We established our code of ethics to ensure that all of our employees abide by the same high standards of conduct in their daily interactions. The code governs our relationships with all of our stakeholders, workplace safety, health, environmental responsibility, protection of confidential information, conflicts of interest, financial controls and records, and preservation of assets.

Through our ethics committees, training programs, and secure internal communications channels, we ensure awareness and enforcement of the code. We periodically evaluate its provisions and update it when necessary. For example, we recently revised the code to add provisions with respect to protecting confidential information (see below); avoiding corruption; reporting actual or potential conflicts of interest; reporting concerns relating to accounting, internal financial controls, or auditing matters; and complying with all applicable laws, including antitrust laws.

Protecting confidential information

The code contains specific rules regarding the protection of confidential information, including information regarding the following:

• Accounting matters and financial projections
• Mergers, acquisitions, associations, and expansion and business plans
• Securities and financing transactions
• Commercial or operating policies and practices
• Legal or administrative controversies
• Organizational changes
• Research and development of new products
• Personal employee information
• Intellectual property such as trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights
• Customer and supplier lists, cost structures, and pricing policies

Click here to download CEMEX's Code of Ethics.