Anti-bribery and Anti-corruption.
It is our policy to conduct all our business in an honest and ethical manner. We take a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and are committed to acting professionally, fairly and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships wherever we operate and implementing and enforcing effective systems to counter bribery.
We will uphold all laws relevant to countering bribery and corruption in all the jurisdictions in which we operate. However, we remain bound by the laws of the UK, including the Bribery Act 2010, in respect of our conduct both at home and abroad.
The purpose of our policy is to:
(a) set out our responsibilities, and of those working with or responsible for EI, in observing and upholding our position on anti-bribery and anti-corruption; and
(b) provide information and guidance to those working for us on how to recognise and deal with anti-bribery and anti-corruption issues.
EI’s policy applies to all individuals working at all levels and grades, including Trustee Directors, senior managers, officers, directors, employees (whether permanent, fixed-term or temporary), consultants, contractors, trainees, seconded staff, homeworkers, casual workers and agency staff, volunteers, students, agents, sponsors, or any other person associated with EI, or any of our subsidiaries or their employees, wherever located. A copy of our policy is provided to all our staff, students, and contractors. A copy is available on request from enquries@earlham.ac.uk.
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement.
The Earlham Institute is a research institute focused on exploring living systems by applying computational science and biotechnology to answer ambitious biological questions and generate enabling resources. We are proud to attract talented scientists from all over the world, who bring with them vast experience in genomics, bioinformatics and scientific computing. Led by expert group leaders, our ever-expanding research groups are at the forefront in modern life sciences.
As a world-leading research organisation, we ensure that our research is conducted according to appropriate ethical, legal and professional frameworks, obligations and standards. We provide a research environment that is underpinned by a culture of integrity and based on good governance, best practice and support for the development of researchers.
Earlham Institute staff recruitment policies ensure that employees are legally entitled to work in the UK with the necessary and appropriate checks undertaken. Staff undertake mandatory training in equality and diversity to safeguard employees from abuse. The institute also maintains a whistleblowing policy which is clear and easily accessible to staff.
As a registered charity, Earlham Institute has a responsibility to ensure that the funds it receives are properly spent, in accordance with the law, funder requirements and in the public interest. We support the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and we are committed to carrying out procurement activities in an environmentally, socially, ethically and economically responsible manner.
Read our full modern slavery statement
Conflict of interest & Gift and hospitality.
It is the duty of all members of EI staff to declare details of pecuniary, family or other personal interests which may result in a conflict of interest with the charitable or business activities of EI or its subsidiaries companies. Any potential conflict must be declared that may influence their judgment in undertaking their duties.
All staff and Trustee Directors are asked to make a declaration of whether they have any areas that may be deemed a conflict, or to indicate that they have no conflicts to declare. EI holds a register of interests, and any changes in the information declared on the register should be made as soon as practical after the change. The ruling principle of declaration is for staff and Trustee Directors to ask themselves whether members of the public, knowing the facts of the situation, could reasonably conclude that a conflict of interest could arise or that the interest might influence their judgment. Staff should also consider including relevant known interest of members of their households or close family members.
EI has a policy on Gifts and Hospitality, which sets out our responsibilities, and of those working for or responsible for Earlham Institute, or undertaking work for one of our subsidiaries, in observing and upholding our position on gifts and hospitality; and provides information and guidance on how to record and deal with gifts and hospitality offered or provided to others.
