The Compliance Hotline is a confidential reporting service operated by EthicsPoint, an outside service provider, and is available to all employees as well as Barrick’s contractors and suppliers to report concerns relating to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and related policies. The Compliance Hotline can be accessed by telephone or via Internet portal.
Yes. The Compliance Hotline allows you to to file a confidential report via either the telephone or the Internet. You may remain anonymous if you wish.
The Compliance Hotline is designed for employees, contractors and suppliers to report any violation of our Code of Conduct or related policies or other concern you may have.
When you observe some behavior that you believe violates our Code of Conduct, we expect you to report it. As a general guideline, if you suspect a possible violation of a law or the Code of Conduct, you should address the matter promptly with local management. Reporting concerns to local management is often the most effective way to promote an open and positive work environment. We recognize, however, that there may be circumstances when you are not comfortable reporting a concern in this manner. It is for such circumstances that we have established the Compliance Hotline. We would rather you report anonymously than keep the information to yourself.
We all have the right to work in a positive environment and with that right comes the responsibility of acting in an ethical manner and letting the appropriate people know if someone is not acting appropriately. By working together, we can maintain a healthy and productive environment. Corporate misconduct can threaten the livelihood of an entire company.
We certainly do. In fact, we need you to report. You know what is going on in our company - both good and bad. You may have initial knowledge of an activity that may be cause for concern. Your reporting can minimize the potential negative impact on the company and our people. Also, offering positive input may help identify issues that can improve corporate culture and performance. Barrick personnel are expected to take all responsible steps to prevent a violation of the Code of Conduct, to identify and raise potential issues before they lead to problems, and to seek additional guidance when necessary.
Reports are entered directly on the EthicsPoint secure server to prevent any possible breach in security. EthicsPoint makes these reports available only to specific individuals within the company who are charged with evaluating the report, based on the type of violation and location of the incident.
The Compliance Hotline is a positive aspect of our overall philosophy of honesty, integrity and the highest ethical standards, and allows us to assure a safe, secure, and ethical workplace. You are encouraged to seek guidance on ethical dilemmas, provide positive suggestions, or communicate a concern.
Return to TopEthicsPoint does not generate or maintain any internal connection logs with IP addresses, so no information linking your PC to EthicsPoint is available. In fact, EthicsPoint is contractually committed not to pursue a reporter’s identity.
If you feel uncomfortable making a report on your work PC, you have the option of using a PC outside our work environment (such as one located at an Internet café, at a friend’s house, etc.) through the EthicsPoint secure website. Many people choose this option, as EthicsPoint’s data shows that fewer than 12% of reports are generated during business hours.
A report from home, a neighbor’s computer, or any Internet portal will remain secure and anonymous. An Internet portal never identifies a visitor by screen name and the EthicsPoint system strips away Internet addresses so that anonymity is totally maintained. Plus, EthicsPoint is contractually committed not to pursue a reporter’s identity.
The Compliance Hotline is designed to protect your anonymity. However, if you wish to remain anonymous, you - as a reporting party - need to ensure that the body of the report does not reveal your identity by accident. For example, “From my cubicle next to Jan Smith…” or “In my 33 years…”.
Yes. You will be asked to provide the same information that you would provide in an Internet-based report and an interviewer will type your responses into the Compliance Hotline Internet portal. These reports have the same security and confidentiality measures applied to them during delivery.
There is a section in the report for identifying yourself, if you wish.
We encourage and expect you to raise possible ethical issues and will not tolerate retaliatory action against any individual for raising concerns or questions regarding ethics matters or for reporting suspected Code of Conduct violations in good faith.
Barrick will make every reasonable effort to ensure the confidentiality of concerns about suspected Code of Conduct violations, any related investigations and the identity of those providing information, to the extent consistent with the need to conduct an appropriate, fair and thorough investigation
Return to TopBarrick’s success is built on a foundation of personal and professional integrity and commitment to excellence. All unethical conduct, at any level, ultimately hurts the company and all employees, including you. You only have to consider what happened in recent corporate scandals to see the disastrous effects that a seemingly harmless lapse in ethics can have on an otherwise healthy company. So if you know of any incidents of misconduct or ethical violations, please consider it your duty to yourself and your coworkers to report it.
