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Chairman's letter

The Woolf Committee

In June 2007 the Board appointed Lord Woolf to lead an independent expert committee to study and publish a report on the Group’s ethical policies and processes. It is chaired by Lord Woolf.

Members of the Committee

  • The Rt. Hon. The Lord Woolf of Barnes (Chairman), former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
  • Sir David Walker, Senior Adviser and former Chairman of Morgan Stanley International Ltd.
  • Philippa Foster Back OBE, Director of the Institute of Business Ethics.
  • Douglas N. Daft, AC, former Chairman and Chief Executive of the Coca-Cola Company.
  • Dr Richard Jarvis (Secretary to the Committee), former Secretary to the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

Summary terms of reference

The Committee was appointed to:

  • review the Group’s ethical policies and processes, and to review the Group’s adherence to applicable anti-corruption legislation, including relevant international treaty obligations;
  • reach a judgement as to how the Group’s policies and procedures benchmark against industry standards, whether they are sufficiently robust to ensure compliance with its ethical business policies generally and in particular to detect and prevent violations of anti-corruption laws; and
  • to make recommendations for any remedial actions it believes the Group should take.

The full terms of reference can be found on the Woolf Committee website at http://www.woolfcommittee.com/


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