Standards

ABB is committed to fostering a culture where integrity is woven into the fabric of everything we do. We want integrity embedded in our people, our businesses and processes. This means acting responsibly as individuals and as a company.

When you work with integrity, non-compliant behavior is simply not an option.

We want integrity embedded in our people, our business, and our processes. In the following sections, learn more about the standards of behavior that we expect of our employees and our business partners.

Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct - The standards we expect of ourselves

-> Read the Code of Conduct

Antitrust Guidance

Antitrust guidance notes - Ensuring continuous compliance with competition and antitrust laws

-> Read the guidance notes

Group Directives

The group directives - To guide our employees and prevent integrity concerns

-> Our standards and policies

From compliance to integrity

"ABB is committed to fostering a culture where integrity is woven into the fabric of everything we do. We want integrity embedded in our people, our businesses and processes. This means acting responsibly as individuals and as a company.” – Andrea Antonelli, General Counsel

For many years, the compliance program built a strong foundation of uncompromising insistence that we comply with the law wherever we do business and always abide by the rules. The change to integrity marks a significant step in our maturity as a company, reflecting our aspiration to embrace standards of conduct that are even higher compared to our old compliance requirements.

From strict compliance with the letter of the law driven by top-down communications, we are now evolving toward a business driven model supported by individual accountability and personal ownership of our business principles.

All ABB compliance standards, rules and guidelines remain in force. Behaving with integrity is the next step on the path, in which these standards, rules and guidelines are internalized and become second-nature everywhere in the organization.

All employees need to understand that behaving with integrity is considered a core element of any career at ABB. It is every bit as important as a good engineering or business education. Integrity is one of ABB's five strategic imperatives, and it is the responsibility of every ABB manager to ensure that their employees understand it.

Based on the DuPont Bradley Curve for Occupational Health and Safety

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Commitment

Integrity must be embedded in our company DNA

Reporting channels

The key is to speak up and bring integrity concerns into the open so that problems can be resolved quickly

Training & communications

ABB trains every employee at every location around the world

Resolving issues

ABB enforces a strict zero tolerance policy against violations of our Code of Conduct

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Code of Conduct - The standards we expect of ourselves

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From compliance to integrity

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Training & communications

Resolving issues

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Products

Industries

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About us

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Standards

Code of Conduct - The standards we expect of ourselves

Antitrust guidance notes - Ensuring continuous compliance with competition and antitrust laws

The group directives - To guide our employees and prevent integrity concerns

From compliance to integrity

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Commitment

Reporting channels

Training & communications

Resolving issues

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