Our core values

financial discipline
integrity of communication
respect for the individual
safe behaviour
team first culture

FIRST is translated into practical guidance through International Power’s business policies. These cover the communications, environment, health and safety, equal opportunities, procurement, ethical business practices, conduct in the community and charitable contributions. A Board-approved staff handbook, the International Power Code of Business Conduct, which incorporates all relevant International Power policies (to guide the Company’s activities in all regions), has been distributed throughout the Group.

Financial discipline

Our aim of long-term financial success depends upon financial discipline. While as a growing Company we are entrepreneurial in our approach to investments, we are aware of our duty to protect and enhance shareholder value.

Financial discipline means:

  • making realistic risk assessments to value potential investments;
  • not overpaying for assets we acquire or develop;
  • ensuring that risk can be managed and properly priced;
  • cutting out extravagance and waste in business-related expenditures, including administrative and overhead costs.

Integrity of communication

International Power is managed on the basis of honesty, integrity, openness and fairness in business dealings, both internally and externally. Good business decisions are based on full and good quality information presented clearly and concisely, in time, and with neither a positive nor negative bias. This applies equally to information flowing to and from management. We seek to build sustainable business relationships based on honest communication.

We will ensure that any corporate reports and any other external communications are complete, understandable and truthful and reflect the proper operations of the business. At the same time, we will respect our confidentiality obligations.

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Respect for the individual

International Power is staffed at all levels by highly skilled professionals with a range of expertise. Mutual respect is a key priority, demonstrated by:

  • respecting the opinions of colleagues;
  • zero tolerance for physical or verbal abuse;
  • hiring new professionals with not only the right competencies, but also the proper attitude and work ethic to integrate within International Power;
  • applying equal opportunities to all, regardless of nationality, gender, ethnicity or religion;
  • operating our business to the highest professional standards with zero tolerance for any person who compromises these standards.

While we do not guarantee lifetime employment, we do believe every International Power professional should have ample opportunity to use his or her existing skills and develop new ones to the full. If circumstances change, International Power and the individual will work together to find a mutually acceptable solution.

Safe behaviour

It is relatively easy to introduce corporate policies and procedures which demand compliance, but in essence all unsafe acts or omissions can be avoided if the right attitude and a safe behaviour is automatically applied to everything we do.

This safe behaviour will deliver our goal of zero accidents and zero incidents whilst at work and can equally apply when not at work. We therefore need to understand the right things to do and make sure that they are performed properly, with no short-cuts or excuses – in short, to behave safely all day, every day.

Team first culture

Our business has evolved from a technology-driven industry into one in which technical skill, project development expertise, construction and procurement know-how, trading capability, financial, IT, legal, human resources, communications, accounting and tax acumen all play a substantial part. Such a complex business depends upon teamwork, with each employee bringing his or her individual skills and expertise to the fore.

Teamwork requires complete sharing of necessary information, inclusion rather than exclusion and a ‘lend a hand’ philosophy at all levels of the organisation. Meeting our customers’ needs calls for us to be customer-focused and responsive. We want our customers to know our team and respect its capabilities and performance.

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