Clifford Chance

Launched in 2020, our Global Code of Conduct defines our expectations of everyone working in our firm and guides our behaviour with each other, our clients and all our external stakeholders.

“I'm really passionate about this because I believe having core values codified for people in a way they can relate to gives us a common drive,” says Partner Dorothée Vermeiren who volunteered to run workshops aimed at further embedding the code into the day-to-day. “It's about reinforcing and improving the culture that we already have."

Managing risk is good business, but it's also what our clients, our people and our regulators expect of us. Clients want to deal with businesses they know they can trust, with effective risk management practices. Being able to identify, assess and manage risks associated with our operations in different markets is fundamental to being a responsible business.

In 2021/22 we embarked on a unique firm-wide programme to enhance this work further by introducing risk assessments for our regions and practice areas, including our Africa Group.