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Every Guardsmark crest is emblazoned with our company's core values: Truth, Courage, and Judgement. |
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Our business success and ethical commitment are indivisible. Guardsmark was founded on the pillars of quality, excellence, diversity, opportunity, and doing the right thing; from day one, we wanted to work with individuals who had intellect, work ethic, and honesty.
Every single member of our organization—from the security officer to the corporate executive—is committed to demonstrating our values and principles at all times.
All Guardsmark employees subscribe to our comprehensive Code of Ethics, which is a product of top-down commitment and bottom-up involvement. First developed in 1980, this living document is revised annually by the entire workforce.
The Code sets impeccable standards of behavior for employee conduct across:- Employee relations
- Our commitment to excellence
- Professionalism in the industry
- Employee wellness
- Vendor relations
- Community and government relations
- Industry commitment
- Information technology
Through our Code of Ethics, the people of Guardsmark pledge to work always "to strengthen our weaknesses and build on our strengths" and to "lead by example."
Our code appears in our employment application, where it must be signed by every applicant. It is always available to our employees as a stand-alone document and promoted in:- Our orientation handbook
- Periodic educational publications
- Employee manuals
- Placards in all offices
To make the principles of this important document accessible to each Guardsmark team member, Guardsmark maintains an ethics committee and a dedicated ethics officer who can be reached through a toll-free number. We take every ethics concern or issue seriously and provide assistance about applying principles to any given situation.
A true understanding of Guardsmark's commitment can only come from reviewing our Code of Ethics in its entirety.
Guardsmark exceeds the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that mandates the disclosure by public companies of whether they have adopted written codes of ethics to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct. Although a private company such as Guardsmark is not subject to the requirements of this bill, the organization publicly releases its Code of Ethics, which was established in 1980 and is rewritten annually with input from its employees and applies to all team members, without exception.
To that end, we invite you to download a copy of our comprehensive Code. |
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Guiding our commitment to excellence |
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"Realize that the easiest action is not always in the best interest of the company. Never compromise integrity for what may seem like a quick solution to a problem. Examine alternatives with these principles in mind.”
From The Guardsmark Code of Ethics
Download the document in pdf format |
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In 1996, the company was the private company recipient of the national American Business Ethics Award. |
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