Culture and Values
Honesty and trust is synonymous with Convivo. Corporate governance as practiced by the Convivo Group translates into being fair and discharge its duties to the entire spectrum of stakeholders, and, most importantly, making integrity an article of faith across all its operations. The group's adherence to ethical business conduct is rooted in the vision of the founder members of Convivo.
We are conscious to build our on a collection of values that will become implicit to the functioning of the Convivo group. Complementing the unwritten rules behind the Convivo way of business is a growing list of explicit policies, most notable the 'Convivo code of conduct', a comprehensive template of ethical behaviour that guides the actions and decisions of the group's employees. Values and beliefs are more vital in this context than structures and systems.
We at Convivo believe Business first but fairness foremost. While openness, transparency and accountability, the pious sentinels of corporate governance, are crucial, they cannot override what actually occupies the heart of good governance: credibility, trust and integrity.
Making honesty your strongest business ally is no trivial task. The culture of fraudulence that pervades our times means that no one can be assumed to be entirely immune from it. It follows that, as with justice, business organisations don't just have to do the right thing; they have to be perceived as being above board in all their dealings. The group's handling of the Convivo Finance affair is representative of how it has striven to stay true to this ideal.
The ethics code in the Convivo Group covers much more than financial dealings. It talks about customers, suppliers and vendors, quality in products and services, and of satisfying shareholders. A whole lot of these heads come under the umbrella of the Convivo Business Model, a framework that helps Convivo companies achieve their business objectives through specific processes.
An implicit sense of ethical business conduct has been the cornerstone of the Convivo way of business. Rules and regulations certainly have a place in this scheme, but they supplement rather than supplant the traditional values on which the group has been shaped. Good governance has taken root to spread to all branches of the Convivo Group.
