【正文】 Company pursuing workrelated issues (., it is not a personal visit). Similarly, if a signin sheet is presented, you must fill in the spot for “Company” with Bain amp。s pany newsletter lying on a table. Once in your rental car, you proceed to drive around the parking lot and count the number of employee cars to use as a proxy for headcount. You drive into town and hire a local photographer to take aerial photographs of the petitor plant and facilities. Before dashing off to the airport, you swing by the local planning office to have copies of the plant and facility blueprints sent to you back at your office. Complication: (continued) ?Is it correct to participate in a tour of a petitor facility without identifying yourself as a Bain employee? ?Is it correct to take petitor information (newsletter) from the property without their expressed consent or knowledge? ?Is it correct to gather petitor data by roaming the petitor premises (parking lot)? ?Is it correct to gather data by utilizing the services of local businesses and government offices? ?Is it correct to have aerial photographs taken? Questions: Data Gathering on a Competitor Site (2 of 3) 44 professionalstandards ?You may attend tours。 Company ?Additionally, if asked, you must give a truthful description of Bain amp。 Company letterhead may only be used for Bain amp。 however, even if there is no local prohibition on “insider trading”, trading in the stock of a Bain client is not permitted. Insider Trading Policy Summary (1 of 2) 28 professionalstandards ?The “Restricted List” of panies in which employees may not trade is maintained by Local Controllers, Corporate Treasury and possibly the senior Librarian in each local office. ?If you own a security, you may –sell the shares immediately (assuming no issue of insider information) or –hold the shares (either in a “blind” trust or until 3 months after you leave Bain) –in rare circumstances and only with the approval of the Center, you may be able to sell a security on the Restricted List within a prescribed window ?The consequences of insider trading violations can be staggering: –civil fines up to 3 times the profit gained or loss avoided by the trading –criminal fines (no matter how small the profit), of up to $1million –liability to those damaged by the trading –the appearance of improper conduct can have a very serious impact on Bain’s business and financial results –sanctions up to and including termination of employment for cause Insider Trading Policy Summary (2 of 2) 29 professionalstandards General and Expense Policies ?Employees may not violate any criminal or civil laws or regulations (federal, state, or local) as part of any work for Bain amp。 or –the pany is otherwise associated with Bain or a Bain client (and appears on Bain39。 or –the pany is a Bain client (and appears on Bain39。 Company worldwide Policy Committee is designated “internal gatekeeper”, to ensure any issues relating to possible conflict of interest are resolved in a manner fully consistent with Bain policies and client interests. “ People exclusivity: ?Individuals who are involved in strategy work for a client are restricted from dong strategy work for a direct petitor for a minimum period following the end of an assignment typically one to two years for senior individuals. Exclusivity and Client Conflict Policy Summary (2 of 2) 26 professionalstandards Harassment and Discrimination Policy Summary ?No employee shall threaten or insinuate any adverse effects whatsoever on another employee who is refusing to submit to sexual advances. ?No employee shall engage in sexually harassing behavior, including propositions, sexual ments, sexually degrading terms, or the display of workplace decorations, which could possibly offend another employee. ?No employees shall create an offensive or intimidating work environment or experience by words, acts, jokes, threats, or printed materials which demean or show hostility to an individual race, color, religion, gender, nationality, age, sexual orientation, or disability. 27 professionalstandards ?Our policy on insider trading provides the greatest protection to both individual employees as well as to the firm (designed to prevent any violations of securities laws, inadvertent or otherwise, as well as to avoid the appearance of improper conduct on the part of anyone employed at our firm). ?You are prohibited from trading, and from tipping others to trade, in a pany39。 Company will not accept a client assignment worldwide where in our judgment success would cause an existing client assignment to fail. Under many circumstances, this permits Bain to serve two petitors in an industry. However, this will often restrict staffing and the office involved. To our knowledge, no other leading consulting firm operates a standard this rigorous. Exclusivity and Client Conflict Policy Summary (1 of 2) 25 professionalstandards Formal “performance partnership”: ?Where appropriate, we aspire to agree to formal “performance partnerships” with our clients, aimed at creating sustained exceptional client results. Such arrangements are entirely at the behest of our clients. A “performance partnership” relationship is in no way a requirement by Bain amp。 Company a market research firm –a market research firm Always Acceptable Acceptable Only with VP and often client Approval Absolutely Prohibited X X X X X X X X Competitor Data Gathering Guidelines (1 of 3) 22 professionalstandards ?How do you represent the client? –no mention –industry of client –area of interest to client –client name –anything else ?What anizations do we contact? –customers –industry associations –suppliers –petitors –security analys