Purchasing
Ethics
P-card use gives the cardholder purchasing delegation. This delegation includes certain responsibilities. Greg Diemer, Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs, has issued a policy on Ethics Issues in Purchasing. The National Association of Educational Buyers (NAEB) Code of Ethics is also offered to provide guidance in purchasing.
Code of Ethics
- Give first consideration to the objectives and policies of my institution.
- Strive to obtain the maximum value for each dollar of expenditure.
- Decline personal gifts or gratuities.
- Grant all competitive suppliers equal consideration insofar as state or federal statue and institutional policy permit.
- Conduct business with potential and current suppliers in an atmosphere of good faith, devoid of intentional misrepresentation.
- Demand honesty in sales representation whether offered through the medium of a verbal or written statement, and advertisement, or a sample of the product.
- Received consent of originator of proprietary ideas and designs before using them for competitive purchasing purposes.
- Make every reasonable effort to negotiate an equitable and mutually agreeable settlement of any controversy with a supplier.
- Accord a prompt and courteous reception insofar as conditions permit to all that call on legitimate business missions.
- Foster fair, ethical, and legal trade practices.