| OUR MISSION |
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To become the worldwide leader in the brand management and distribution of urban themed content.
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To develop, distribute and market content that is relevant and properly representative of the entire urban experience.
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To continue to define and develop the urban marketplace and build a brand that consumers and retailers can trust.
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To create strategic partnerships with filmmakers, producers, and businesses that result in mutual profitability.
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CORPORATE VALUES |
Achieving our mission requires great people
who are skilled, bright, creative, and energetic, and who share the following values:
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Integrity and honesty.
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Ethical business practices.
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Commitment to community involvement.
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Passion for customers, partners, diversity, and culture.
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Committed to solutions and moving business forward.
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Open and respectful with others and dedicated to making them better.
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Willingness to take on big challenges and see them through.
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Self critical, questioning, and committed to excellence and self-improvement.
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Accountable for commitments, results, and quality to customers, partners, and fellow employees.
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CODE OF ETHICS
I. Obligations to Community
Codeblack Employees recognize the impact of his or her work on society as a whole, on subgroups
of society including geographic or demographic minorities, on future generations, and inclusive
of social, economic, environmental, or technical fields of endeavor. Obligations to society
shall be paramount when there is conflict with other obligations. Therefore, Codeblack
employees will:
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1. Do the Best Work Possible
Be objective, use due care, and make full use of education and skills.
Practice integrity and not be unduly swayed by the demands of others.
Provide full, clear, and accurate information.
Be aware of consequences, good and bad.
Strive to do what is right, not just what is legal.
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2. Contribute to the Community to the Extent Possible, Feasible, and Advisable
Make data and findings widely available.
Strive for broad citizen involvement in problem definition, data identification, analysis, and decision-making.
Donate services to the community.
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3. Protect the Organization’s Integrity
Call attention to emerging issues and identify appropriate responses based on personal expertise.
Call attention to the unprofessional work of others.
First take concerns to those persons; if satisfaction is not gained and the problems warrant, then additional people should be notified.
Admit when a mistake has been made and make corrections where possible.
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II. Obligations to Employer
Codeblack employees recognize that he or she has been hired to deliver a high level of
needed products and services. The employer expects quality work and professional conduct.
Therefore Codeblack employees will:
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1. Deliver Quality Work
Be qualified for the tasks accepted.
Keep current in the field through readings and professional development.
Identify risks and the potential means to reduce them.
Define alternative strategies to reach employer goals, if possible, and the implications of each.
Document work so that others can use it.
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2. Have a Professional Relationship
Hold information confidential unless authorized to release it.
Avoid all conflicts of interest with clients and employers if possible, but when they are unavoidable, disclose that conflict.
Avoid soliciting, accepting, or offering any gratuity or inappropriate benefit connected to a potential or existing business or working relationship.
Accept work reviews as a means to improve performance.
Honor contracts and assigned responsibilities.
Accept decisions of employers and clients, unless they are illegal or unethical.
Honor contracts and assigned responsibilities.
Acknowledge and accept rules about the personal use of employer resources. This includes computers, data, telecommunication equipment, and other resources.
Strive to resolve differences.
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3. Be Honest in Representations
State State professional qualifications truthfully.
Make honest proposals that allow the work to be completed for the resources requested.
Describe products and services fully.
Be forthcoming about any limitations of data, assumptions, models, methods, and analysis.
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III. Obligations to Colleagues and the Profession
Codeblack employees recognize the value of being part of a community of other
professionals. Together, we support each other and add to the stature of the field.
Therefore, Codeblack employees will:
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1. Respect the Work of Others.
Cite the work of others whenever possible and appropriate.
Honor the intellectual property rights of others.
Accept Accept and provide fair critical comments on professional work.
Recognize the limitations of one’s own knowledge and skills and recognize and use the skills of other professionals as needed.
Work respectfully and capably with others in other disciplines.
Respect existing working relationships between others, including employer/employee and contractor/client relationships.
Deal honestly and fairly with prospective employees, contractors, and vendors.
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IV. Obligations to Individuals in Society
Codeblack employees recognize the impact of his or her work on individual people
and will strive to avoid harm to them. Therefore, Codeblack employees will:
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1. Respect Privacy
Protect individual and company privacy, especially about sensitive and proprietary company information.
Be especially careful with new information discovered about an individual, the company, company communication, company finances, and documents.e and contractor/client relationships.
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2. Respect Individuals
Encourage individual autonomy.
Avoid undue intrusions into the lives of individuals.
Be truthful when disclosing information about an individual.
Treat all individuals equally, without regard to race, gender, or other personal characteristic not related to the task at hand.
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