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CODE OF CONDUCT, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES Our ethics and compliance program includes policies and procedures.
our code of business conduct, The Red Book.
To detect possible compliance violations, we maintain an internal disclosure system that includes a mechanism for anonymous reporting.
independent firm, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
| P A G E This work builds on the progress we have made in recent years simplifying our programs and raising awareness of the resources available to guide decision-making at Lilly.
A R E N C Y W O R K Lilly’s ethics and compliance program has received recognition for three consecutive years at the Corporate Governance Awards in New York City.
In and 2018 Lilly was one of five finalists for best compliance and ethics program in the “large cap” category comprising large publicly traded companies.
We continually work to improve our program so we can ultimately help business leaders around the globe assess the risks they face in real time.
Building a team to analyze key findings so we can create or improve processes to try to prevent issues from occurring.
Therefore, we consider training and communications an essential component of promoting and nurturing ethical behavior and a culture of trust and integrity throughout the business.
Some of the strategies we use to further strengthen our culture include sharing real stories of mistakes we have made as an organization and their consequences and helping leaders understand the vital role they have in listening and creating an environment that encourages ethical behavior.
up, ask questions, voice concerns, and share ideas.
We take all reports of known or suspected violations of company policies and procedures seriously, and we appropriately investigate all claims of potential wrongdoing that are brought to our attention.
We strive to earn and maintain the trust of people we serve by acting with integrity in all that we do everywhere we operate around the world.
We recognize that bribery, fraud, and other acts of dishonesty are a betrayal of that trust, so we do not offer, provide, authorize, or accept anything of value—or give the appearance that we do—to inappropriately influence a decision or gain an unfair advantage.
Our centralized team of anti-corruption, due diligence experts works to drive consistency of approach around the world as well as partner with our colleagues in the business to achieve results.
| P A G E Lilly is supportive of transparency initiatives globally.
It requires the biopharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing industry to report certain financial interactions to a defined group of physicians and teaching hospitals.
On the site, you can view whether a particular physician or teaching hospital has had financial interactions with a biopharmaceutical company, including Lilly. Outside the United States, in addition to adhering to local and national legislated requirements for countries in which we operate, Lilly participates in voluntary disclosure codes led by local or regional trade associations.
Data Transparency Lilly has a history of commitment to transparency in our clinical studies, and we recognize that responsible sharing of clinical study data has the ability to enhance public health.
For Phase Phase 3 trials that complete in 2019 and beyond, Lilly will submit results one year after the completion of the trial regardless of the medicine’s approval status.
| P A G E Lilly makes patient-level data available from Lillysponsored trials on marketed drugs for approved uses following acceptance for publication.
Lilly is developing a translation process to fulfill posting plain language summaries to the European Union (EU) Portal and Database, when available.
Lilly has had a longstanding commitment to data privacy, and we have had a global privacy program in place for many years.
That program is continually refreshed in response to the ever-changing privacy landscape, including the introduction of—or anticipated introduction of—new regulatory requirements and ethical considerations around data privacy.
In General Data Protection Regulation) or were passed for implementation in the near future (e.g., the California Consumer Protection Act and Brazil’s General Data Privacy law).
At its core, our privacy program reflects our commitment to being open and honest about how we collect, manage, use, and disclose personal information, and to being intentional about protecting it.
It also reflects our goal to share personal information only with those who are authorized—and have a legitimate business need—to see it.
Key components of our program include a principles-based policy supported by an infrastructure of procedures, job aids, training, and other materials governing the collection and use of personal information.
Our goal at Lilly is always to deliver on the promises that we make to individuals—in every business operation, in every location around the world—around the ethical use and management of the personal information that we collect and use.
• Learn more about Lilly’s commitment to transparency at Lilly.com.
provided by disclosure code administrators such as governments and trade associations.
All financial support and lobbying activities are overseen by the board of directors’ public policy and compliance committee, which is composed entirely of outside directors.
All decisions are made without regard for the private or personal preferences of the company’s officers and executives.
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT All of our employees must also comply with our global policies, core values, and legal obligations, which are outlined in our written code of business conduct, The Red Book.
Our annual report of political financial support provides details of our company’s U.S. political contributions; our memberships in organizations that report lobbying activity to the U.S. government, and to which we contribute $activities of our political action committee, the LillyPAC, which is funded solely by U.S. employee contributions.
and Supply Chain Training walk through a bamboo forest.
On the cover: Top: A team from Ansell Poland challenged themselves to overcome mud, water, fire, swamps, slopes, vertical walls, ropes, barbed wire and trenches during a Runmageddon race outside of Krakow, Poland.
Bottom: Launched in insetting project and is now certified under the ISO 14064-2 Standard.
and Danawala, two separate protected rain forest patches in the southern region of the country.
Ansell Limited – ABN In FY19, members of the Executive Leadership Team and senior operations leaders kicked off an ambitious project to update and consolidate the existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) processes across eight Ansell manufacturing locations in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, China and Vietnam.
Ansell Vietnam, shown here, was selected as the pilot plant for the implementation.
With Ansell products they know they are protected and can perform better.
Our category expertise, innovative products, trusted brands and advanced technologies give them the confidence that no other company can deliver.
