From our inception, our values and special culture have formed the foundation for our company and our success. Our core values are so important that we would hold them regardless of whether they were rewarded or became a competitive disadvantage.
Our code of conduct
They describe the behavior that helps us achieve our purpose and ambition. In our Code of Conduct, we share our purpose, ambition and values with all our key stakeholders - employees, customers, patients, suppliers and communities worldwide. They form the basis of our business principles − the standards of conduct laid out on the following pages which guide our day-to-day operations and decision-making.
Code of conduct
We believe that collaborating with each other as well as with customers, suppliers and scientific partners brings effectiveness and success. Trust and respect form the basis for our relationships. In our Supplier Code of Conduct we set out the values that we feel are of the importance to our business and where we specifically want to bind our supplier to. We will treat our suppliers with integrity and fairness, and we will honor agreements made. We expect our supplier to live up to the same standards that we as a company live up to.