North America

Global Harassment Violence Standard

by admin | Feb 6, 2019 | Barrick Gold, Code of Conduct and policies and procedures, Ethical code of conduct, North America

The purpose of this standard is to define workplace harassment and violence, establish and detail the responsibilities of all persons in Barrick’s workplace(s) to maintain a workplace free from harassment and violence, and ensure that incidents of workplace harassment and violence are investigated in a timely and equitable manner. The Standard is intended to supplement and not supplant applicable local laws and applies in tandem with any procedure in effect in a country or site

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Human Rights Policy

by admin | Feb 4, 2019 | Barrick Gold, Code of Conduct and policies and procedures, Ethical code of conduct, North America

The purpose of the Barrick Gold human right policy is to provide guidance to employees and third-party service providers regarding their human rights responsibilities and identify how Barrick’s human rights policy will be implemented. The objectives of this Policy are to ensure respect for the human rights of all employees and third parties impacted by Barrick operations and maintain compliance with relevant rules and applicable legal regulations.

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Anti-Corruption Risk Assessment Manual

by admin | Jan 31, 2019 | Barrick Gold, Bribery risk assessment, North America, Risk assessments

The Anti-Corruption Risk Assessment Manual seeks to provide a practical, step-by-step guidance on how to conduct an anti-corruption risk assessment. A risk assessment is important in determining the specific contours of an anti-corruption compliance program. Risk assessment is required to be a part of a compliance program.

This manual will guide the user through the 4 phases of a risk assessment which includes:

Determining the need for and scope of a risk assessment;
A mapping exercise to determine how the assessment should progress;
Conducting the assessment; and
Designing responses in light of the risk identified.

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Anti-Corruption Self-Assessment Worksheet

by admin | Jan 31, 2019 | Barrick Gold, Country risk profile, North America, Risk assessments

This document is an Anti-corruption self-assessment worksheet which aims to gather preliminary information related to local Anti-Corruption efforts and to assess potential legal and regulatory risks in each location. This template is comprised of 16 Anti-Corruption worksheets. Each Assessment worksheet is usually completed by the employee deemed the most knowledgeable with respect to each area. The information is being generated to assist in identifying legal risks, including and in respect to investigatory efforts.

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Invoice Red Flag Manual

by admin | Jan 31, 2019 | Barrick Gold, North America, Third party due diligence and payments, Third party/agent due diligence

This manual is intended to provide background and guidance surrounding anti-corruption red flags, to help ensure that payments to third parties who interface with the government on Barrick ’s behalf, and to the government itself, are made in a manner consistent with applicable anti-corruption laws and company policies. Generally, an invoice red flag is an out-of-the-ordinary, or suspicious fact or detail about the size of the payment, the recipient, the service provider. When a red flag is present there is an affirmative legal obligation to follow up and obtain a reasonable explanation.

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Web-based Search Guide

by admin | Jan 23, 2019 | Barrick Gold, North America, Third party due diligence and payments, Third party/agent due diligence

What international guidelines should your consider as part of a comprehensive anti-bribery compliance program? This complimentary resource offers insights into the full range of guidelines along with practical recommendations for implementing an effective program.

Download the Anti-Corruption Compliance Guidelines to learn:

The categories of an effective anti-corruption compliance program
Example references for policies, procedures and records, risk assessment, training, management of supply chain and business partners, and other process categories

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