Our Principles
The J.M. Huber Corporation has built a legacy of responsible business practices, environmental stewardship and ethical conduct. As a strategic part of Huber's portfolio, CP Kelco adheres to the corporation's core principles, and adherence to these high standards sets CP Kelco apart in the markets served.
CP Kelco operates in many diverse markets globally. A global reach brings with it diverse markets and customer needs. This reach requires boundaries for business practices, and guidance to management teams and individuals. CP Kelco has business practices in place to ensure all employees are confident in their ability to make decisions that allow the organization to conduct business ethically and minimize exposure to serious risks.
CP Kelco works to put customers first, and strives for continuous improvement and long‐term business sustainability. By developing a strong and distinctive integrated ethical approach, we will remain competitive and retain our market leadership.
CP Kelco Code of Conduct recognizes that people face difficult decisions every day. It is not a rules‐based document, but provides a framework within which individuals can make decisions, and highlights the need for everyone to do the right thing, rather than just following rules.
The foundation for the CP Kelco Code of Conduct is the Huber Principles. The Code underlines our ethics policy and the responsibility to protect the company from risk, both legal and reputational. It outlines the principles employees are required to use to respond and make decisions in everyday working activities.
Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) Sustainability
Huber's top priority is to be world‐class in preventing employee injuries and in maintaining process safety. We will implement an effective EH&S management and compliance system. Our employees will strive for sustainability and continuous improvement in reducing our environmental footprint. Huber will be a good corporate citizen in communities wherever we operate around the world.
Ethical Behavior
The Huber culture will encourage open communication and ensure that potential ethical concerns can be easily surfaced and properly resolved. Globally, we will operate our business with the highest standard for compliance with laws, regulations and corporate policies. Huber employees will conduct themselves with professionalism and ethical responsibility toward others.
Respect for People
Huber values employee diversity and superior teamwork. Employees will receive honest feedback, recognition for their accomplishments, and opportunities for individual learning and development. Huber will create a workplace where employees share our core values, show dignity and respect toward others, and work hard to achieve their best performance.
Excellence
Huber will achieve competitive advantage through customer focus and operational excellence. Customer intimacy and innovation will drive successful new product development and commercialization. Our operations will apply learning and best practices to excel at process engineering, product quality, productivity improvement, supply chain management and customer service.
One CP Kelco Quality Standard
CP Kelco abides by one global quality standard that does not vary by the location of the production facility or the customer sale. Consistent, defect‐free, high performance products are our opportunity to differentiate from the competition and create sustainable business.
Quality improvement and food safety performance guidelines are in place that describe minimum mandatory quality and regulatory requirements for all CP Kelco facilities. These standards are designed to raise the commitment to quality and food safety, and include audits of all facilities to certify and validate to this standard.
Huber and CP Kelco provide fair employment practices and fair treatment to all employees and job applicants. All Huber businesses create a work environment free from discrimination, in which all employees are treated with respect and dignity.
These principles are the cultural pillar and the guiding force on how CP Kelco conducts business around the world. CP Kelco strongly believes that its reputation and integrity depend on adhering to these principles. They address the same environmental, employee and safety concerns that drive our customer's guidelines. As the scope of CP Kelco's operations increase and the organizational structure evolves, the above principles remain constant. By adhering to these principles in every situation, CP Kelco ensures that every employee in every corner of the world is doing business to the highest ethical standards.