We value merit and believe that to create a true meritocracy we need to remove artificial barriers to opportunity. Opportunity can mean advancement, financial benefits or recognition and respect. We reject rewards or entitlements based purely on factors unrelated to valued outputs - - factors like tenure, internal friendships or “connections.” We work actively to ensure that opportunities will be open to those in the firm most able to pursue them advantageously. We work hard to avoid bias in our ability to understand and recognize merit. We also believe meritocracy requires us to give our people the room to operate and we will strip away unnecessary bureaucracy (which we call “kudzu”), allowing our people to fulfill their potential without the constraint of inefficient or unproductive processes. How do we do this? We have built a strong performance review process that is based on objective criteria and wide-ranging input. We conduct on-going challenges to our views on merit to test our biases. We have strong expectations for continuing contributions from every member of the firm. We allow for early promotion into more responsibility where merited. We rotate roles regularly and we have a clear "Best Foot Forward" process in place to ensure we align ability with opportunity. We are constantly testing our internal processes to ensure minimal bureaucracy..
Sustainability is a core principle of the DEBOYCO PRECIOUS METAL LIMITED and is a key criteria for benchmarking all our operational activities. Setting the highest standards of integrity, accuracy, honesty, fair dealing, treating people with dignity and respect, and full compliance with all applicable laws are an integral part of this principle and are enshrined in our group code of conduct. In addition, we have set up robust procedures to ensure that our partners and the companies in our supply chain are acting responsibly. In particular, we perform risk-based due diligence, including interviews, documentation reviews, transaction reviews and on-site visits to ensure the following: .