Siemens ensures ethical business through its global Compliance System, promoting integrity, legal adherence, and zero tolerance for corruption or misconduct.
For Siemens, integrity means acting in accordance with our values—responsible business, top performance, and an innovative approach—wherever we operate. A key element of integrity is compliance: adherence to laws and internal regulations. We do not tolerate any form of corruption or violations of fair competition principles.
The Siemens Compliance System is structured into three levels: Prevention, Detection, and Response. These levels encompass a comprehensive system of activities that ensure our business is fully aligned with applicable legal regulations and directives, as well as with our internal principles and policies.
We require a responsible and ethical approach from all our collaborators. All our managers and employees are obliged to adhere to strict corporate principles of ethical business conduct, both within the company and in relations with all business partners and customers. We actively contribute to cultivating the Czech business environment. Through our example, we enhance its transparency and ethical standards.
The Business Conduct Guidelines define the fundamental principles and rules that govern how we act within the Company and how we interact with our partners and the general public. Siemens takes a zero-tolerance stance on corruption, violations of competition rules, and other breaches of the law—if such issues arise, we act immediately.
This code is valid worldwide and binding at all levels of the organization.
Siemens employees and managers, customers, suppliers, and other business partners—as well as Siemens investors—can use the compliance tool “Tell Us” to report violations of the Siemens Business Conduct Guidelines at any time of day or night, from anywhere in the world, in a secure, confidential, and, if desired, anonymous manner.
The Ombudsman is an impartial authority to whom Siemens employees and third parties can report cases of inappropriate business practices within Siemens. Reports can be made confidentially and, if desired, anonymously. Submissions should be made in English or German.