Ethics at 1000 Planets Inc.

• To ensure that business policies and practices continue to be aligned with ethical and moral principles.
• To clearly communicate ethical and moral expectations.
• To provide conduits for feedback through which all personnel can ask questions, voice concerns, and seek resolution to ethical and moral issues.
• A reputation and honorable track record for ethics and integrity is vital for establishing the trust the trust between all -- personnel, customers, suppliers, governments, and communities need to understand and appreciate the importance of these principles.

• Exercising the basic virtues of respect, dignity, kindness, courtesy and manners in all work relationships.
• Recognizing and avoiding behaviors that others may find offensive, including the manner in which we speak and relate to one another and the materials we bring into the workplace, both printed and electronically.
• Respecting the right and obligation of every person to raise, discuss and help resolve concerns relating to ethical and moral questions in the course of our duties without retribution and retaliation.
• Giving all personnel the same opportunity to have their questions, issues, concerns and situations fairly considered while understanding that being treated fairly does not always mean that we will all be treated the same.
• Trusting one another to use sound judgment in our use of 1000 Planets Inc. business, scientific, technological and information systems.
• Understanding that even though 1000 Planets Inc. has the obligation to monitor its business information systems activity, we will respect privacy by prohibiting random searches of individual personnel communications.
• Recognizing that conduct socially and professionally acceptable in one culture and location may be viewed differently in another.

• Offering full disclosure and withdrawing ourselves from discussions and decisions when our business judgment appears to be in conflict with a personal interest.
• Respecting the rights and property of others, including their intellectual property. Accepting confidential or trade secret information only after we clearly understand our obligations as defined in a non-disclosure agreement.
• Competing fairly without collusion or collaboration with competitors to divide markets, set prices, restrict production, allocate customers or otherwise restrain competition and innovation.
• Assuring that no payments or favors are offered to influence others to do something wrong or questionable.
• Keeping records that are accurate and include all payments, receipts and documentation.
• Exercising good judgment in the exchange of business courtesies, meals and entertainment by avoiding activities that could create even the appearance that our decisions could be compromised.
• Refusing to speculate in 1000 Planets Inc. stock through frequent buying and selling or through other forms of speculative trading.

• Working together with trust, creativity, imagination and vigor to achieve superior results.
• Recruiting, training, promoting and rewarding people based on their performance and contribution.
• Encouraging open, honest and candid communications.
• Maintaining a professional work environment that is both satisfying and rewarding
• Giving recognition and credit appropriately and frequently.
• Valuing all employees for their contributions without regard to their position or level within the organization.
• Understanding that working together successfully may depend upon our willingness to trust someone else to take the lead.

• Striving to achieve success in our ventures and doing so with the highest standards of ethics and morals.
• Taking responsible risks, managing those risks and learning from our experiences.
• Promoting workplace flexibility to make 1000 Planets Inc. the employer of choice for the most creative and innovative people the world over.
• Seeking out new perspectives and ideas through a diverse, creative and imaginative workforce.
• Recognizing that we succeed or fail together.

• Keeping our skills current and competitive by taking the initiative for our own personal development.
• Creating a work place where people feel free to express their opinions and to raise questions and concerns in a safe and supportive environment.
• Assuming full accountability for our actions and responsibility for the outcome.
• Protecting 1000 Planets Inc.'s reputation for integrity in all business dealings.
• Valuing open and fair competition and respecting the rights of our customers, suppliers and competitors just as we expect our rights to be respected
• Assuring that those who do business with 1000 Planets Inc. have fair opportunities to compete for our business.
• Respecting codes of conduct, rules of business and laws of countries, abiding by both the letter and the spirit.
• Protecting and preserving 1000 Planets Inc. assets, including intellectual property, for 1000 Planets Inc. benefit and not for our own personal benefit.
• Using company assets for personal purposes strictly on an infrequent basis with full management knowledge and negligible expense to 1000 Planets Inc - for purposes without detriment to our Mission and reputation.

• Committing to make a difference to our customers, our suppliers, one another, our communities and global society.
• Setting high standards of personal performance and professional growth.
• Taking personal pride in what we do.
• Staying committed to results.
• Listening to our customers and meeting or exceeding their expectations.
• Basing our decisions and actions on our ethics and morals and on what is in the best interest of 1000 Planets Inc., personnel and 1000 Planets Inc. investors.
• Seeking to understand, value and leverage our differences and diverse perspectives.