Our Commitment
Integrity is a top priority
We are committed to a high standard of integrity which is expected of every employee and in every country where we do business.
Our Integrity Program is designed to help prevent, detect and address potential integrity concerns. It is supported by policies, tools and processes, and a zero-tolerance approach to violations. We encourage our employees to openly identify risks, ask questions and raise concerns.
ABB prohibits bribery in all forms, whether direct or indirect, regardless of the amount, and our employees are expected to act with the highest standards of integrity in all business dealings. We are firmly committed to competing fairly, protecting confidential information, staying alert to emerging risks, supporting and respecting human rights, working in an environmentally sustainable way, providing training and practical guidance to our employees, and to activities that support transparency.
The ABB Code of Conduct clearly sets the expectations for our conduct with colleagues, customers, suppliers, and business partners, and in the communities where we operate.
With hard work, accountability and a clear commitment from ABB's top management at headquarters and across our regions and businesses, we have seen the positive impact that a robust integrity program and a strong culture of integrity can have on the long-term success and sustainability of our company.
Integrity Leadership
Integrity at ABB starts with leadership, responsibility, and accountability. The tone from the top is clear: we are committed to integrity, we operate transparently, and we comply with the law.
We recognize that integrity leadership does not stop at the top and must be woven into the fabric of how we do business. Our Integrity Program expects local management to lead by example and to regularly lead discussions about integrity in their business.
With support from leadership, dedicated integrity resources, individual accountability and partner functions across ABB, we are able to foster a strong culture of integrity.
| Top leadership | Local management |
Integrity resources |
Partner functions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors | Business Leadership teams in a country |
Chief Integrity Officer |
Human Resources |
| Board's Finance, Audit and Compliance Committee | Local Business Line managers | Integrity Committee |
Corporate Communications |
| CEO | Company Officers / Directors of subsidiary | Legal and Integrity | Sustainability Affairs |
| Executive Committee – Business Presidents | Territory and Country Integrity Officers |
Antitrust | Quality and Supply Chain Operational Excellence |
| General Counsel | Business Head of Legal & Integrity | Internal Audit | |
Finance and Internal Controls |
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Collaboration and partner initiatives
Trust is built through transparency and honesty. To be successful, we must build each stakeholder's trust through the integrity of our words and our actions.