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The chief human resources officer (CHRO) at a publicly traded company is well-liked and respected. Direct reports consistently report satisfaction with the CHRO's leadership and voluntary investment in their professional development. A favorite activity among the direct reports is the long-standing monthly coaching sessions with the CHRO at an off-site coffee shop. The CHRO pays for coffee and food during the coaching sessions and also purchases extra food items and coffee to bring back to the HR office. These meetings are conversational only and are linked to career planning and succession management.

A new HR director joined the HR team 45 days ago to train as the CHRO's successor. During their first one-on-one coaching session, the HR director finds it easy to confide in the CHRO and quickly establishes trust. The HR director is impressed by the CHRO's insistence on paying for their coffee and food items. The HR director later discovers that the CHRO expenses the cost of food and drink to HR's cost center while receiving customer incentive rewards from the store that can be used to obtain free coffee. Having just completed the company's code of conduct and ethics training, the HR director believes that this practice represents a conflict of interest.

What should the HR director do to ensure that the company's code of conduct policy is adhered to consistently by all company employees?