HT is a company that has made an explicit statement through its internal documents about important ethical issues in business relations with partners and: • does not tolerate corruption • avoids and suppresses all situations that imply conflict of interest on any side in business relationships • strictly regulates the rules on giving and receiving gifts between business partners • does not support reciprocal jobs and is committed to achiev ing complete transparency of all business processes • has introduced and maintains internal control systems according to the highest standards • requests all partners to accept the principles outlined in our five guiding principles and in our Code of Conduct.