Ethical and Socially Responsive Business

Strayer University

Ethical and Socially Responsive Business

Marco Moretti

Professor Marsha Porter

BUS 100 - Introduction To Business

Ethical and Socially Responsive Business

At Chipotle we are committed to the highest standards of ethical and social responsible business practices. To ensure that all of our activities reflect these standards on a daily basis, we have created a Code of Conduct that is to be followed by all of our employees. To help us ensure that we provide the best customer experience and to make sure employees all across the business comply with our company policies and the law. At Chipotle, we have an “open door” policy that allows our employees report any activities or concerns about possible breaches or violations of our company policies.

One key area of our Code of Conduct that is of major significance to our company is the Protec-tion and use of Company Assets. This policy ensures employees protect and do not use infor-mation, assets, or a position in the company for personal gain or use. Theft, fraud, carelessness, and waste have a direct and high impact in our company’s profitability. We encourage our em-ployees to report immediately any inadequate handling of company assets, any suspicion of fraud, or any theft of Company property. This policy is of significant importance, it enables our employees to take pride and ownership in protecting company assets while upholding values and ethical responsibilities. This allows our company to grow and continue to offer value to our em-ployees and customers alike.

Management of our Confidential Information is another key policy. This policy helps us protect vital and important information that must not be disclosed or shared with anyone outside of Chipotle. This policy was created to protect Chipotle’s name, trademarks, and/or other intellec-tual property from being improperly used or accessed. We also have created a Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement that all of our employees are required to sign when hired. This agreement helps protect the company from intentional or inadvertent disclosure of information that could seriously damage the company.

To ensure these policies are understood and followed, all of our employees receive a copy of the Code of Conduct during their new employee orientation. Employees are required to read and sign an acknowledgment form along with information about expectations of being a Chipotle employee, and policies in place that help them protect our company and their job. We have also created Chipotle Confidential, a hotline and website that allows our employees report com-plaints, concerns, and suspicion of violations to our Code of Conduct. This service is