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</ul> </a> </li> <li class="nav_list_item"> <a class="nav_item" href="/press"><h4>NEWS</h4></a> </li> <li class="nav_list_item"> <a class="nav_item" href="/contact-us"><h4>CONTACT</h4></a> </li> </ul> </nav> </header> <main id="content"> <div class="container"> <div class="home_hero_container"> <div class="home_hero_title_and_intro_container"> <h3 class="home_hero_title"> <span> Our Standards </span> </h3> <h1 class="home_hero_intro">We uphold the highest standards of ethical and professional journalism through our Editorial Code, when we work with advertising partners, and in the areas of reader trust, privacy and user experience.</h1> </div> <div class="home_hero_grid"> <img src="https://images.prismic.io/ip-about-us/b64b97db-5494-44cf-97a6-6eccf5fe3db1_Our+Standards.jpg?auto=compress,format" alt=" " class="home_hero_image" /> </div> </div> <!-- --> <div class="single_our_standards_container"> <div class="single_our_standards_content_container"> <div class="tile_text_single_container" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-offset="50"> <h1 class="tile_text_single_title">EDITORIAL CODE</h1> <div class="tile_text_single_blurb"><div class="press__single__content"><p>The benchmark for the FT’s journalistic practices is set by our <a href="https://ip-about-us.cdn.prismic.io/ip-about-us/f340249b-9808-4333-8627-f468083d7222_FT+EDITORIAL+CODE+OF+PRACTICE++%2815+Jan+2024%29.pdf">Editorial Code</a>. Compliance with the code is an obligation for all FT editorial staff and contributors. </p></div></div> <div class="tile_text_single_link"> <a href="https://aboutus.ft.com/company/our-standards/editorial-code" ><h5> FIND OUT MORE <span class="tile_text_single_link_arrow" ><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i ></span> </h5 ></a> </div> </div> <div class="tile_text_single_container" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-offset="50"> <h1 class="tile_text_single_title">READER CHARTER</h1> <div class="tile_text_single_blurb"><div class="press__single__content"><p>We use a mixture of advertising and subscription revenue to fund the quality news, comment and analysis for which we are known. Our <a href="http://aboutus.ft.com/company/our-standards/reader-charter">Reader Charter</a> sets out our commitments in the areas of trust, privacy and user experience across desktop and mobile. </p></div></div> <div class="tile_text_single_link"> <a href="https://aboutus.ft.com/company/our-standards/reader-charter" ><h5> FIND OUT MORE <span class="tile_text_single_link_arrow" ><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i ></span> </h5 ></a> </div> </div> <div class="tile_text_single_container" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-offset="50"> <h1 class="tile_text_single_title">COMMERCIAL CHARTER</h1> <div class="tile_text_single_blurb"><div class="press__single__content"><p>Our <a href="https://commercial.ft.com/our-pledge-to-clients/">Commercial Charter</a> sets out the standards we will uphold when we deal with our advertising partners. It clearly explains how we will transact and the level of service you can expect from us.</p></div></div> <div class="tile_text_single_link"> <a href="https://commercial.ft.com/our-pledge-to-clients/" ><h5> FIND OUT MORE <span class="tile_text_single_link_arrow" ><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i ></span> </h5 ></a> </div> </div> <div class="tile_text_single_container" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-offset="50"> <h1 class="tile_text_single_title">CONTENT FUNDING AND LABELING</h1> <div class="tile_text_single_blurb"><div class="press__single__content"><p>We publish a variety of content with financial support from third parties. We apply <a href="http://aboutus.ft.com/company/our-standards/content-funding-labelling">one of two descriptions</a> to this content to ensure that the reader understands the provenance and funding model: ‘Supported by’ for commercially supported independent journalism, or ‘Partner Content’ for commercially produced content.</p></div></div> <div class="tile_text_single_link"> <a href="https://aboutus.ft.com/company/our-standards/content-funding-labelling" ><h5> FIND OUT MORE <span class="tile_text_single_link_arrow" ><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i ></span> </h5 ></a> </div> </div> <div class="single_our_standards_carousel_grid"> <div class="carousel_container" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-offset="50"> <!-- Slider main container --> <div class="swiper-container"> <!-- Additional required wrapper --> <div class="swiper-wrapper"> <!-- Slides --> <div class="swiper-slide"> <img src="https://images.prismic.io/ip-about-us/ee3e18da-447e-444b-a23f-ddc80af0d4d2_Editorial+Code.jpg?auto=compress,format" alt="" /> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <img src="https://images.prismic.io/ip-about-us/306f1ae0-c9d8-47c3-8e71-3ef9168a79c8_Editorial+Code+2.jpg?auto=compress,format" alt="" /> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <img src="https://images.prismic.io/ip-about-us/3cc1b878-7547-41f2-af82-f4922c2f3e9b_Editorial+Code+3.jpg?auto=compress,format" alt="" /> </div> </div> <!-- If we need pagination --> <div class="swiper-pagination"></div> <!-- If we need navigation buttons --> <div class="swiper-button-prev"></div> <div class="swiper-button-next"></div> <!-- If we need scrollbar --> <div class="swiper-scrollbar"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <div class="footer_layout"> <footer> <div class="footer_container"> <ul class="footer_legal_links"> <li class="footer_legal_link_item_first"> <a href="http://help.ft.com/help/legal-privacy/terms-conditions" >Terms & Conditions</a > </li> <li class="footer_legal_link_item"> <a href="http://help.ft.com/help/legal-privacy/privacy/">Privacy</a> </li> <li class="footer_legal_link_item"> <a href="http://help.ft.com/help/legal-privacy/cookies/">Cookies</a> </li> <li class="footer_legal_link_item"> <a href="http://help.ft.com/help/legal-privacy/copyright/copyright-policy/" >Copyright</a > </li> </ul> <div class="footer_copyright"> <p> © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2024. <abbr title="Financial Times" aria-label="FT">FT</abbr> and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd. </p> <p> The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the <a href="/company/our-standards/editorial-code" >FT Editorial Code of Practice</a >. </p> </div> <div class="footer_brand_container"> <div class="footer_brand"></div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <script async defer type="text/javascript" src="https://static.cdn.prismic.io/prismic.min.js?repo=ip-about-us&new=true" ></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/main.js/main.js"></script> <!-- CDN for onScroll animations --> <script src="https://unpkg.com/aos@next/dist/aos.js"></script> <script> AOS.init(); </script> <!-- CDN for Swiper.js Carousel --> <script src="https://unpkg.com/swiper/swiper-bundle.js"></script> <script src="https://unpkg.com/swiper/swiper-bundle.min.js"></script> <!-- Options for Swiper.js Carousel --> <script> const swiper = new Swiper('.swiper-container', { // Optional parameters loop: true, // pagination pagination: { el: '.swiper-pagination', }, // Navigation arrows navigation: { nextEl: '.swiper-button-next', prevEl: '.swiper-button-prev', }, //scrollbar scrollbar: { el: '.swiper-scrollbar', }, autoplay: { delay: 2000, }, }); </script> </div> </body> </html>