By expanding the Company’s global reach, category depth and robust innovation pipeline, we support our customers’ growth and provide solutions for new needs.
Committed to the safety of all workers in our supply chain and that of our customers.
Committed to innovative products and processes for sustainable and long-term performance.
the PPE and Healthcare industries in responsible human rights, environmental and governance practices.
to re-examine the way business is done – both within our industry and across the global economy.
to advance further in this area in the years ahead.
safe environmental practices, and managing risk across our operations.
Our Responsible and Responsive Strategy & Purpose illustrates how we are connecting care for the interests of all stakeholders to our business strategy.
As an industry leader, Ansell has responded to this increased attention by bringing greater transparency to the conditions in our plants and renewing our commitment to high standards for labour practices while engaging independent assessments of our own position and those of our suppliers.
We also assessed the guidelines of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and other recognised labour standards organisations to ensure that the appropriate standards to protect the health and safety of our employees are in place at all Ansell facilities around the world.
We expect our suppliers to be transparent about their business practices as well and we will continue to work to transform our shared supply chain and to make improvements where needed.
Human Rights Day observance at Ansell’s manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka.
risk management and disclosure in particular – continue to rise.
This year marked the commencement of our journey to disclose material climate change-related financial risks in accordance with the Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
their support for the Recommendations of the TCFD.
on a journey to operate more efficiently, to conserve resources and to protect communities through strategic environmental management.
Our ongoing work in this area includes a program of climaterelated stress-testing and scenario planning regarding the impact of drought, excessive rains, rising sea levels and so forth, the results of which we intend to publish in future annual reports.
Our climate change strategy and risk management will be dynamic and is expected to become more rigorous and demanding over time.
We intend to analyse the data from our initiatives to date, reviewing and strengthening our approach to both physical and economic transition risk analysis and management.
of this review will be consolidated to guide our climate risk management strategy into the future.
we fall short, we can measure by how much and then take action to get better every year.
Ansell continues to administer a charitable donation program aligned with its global corporate social responsibility pillars of human rights, community, environment and governance.
• An Ethical Decision-Making training pilot program was launched at Ansell Sri Lanka.
This is driven by lower production value due to closure of plants in Mexico and Korea and reallocation of volumes to more efficient locations.
However, we achieved a in absolute water use resulting from our water use reduction program.
to reduce water use in order to achieve our goal.
generated from renewable sources in our manufacturing operations.
This increase was primarily due to plant closures in Mexico and Korea, re-allocation of volume to more efficient locations, resulting in lower production value.
as we shift our product from natural rubber to synthetic materials and to higher value products.
• We understand this target is indeed a challenging one.
We are monitoring the independent audits and subsequent corrective actions underway in the facilities of suppliers.
We are committed to understanding the sustainability issues that matter most to our investors.
• To do this, we will undertake a formal engagement program with investors to progress our understanding of their material sustainability issues.
• We will use the information gathered during the process to identify and prioritise key sustainability issues and integrate them into our business strategy.
and management, and enhances public trust in the Company.
to make fair and ethical decisions and influence how all employees do business every day, leading the way to sustainable growth and creating value for customers.
Our Code of Conduct serves as a constant reminder of our core values.
of integrity, transparency and accountability that permeates throughout the Company.
Board oversees our sustainability approach, with the Board’s CSR & Risk Committee assisting with governance and monitoring.
standards, policies and programs, and monitoring their operation and effectiveness.
The CSR & Risk Committee oversees human rights (including safety), environment and community matters, from a corporate responsibility and sustainability perspective.
https://www.ansell.com/nz/en/about-us/sustainability/ sustainability-governance Members of the CSR & Risk Committee are Non-Executive Directors who have been determined by the Board to be appropriately skilled to consider matters overseen by the committee.
All Board members are standing invitees – and in practice all Board members commonly attend CSR & Risk Committee meetings.
Considering the evolving sustainability landscape and its importance to business success at Ansell, we refined and expanded our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability structure and process, better and more fully addressing Ansell’s CSR and Sustainability agenda and responsibilities across our matrix organisation.
This Council encompasses leaders from areas including the Company’s Compliance, Human Resources, Investor Relations, Law, Sales, Operations, and Employee Health & Safety functions.
of the Council to efficiently facilitate the embodiment of Ansell’s CSR and Sustainability principles and contribute to decision making and operation of the business.
Reporting, Standards & Governance Ansell is committed to sound corporate governance to underpin its sustainability practices.
its activities, an important part of which are its corporate social responsibility and sustainability activities.
at Ansell’s Capital Markets Day in Sydney, Australia.
https://www.ansell.com/nz/en/about-us/sustainability/sustainability-governance https://www.ansell.com/nz/en/about-us/sustainability/sustainability-governance Stakeholder Engagement Ansell is committed to positive and meaningful stakeholder engagement.
are important to them, to our industry and to Ansell.
We interact with many different types of stakeholders, including employees, customers, investors, regulators, suppliers, consumers and the sustainability community.
trust with stakeholders when it is transparent and accountable.
Risk Management Framework Ansell places a high priority on risk identification and management throughout all its operations and has processes in place to continuously assure the integrity of our Risk Management Framework.
A ribbon cutting for Ansell’s newest commercial office, in Mumbai, India.
can be found on the website at www.ansell.com.