At American Greetings, we believe that good corporate governance goes a long way toward building and maintaining public trust. Our employees are guided by our values to be safe, maintain the highest integrity, treat everyone with dignity and respect, focus on our customers and be excellent in all we do. Our corporate policies and practices are designed to ensure that these values are continuously upheld at all levels of our company.
We are proud of our strong approach to corporate governance, and believe that our core values and the policies and practices inspired by these values will continue to serve American Greetings and its stakeholders well.
The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics was amended on February 11, 2011. The amendments clarified and/or expanded provisions relating to confidentiality, protection of corporate assets, accountability for adherence to the Code, procedures for internal reporting of suspected violations, and the anonymity of such reports. The amendments also incorporated certain technical and administrative enhancements to the Code.
