Cognizant's Core Values and Standards of Business Conduct

C O R E VA L U E S A N D S TA N D A R D SQ&An Question:What is the policy when a client gives a gift to the whole team?Gifts and Gratuitiesn Answer:Discuss the situation with your manager who will address the issue with the client manager.n Question:I received a gold coin valued at over $300. I know this exceeds our definition of “nominal” value, but the giverwould be offended if I gave the gift back. What should I do?n Answer:Contact the Director – Compliance who will arrange disposition of the gift to a charitable or other appropriateorganization.n Question:A manager who works for our client has promised me that we will win a new contract if we give him 5% of thecontract value. What should I do?n Answer:This is clearly a bribe. You should immediately discuss the situation with your manager, the Director – Complianceor the General Counsel.n Question:At the beginning of the year, a vendor gave me a “nominal” gift, which I accepted. Now I seem to be getting anew “nominal” gift every month. What should I do?n Answer:You should discuss the gifts with the vendor, explain that the frequency of gift giving could be sending thewrong message to other vendors and the public, and ask that they be discontinued.32