Compass Minerals International, Inc. is governed at the highest level by a board of directors with four standing committees: the Audit, Compensation, Nominating/Corporate Governance (NCG) and the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Committees. The Board of Directors and these committees set policy and oversee management’s decision-making for economic, environmental and social impacts of the company’s operations.

Our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (Code of Ethics) articulates the standard of behavior we expect our employees to live up to and reflects our Core Values. Our Code of Ethics requires our employees embrace the highest ethical standards in everything they do. The Audit Committee oversees and monitors compliance with our Code of Ethics.

We are committed to creating an environment that promotes our Core Values and encourages employees to speak up and report any known or suspected violations of our Code of Ethics, company policies and applicable law. Employees may report any known or suspected violations to a manager, human resources, a member of the legal or internal audit team, or our ethics hotline operated by an independent third party. Our Code of Ethics prohibits retaliation against employees for reporting information or raising questions in good faith.