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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
SERVES AS OUR FOUNDATION
Martin Marietta has a culture dedicated to ethical business behavior and responsible corporate activity. We believe strong
corporate governance is the foundation for delivering on our commitments.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OUR EMPLOYEES
As stewards of Martin Marietta, our Board plays an Martin Marietta employees play a critical role in enforcing
essential role in determining strategic priorities and good governance and sustainability practices. It is their
considers sustainability issues an integral part of its commitment to each other and to our communities
business oversight. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, that elevates our efforts and performance as a company.
available on our website, set forth a flexible framework Our employees understand the importance of acting with
within which the Board, assisted by its committees, directs integrity in all of their interactions. We provide them with
the affairs of Martin Marietta. The Ethics, Environment, a variety of resources to guide them in daily decision-
Safety and Health Committee of the Board of Directors making and support them should they have questions.
has, for decades, overseen our ongoing efforts to hone These resources include an engaged senior leadership
truly sustainable business practices. team, our Code of Ethical Business Conduct, a confidential
ethics hotline managed by an independent third party
and annual ethics training.
40% 100% 100%
Women or minorities All Board members attended All Board members comply with
represent 40% of 100% of the Board and our Corporate Governance
our Board nominees Committee meetings on Guidelines, including those
which they serve relating to overboarding; all
directors sit on fewer than three
public company boards
OUR CODE OF ETHICAL BUSINESS CONDUCT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As a company dedicated to fulfilling its mission and living
its values, we understand how important it is to provide
resources that help guide our hardworking Martin Marietta
team members in the countless decisions they make every
day. Our Code of Ethical Business Conduct, which has
been in place since the 1980s, is regularly updated. This NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
code provides our policies and expectations on a number MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
Corporate Governance
Guidelines
of topics, including our commitment to good citizenship, ETHICS, ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
promoting a positive and safe work environment, avoiding Code of Ethical
conflicts of interest and operating with integrity in all that Business Conduct
we do. The Code of Ethical Business Conduct applies to Confidential Ethics Hotline
everyone on the Martin Marietta team, including Board Annual Ethics Training
members, and annual ethics training is required to ensure
our policies are communicated and understood.
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