Do not take corporate opportunities as your own personal opportunities.
You are prohibited from taking personal advantage of a business or investment opportunity that you become aware of through your work at Brookfield. You
owe a duty to the company to advance its interests when the opportunity arises, and you must not compete with the company in any way. Additionally, your personal trading activities must comply with the companys Personal Trading Policy.
POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT
Be committed to our respectful work environment free from discrimination,10 violence11 and harassment.12
Brookfield is committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity in the workplace. We value diversity, equity and inclusion, and we should all do
our part to maintain our respectful work environment where everyone feels safe, included and productive. The company does not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment. All directors, officers and employees must work to ensure that
the company is a safe and respectful environment where high value is placed on integrity, fairness and respect. For more information on the companys commitment to its positive work environment, refer to the companys Positive Work
Environment Policy.
You have a duty to report discrimination, violence and harassment.
If you experience or become aware of what you believe to be discrimination, violence or harassment, you are expected to report it in accordance with the
Reporting Potential Code Violations section of the Code and/or in accordance with the Positive Work Environment Policy. Reports of discrimination, violence or harassment will be taken seriously and investigated. If you are found
to be discriminating against, acting or threatening to act violently towards, or harassing any individual at Brookfield, or if you knowingly condone the discrimination of, violence towards, or harassment of another individual, you will face
corrective action up to and including termination without notice and for cause.
We want to create a culture of reporting when it comes to
discrimination, violence and harassment, as reporting is essential for us as a company to stamp out these behaviors. While we reserve the right to take corrective action if you knowingly make a false accusation about an innocent party, you will not
face retaliation for making a good faith report or assisting in the investigation of a report.
Be committed to ensuring the health and safety of fellow
directors, officers and employees.
We all have the right to work in an environment that is safe and healthy. In this regard, you must:
10 Discrimination means the differential treatment of an individual or group based on
prescribed characteristics protected by law. Prescribed characteristics generally include age, color, race, religion, sex, gender, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, disability. It does not matter whether the
discrimination is intentional; it is the effect of the behavior that matters.
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Violence means an action (oral, written or physical) which causes, is intended to cause, could reasonably be interpreted as a threat to cause, or is capable of causing death or bodily injury to oneself or others, or property damage.
12 Harassment means conduct which is known or ought reasonably to be known to be
unwelcome and includes conduct (e.g., comments and actions) which would be perceived by a reasonable person as being hostile, humiliating or abusive or cause him/her torment. Harassment covers a wide range of conduct and includes sexual
harassment, bullying and psychological harassment. Harassment may occur in a variety of ways and may, in some circumstances, be unintentional, but regardless of intent, all harassment negatively affects individual work performance
and our workplace as a whole.
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