Compliance

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Compliance

Compliance means conforming to legal requirements and internal company guidelines, as well as voluntary self-commitment.

In order to assure compliance with the law, voluntary commitments, and company guidelines, Axel Springer has introduced a Group-wide compliance management system. A Compliance Committee monitors conformance with the Code of Conduct.

Axel Springer Guidelines and Standards of Behavior

The Code of Conduct is part of the compliance organization, and should be regarded as a summary of the rules of behavior at Axel Springer. In a generalized form, it describes the requirements for legally unobjectionable behavior, and thereby helps all employees assess whether a transaction or a decision is or is not permissible. It contains all the basic values and rules of Axel Springer. For example the corporate values, applicable principles, journalistic guidelines, as well as the management principles are a part of the Code of Conduct.

Complementing this broad and general code, the corporate guidelines provide detailed rules for individual subject areas.