Davey Tree Flipbooks

The Big Picture News from Davey's corporate office. Purpose: The Company's Code of Ethics requires that all Company personnel, including directors, officers and employees, observe high standards of business and personal ethics in the conduct of our respective duties and obligations. As representatives of the Company, we must practice sincerity and integrity in fulfilling our responsibilities, and we must comply with internal policies and applicable laws and regulations. Accordingly, employees of the Company may discuss any good faith concerns they have regarding compliance with laws and regulations, or other violations of Company policy, with members of management, executive manage- ment, Corporate Counsel, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and have no fear of retaliation. Policy: All Company employees are required to report, either orally or in writing, to their immediate supervisor, appropriate manager or an officer of the Company, all evidence of activity by a Company department, employee, or business associate that may constitute: • Instances of corporate fraud; • Unethical business conduct; • A violation of federal, state, provincial, or local law; • A violation of safety policies, laws or regulations that creates a potential or actual danger to the employee's or public's health and safety; • A violation of the Company's Code of Ethics. Any Company employee who in good faith reports such incidents will be protected from actual or threatened retaliation as a result of the disclosure of such reports. Further, no employee may be adversely affected because the employee refused to carry out a directive that, in good faith, the employee believes constitutes corporate fraud, or is a violation of Company policy, or of federal, state, provincial, or local law. Reporting Violations: The whistleblowing procedure is intended to be used for serious or sensitive issues as concerns the Company Code of Ethics. Anyone filing a complaint must be acting in good faith and have reasonable grounds for believing the information disclosed indicates an actual or intended violation of the Code of Ethics. Concerns can be reported in any of the following ways, and can be done anonymously: Toll-free telephone: 800.447.1667, Ext. 8485 Internet: www.davey.com/corporate Mailing address for written documents: Chairman of the Board The Davey Tree Expert Company 1500 North Mantua Street Kent, OH 44240 Employment-related concerns should continue to be reported through your normal channels, such as your immediate supervisor or the Human Resources Department in Kent. Confidentiality: Reports will be kept confi- dential to the extent possible, consistent with the need to conduct an adequate investigation. Company Conduct Reporting Policy Scholarship and Grant Applications Available Applications for 2014 Davey scholarships and grants are available from Heather Micozzi, heather. micozzi@davey.com or 800-447-1667, ext. 8301. Children and legal wards of full-time, active employees or surviving children or legal wards of employees who be- came deceased while active are eligible for the financial assistance offered by the Davey Company Foundation. Applicants for the scholarship must be spring 2014 high school graduates who have been accepted into under- graduate programs by state-accredited, two- or four-year institutions of higher learning in the U.S. or Canada. Current scholarship levels are $1,000, $1,500 and $2,000 per year. Students currently attending state-accredited, two- or four-year institutions of higher learning in the U.S. or Canada, or who have been accepted and will attend such institutions, but who are not graduating seniors, are eligible for grants. Currently, grants of $1,000 per year are available. The deadline for submitting applications is April 11, 2014. Applications not received by the deadline are subject to rejection. 24 | January/February 2014

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