File a report. We'd rather you report a situation that turns out to be harmless than let possible unethical behavior go unchecked because you weren't sure.
The Compliance Hotline and report distribution are designed so that implicated parties are not notified or granted access to reports in which they have been named.
When you file a report through the Compliance Hotline by phone or via the Internet portal, you receive a unique user name and are asked to choose a password. You can return to the Compliance Hotline again either by Internet or telephone and access the original report to add more detail or answer questions posed by a Barrick representative and add further information that will help resolve open issues. We strongly suggest that you return to the site in the time specified to answer company questions.
All Compliance Hotline correspondences are held in the same strict confidence as the initial report, continuing under the umbrella of anonymity.
You can file an Compliance Hotline report from any computer that can access the Internet. You can file from home. Many public locations, including the public library, have Internet computers. If you don’t have access to or are uncomfortable using a computer, you can contact the Compliance Hotline by telephone as set out below:
Barrick’s Compliance Hotline telephone service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Operators are available who speak English and Spanish. You may also request a translator if you wish to speak to the operator in a different language.
If you are in Canada or the United States, you can reach the Compliance Hotline toll-free by calling 877-246-5399, or by making a collect call to 503-444-4908.
Depending on your location outside Canada and the United States, you can reach the Compliance Hotline in various ways:
(A) Collect Calling: Make a collect call as follows:
(B) Toll-Free Calling: In certain countries, you can reach the Compliance Hotline via AT&T Direct as follows:
| Argentina: | 0-800-288-5288 |
| 0-800-555-4288 | |
| Australia: | 1-800-881-011 (Telstra) |
| 1-800-551-155 (Optus) | |
| Chile: | 800-225-288 |
| 800-360-311 | |
| Dominican Republic: | 1-800-225-5288 |
| Peru: | 0-800-50-288 |
| 0-800-70-088 | |
| Russia: | 363-2400 (from within Moscow) |
| Saudi Arabia: | 1-800-10 |
(C) Dedicated Local Numbers:
Certain sites owned or operated by Barrick have established dedicated local telephone numbers to connect you directly to the Compliance Hotline.
| Australia | 08 9212 5788 Perth employees can also call 5788 |
| Dominican Republic | 809-535-0236 |
| Zambia (from site) | 5999 |
Acacia Mining plc has a dedicated Compliance Hotline for its employees. The hotline is operated by an outside service provider, and is available to all Acacia employees 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You may remain anonymous if you wish. The access numbers for the Acacia Compliance Hotline are available on the Acacia Intranet and attached to the Acacia Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Barrick (Niugini) Ltd. currently uses Barrick’s Compliance Hotline for its employees. There are three ways to reach the Compliance Hotline via telephone:
| Papua New Guinea (from an onsite telephone - Porgera or Port Moresby office) |
Extension 3984 |
| Papua New Guinea (from offsite - local call) |
544 3984 |
| Papua New Guinea (from offsite – toll free) |
1805000 |
Donlin Gold LLC has a dedicated Compliance Hotline for its employees. The hotline is operated by an outside service provider, and is available to all Donlin employees 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You may remain anonymous if you wish. The access numbers for the Donlin Gold Compliance Hotline are available on the Donlin Gold Intranet and attached to the Donlin Gold Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Ma’aden Barrick Copper Company currently uses Barrick’s Compliance Hotline for employees of the Jabal Sayid Joint Venture. There is a dedicated local number available to reach the Compliance Hotline via telephone from onsite:
| Saudi Arabia (from site) |
1-800 (the system will automatically complete the collect calling) |
If you do not speak English, or prefer to have an interpreter assist you in speaking with the EthicsPoint representative, please immediately inform the EthicsPoint representative which language you speak. The representative will then begin conferencing in an interpreter if one is available. As this happens, you will hear music, please remain on the line. You will then hear a recorded message in your language to confirm that an interpreter will come on line shortly. An interpreter will then join your conversation to assist you and the representative in completing the call.
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