The Code
The Commitment
And A Conclave
The Tata Code of Conduct( TCOC) is a guiding light for every Voltasite to conduct business. The company reinforces tenets of Ethics in various ways throughout the year, through various modes.
Every new employee is introduced to ethics through a clause in their appointment letter; then during a session in ‘Parichay’ – the induction program. Employees receive periodic mailers on various aspects of Ethics. An online module that is available on ESS portal also enables employees to learn the TCOC whenever they want. Refresher sessions are conducted across locations by LECs and other experts that keep the spirit alive.
Ethics week is celebrated across Voltas with various competitions, quizzes, panel discussions, skits etc.; ensuring involvement of employees across hierarchy.
Every year, Voltas files an ACR (Annual Compliance Report) to Group Ethics Office. The relative position in terms of process deployment/implementation maturity for business ethics for Voltas is at the Highest level – Advanced - in terms of maturity scale.
This year, Voltas collaborated with TBExG & Nielsen to conduct a LBE survey for employees, associates, key suppliers and partners in January 2020. The results, with scores in each category at par with Tata Group average and better than Voltas 2017 survey, prove that the company has focused on ethics implementation significantly!
The SURVEY
 Employees |
 Associates |
 Suppliers |
|
| 2017 | |||
| Targeted | 2804 | 58 | 1704 |
| Achieved | 1864 | 9 | 82 |
| Percentage | 66% | 16% | 5% |
| 2020 | |||
| Targeted | 2835 | 1038 | 1302 |
| Achieved | 2421 | 686 | 224 |
| Percentage | 85% | 66% | 17% |
Recently, the Code was also reinforced through a Business Ethics Conclave, with the theme ‘Walking the Talk with Conviction’. It was held on the 24th of Feb 2020, at the Voltas Training Centre in Chinchpokli.
Reinforcing the theme, CEO and MD Mr. Pradeep Bakshi advised the LEC’s and senior managers that, as leaders, one’s actions should speak louder than words. This thread was continued with Mr.Narendren Nair, EVP and CHRO, emphasizing the control one has only on their own thoughts & actions, which should communicate the message of Ethics. Dy MD, Mr. Anil George, in his closing remarks reiterated his belief that the key attribute of leadership is self-confident Integrity.
Ms. Ketayun Fallahzadeh, TATA Power, was the keynote speaker. She shared the best practices on ethics to her very attentive audience.
Ms. Vijayalaxmi and Mr. D P Singh also addressed the LEC’s. Mr. Shripad Thosar facilitated discussion on ethical concerns using caselets. Adding emphasis to the message of the meet, were the three topical skits presented by young representatives from Voltas Chinchpokli.
The conclave ended with LECs defining the action plans for strengthening the culture of ethics at Voltas.