Ethical Code Of Conduct: Halliburton

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HALLIBURTON COMPANY

ETHICAL CODE OF CONDUCT
The Code of Business Conduct serves as the primary means by which organization communicates its commitment to the ethical and legal conduct of its employees as well as to various stakeholders. The Code of Business Conduct is intended to provide an effective and comprehensive guidepost regarding the Company's expectation for ethical behaviour. The effective date of the Code of Business Conduct is August 2013, the date of distribution of the Code to all employees.


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Halliburton managed to crack the Fortune 100.According to Fortune 500, Halliburton rank is 96. However, previous year it was ranked 103. It appears the energy industry's oil woes just took a little bit longer to catch up to Halliburton, …show more content…

Fact number one: Halliburton has acknowledged that it, ‘‘accepted up to $6 million in kickbacks in its contract work in Iraq.’’
Fact number two: Halliburton is now being investigated by the Pentagon for overcharging the American government for its work in Iraq.
Fact No. 3, Halliburton faces criminal charges in a $180 million international bribery scandal during the time that Cheney was the CEO of the company.
Fact No. 4, Halliburton has been repeatedly warned by the Pentagon that the food it was serving 110,000 U.S. troops in Iraq was dirty, and a Pentagon audit found blood all over the floor of the kitchens Halliburton supplies over in Iraq.
Fact No. 5, Halliburton is getting around an American law that forbids doing business with rogue nations. Thanks to a giant loophole, Halliburton is able to do business with Iran, of all nations, through a subsidiary in the Cayman Islands.
Granted, these allegations and accusations are just the tip of the iceberg regarding Halliburton’s unethical business behavior and dealings with the United States

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