Principles

ING Canada is committed to accountable and prudent corporate governance, and to maintaining the highest standards of business ethics. Our core values of customer focus, integrity, collaboration and teamwork, entrepreneurship, professionalism, drive for superior performance, and respect for people are reflected in our governance principles.

At ING Canada:

• The Board of Directors is independent from Executive Officers.
• The Board has adopted a Code of Conduct that reflects our business values.
• We have a culture of ethical business conduct and are committed to integrity, professionalism and respect for the law. Strong ethics and values foster high levels of performance, productivity and shareholder value.
• We have comprehensive risk management and internal control procedures to manage and monitor risks and to protect our business, clients and shareholders.
• Our Directors have established the following Committees of the Board to ensure that these risks are properly measured, monitored and reported:
  • Audit and Risk Review Committee;
  • Conduct Review and Corporate Governance Committee;
  • Human Resources Committee.

We respect the principle of disclosing material financial information in an accurate, transparent and timely fashion.