Code of Conduct:
CMC’s Core Values represent who we are and provide, without question, the standard of behavior by which we conduct business. These values are the heart, soul, and character of CMC. Our Code embodies the vision of our company founders and encompasses the values that have been and will continue to be vital to the future success of the Company. Our Core Values represent how we treat each other, how we deal with our customers, how we respond to our stakeholders, and how we hold each other and ourselves accountable. This is the legacy we will leave for generations to come. The following eight ethical Core Values represent the cornerstone of our Code of Conduct. While achieving these high standards may be difficult to attain, we nonetheless aspire to live our lives and conduct our business.
Honesty:
- Be truthful, accurate and straightforward.
- Be candid and non-deceptive in communication and conduct.
Integrity:
- Maintain consistency between your beliefs and your behavior – walk your talk!
- Have the courage to contend boldly for that which is right and reject firmly that which is wrong.
Accountability:
- Accept responsibility for your own actions or inactions and for those whom you supervise.
- Take prompt, constructive steps to correct mistakes or defects.
- Promote teamwork by holding each other accountable – rejecting behaviors inconsistent with this Code of Conduct.
Consideration of others:
- Practice the principles of the Golden Rule.
- Respect the dignity, rights, safety, and personal property of others.
- Be open to the ideas and opinions of others.
- Exercise patience and remain positive under all circumstances.
- Assure that those whom you supervise are not put in compromising situations.
Pursuits of Excellence:
- Consistently apply diligence, perseverance, attention to detail, and good work habits to ensure quality projects, products and excellent customer service.
- Build capabilities through continuous learning, coaching, mentoring and teaching.
- Never accept complacency or indifference.
- Remain flexible and open to possibilities.
Reliability:
- Only make realistic commitments and follow-through on the commitments you make.
- Be prompt and responsive in business dealings within and outside the company.
Environmental Affairs/Policy:
CMC and its subsidiaries are committed to providing materials and construction services while taking a leading role in protecting the environment and our natural resources. CMCC manages its businesses according to the following guiding principles and strives to:
Employee involvement:
- Train employees to understand environmental issues related to their work and their personal responsibility in environmental matters.
- Educate and encourage employees to actively support environmental stewardship on their job.
Proactive Approach:
- Be proactive in meeting environmental challenges.
- Establish and maintain appropriate programs and plans to preempt environmental damage resulting from our operations.
Foresight:
- Operate and maintain all equipment and facilities with consideration to their potential impact on the environment.
- Evaluate proposed projects for potential impacts to the environment and our natural resources.
- Preserve the reuse potential of our real estate assets through foresight and proper management.
Leadership:
- Provide industry leadership in establishing standards of care.
- Work with trade associations, lawmakers and regulators in the shaping of local, state and federal environmental laws and policies.
Compliance with legislation & Regulations:
- To act in an environmentally responsible manner and comply with all laws, regulations and other legal requirements pertaining to environmental safety.
- Commit our employees to take responsibility for the compliance of operations under their control.