Governance and Ethics
As our CEO emphasizes in our company's Code of Ethics, "Our winning mentality isn't just about doing great things. It's about doing great things the right way. That's how we continue to build trust with our customers and protect the valuable asset that is Cognizant."
Cognizant has earned a strong reputation as an ethical company with strong governance policies and practices. Indeed, ethics, transparency and openness are the foundation of our organization's core values. We live by a Code of Ethics that reaffirms these values; our standards of conduct are designed to:
- Communicate the basic principles of policies, business ethics and legal requirements.
- Protect Cognizant's reputation and ensure that all associates understand "the rules of the game."
- Assist in making decisions to ensure our business is conducted with integrity, honesty and legality.
- Instill trust and confidence in our associates, customers, shareholders, vendors and other stakeholders.
In our daily operations, we adhere to all international Labor Organization standards. We are studying our supply-chain policies and procedures to ensure that all our suppliers conform to the same high standards as we do.