorporates the requirements under the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act 2010.
Compliance Statement
A detailed review of Scapa’s compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code issued by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in April 2016 (‘the Code’) has been undertaken. The review took into account the FRC Guidance on Board Effectiveness issued in March 2011, the FRC Guidance on Audit Committees issued in September 2012 and the FRC Guidance on Risk Management, Internal Control and Related Financial and Business Reporting issued in September 2014. Scapa has complied with all relevant provisions of the Code throughout the year ended 31 March 2019 and through to the date of this report.
