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The guiding principles of the College are the Nolan principles and business shall be conducted in accordance with them: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. 

As this is fundamental to the College’s ethical conduct, the remainder of the policy is re-stated here in its entirety. 

Staff and Fellows must not use their authority or office for personal gain and must always seek to uphold and enhance the standing of the College. 

Staff and Fellows must declare to their Head of Department any personal interest which may affect any College business and act in accordance with the instructions given as to management of any conflict. 

Members of Council are required to complete an annual declaration of interests and eligibility to be a trustee. 

Where staff or Fellows have a conflict of interest, they must seek the written advice of the person to whom they are responsible, for example the Bursar or the President, and act as advised. 

In relation to the receipt of gifts of hospitality the College’s Anti-Bribery Policy shall apply. 

In relation to environment, social and governance matters, the Investment Policy states the College exercises its investment powers in accordance with the fiduciary duties pertinent to charity trustees, i.e. it exercises them primarily in the best interests of the College and to support financially its objects of education, learning, and research and maintenance of a College. The outcome of the policy is that the majority of the College’s assets are managed according the ethical policy of the . 

In relation to fundraising activity, the College adheres to the Institute of fundraising’s Code of Fundraising Practice and in addition it is registered with the Fundraising Regulator, thereby subscribing to its terms and conditions including the Fundraising Promise, subject to amendment of certain of the standard requirements as agreed with the Fundraising Regulator in a side letter governing the particular circumstances of Cambridge Colleges. 
In relation to donations and gifts the College applies its Ethical guidelines for the acceptance of gifts and donations. 

The College’s Policy on Operational environmental issues addresses the manner in which the College approaches environmental concerns in its day-to-day operations in running its physical activities. 

Examples of the application of these principles are available and the following important comments are reproduced here:

• Living Wage: In setting pay for staff, the College has regard to The Living Wage Foundation’s recommendation of an hourly rate of pay.   The College reviews and adjusts pay, every year on 1st August ensuring that no staff are paid less than the Real Living Wage.  Additionally, any increases to the Real Living Wage occurring during the year are implemented within the recommended time frame.
• Food waste: It is inevitable waste will occur in making sure there is enough food for unpredictable demand, and there tends to be more waste where more choice is provided. The College does what it can to minimise waste. This involves planning how excess food can be used in other meals if there is greater supply of some dishes than there is demand, but always with food safety in mind. Inevitably, there will be food which can’t be used in this way, along with the waste from people’s plates. We generally send this for bio-digestion which results in the production of fuel and fertilisers. 
• Energy: The College encourages students to engage in good energy habits. For example, the Student Switch-Off Campaign encourages turning off lights, heating and electric appliances including computers when they are not in use. The College participates in college-wide energy purchasing and in October 2017 this enabled many electricity supplies to be switched to a provider which purchases 99% of its electricity from “green” renewable resources, including wind, biomass similar sources of electricity.