ABB is committed to the highest standards of business ethics and integrity. Our ambition is for human rights to be well understood, managed along the entire value chain and integrated into our daily business.

We support and respect the human rights principles and labor standards outlined in the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the ILO Core Conventions on Labour Standards and other international frameworks. 

Alongside the ABB Code of Conduct, the ABB Supplier Code of Conduct, the Conflict Mineral Policy, the ABB Human Rights Policy formalizes ABB’s commitment to respecting human rights and describes ABB’s approach to human rights due diligence and our governance. 

The company’s commitment and expectations to respect human rights applies to every individual who works for ABB or engages with us along our value chain. The ABB Supplier Code of Conduct requires suppliers to conduct human rights due diligence and to disseminate and enforce similar requirements across their own supply chains. The ABB Supplier Code of Conduct Implementation Guidance describes how suppliers can meet ABB’s expectations.

ABB’s internal Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Framework describes how human rights due diligence is implemented and governed across the value chain and outlines ABB’s approach to responsible business conduct. ABB has identified and prioritized potential adverse human rights risks to our business across our value chain. These include child labor; corruption and bribery; environmental issues impacting human rights; fair employment; health and safety; human trafficking and modern slavery; impact on communities and land rights; information security, and data privacy. Our roadmap helps ABB address these potential risks across our entire value chain.

We strive to maintain a culture where stakeholders feel engaged and free to raise concerns, including issues related to human rights, in good faith without fear of retaliation or other adverse consequences. Our Reporting channels offer multiple ways for stakeholders to report concerns of potential violations of the ABB Human Rights Policy, the ABB Code of Conduct, the ABB Supplier Code of Conduct, other policies, or of the law. Our ABB’s Code of Conduct and Whistleblower Protection Statement set-out ABB’s commitment to non-retaliation against those who use ABB’s reporting channels in  good faith.

2025 highlights

• 131 certified Human Rights Champions
  
• 1,267 hours of human rights training delivered to own employees
• 129 self-assessments undertaken in our operations
• 62 audits undertaken in our operations
• 86% of identified risks closed within the SSBM Program

ABB Human Rights Policy

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