The Board of Directors of Global Transport Organization (GTO), requires management and staff of all GTO Member companies and GTO Vendor companies to be fully aware of the anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy of GTO and to remain in full compliance at all times.

 

The Board of Directors of Global Transport Organization (GTO), requires all GTO Member companies to initiate and maintain a very strict anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy in all business activities as well as general conduct. To even suggest or hint at any act of bribery would be considered to be in violation of the GTO anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy.

 

Engaging in such illegal activities can lead to substantial legal risks in connection with the laws of the United States and most countries throughout the world. Violations of anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws can lead to substantial monetary fines for both companies and individuals as well as possible imprisonment for individuals.

 

The enforcement of corruption and bribery laws in many countries is increasingly stringent and often include activities undertaken by a company through employees as well as third parties acting on behalf of a company within two or more international jurisdictions.

 

 

Bribery and / or corruption is frequently defined as the offering, promising, giving, accepting or soliciting of an advantage or other form of compensation as an inducement for any action which is illegal under any national law(s) or international law(s) and may be a breach of trust.

 

The most common forms of corruption or bribery may originate from one or more of the following:

 

A payment or payments to one or more employees of a company or their relatives or a third party with said compensation designed to secure an advantage in business transactions;

 

One or more political contributions initiated to ensure an advantage in business transactions;

 

Any charitable sponsorship utilized to secure an advantage in business transactions;

 

The facilitation of payments, kickbacks or other forms of compensation to secure or accelerate necessary or routine business actions with government officials, clients, vendors or any other parties;

 

Any form of gift, hospitality, entertainment or other forms of payment or compensation as may be initiated to secure an advantage in business transactions.

 

The corporate conduct of Global Transport Organization (GTO), is firmly based on a policy of performing and acting in a fully legal and responsible manner with integrity in all matters.

 

That policy extends to all GTO Member companies and GTO Vendor companies relative to all types of business activities with a special reference to implementing and observing anti-corruption and anti-bribery policies.

 

 

The anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy of Global Transport Organization (GTO), applies to all GTO employees, related personnel and third parties acting on behalf of GTO and extends to all business activities in all legal jurisdictions where GTO operates or is otherwise represented. Any violation of this policy by an employee of GTO shall result in automatic termination upon discovery.

 

Further, this policy includes all companies holding membership in GTO as well as the management and staff of such member companies in all global jurisdictions. Any GTO Member company found to be in violation of the GTO anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy shall have their membership in GTO terminated pursuant to the GTO Code of Conduct & Membership Rules.  

 

The GTO Code of Conduct & Membership Rules give authority to the GTO Board of Directors to terminate the membership of any member company for conduct determined to be contrary to the best interests of GTO and / or the membership of GTO.

 

​Such conduct leading to GTO membership termination shall include any violation of the anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy of GTO.

 

 

GTO does not engage in any degree of corruption or bribery. Such conduct is directly contrary to the business policies and practices of GTO.

 

​Individually, the management and staff of GTO does not engage in corruption or bribery and the failure to comply with the policy shall result in employment termination. 

 

​GTO functions as a global logistics network with the responsibility of securing corporate members on a worldwide basis. The responsibility includes securing corporate members with firm anti-corruption and anti-bribery policies applicable to the conduct of such corporate members as well as the management and employees of the corporate members.

 

The Board of Directors of Global Transport Organization (GTO), is responsible for establishing and maintaining an anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy applicable to the management and staff of GTO as well as all corporate members of GTO on a worldwide basis.

 

The responsibility extends to any business transactions with any vendor of GTO as well as any vendor as may have a relationship with a corporate member of GTO.

 

​The Board of Directors of Global Transport Organization (GTO), shall have the responsibility of reviewing the anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy on an annual basis to ensure said policy meets all ethical and legal requirements of all governmental jurisdictions on a worldwide basis.

 

 

Compliance with the anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy of GTO is mandatory for all management and staff of GTO in matters involving transactions with GTO members, and / or any third parties as may be involved with GTO vendors and / or corporate members of GTO.

 

Compliance with the anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy of GTO is mandatory for all corporate members of GTO (a/k/a The GTO Network and The GTO Family).

 

Compliance with the anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy of GTO is mandatory for all vendors of GTO, whether performing a service or services for GTO on a direct basis or through a third party.

 

The Board of Directors of Global Transport Organization (GTO), shall review and modify the GTO anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy of GTO at any point necessary to ensure full compliance with all local, national and international laws as may be introduced, implemented and enforced relative to corruption and bribery.