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<p><strong><strong>Status 26. Februar 2025</strong> | </strong><em><strong>NUR AUF ENGLISCH VERFÜGBAR</strong></em></p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer -text"></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-c77860d2-f248-4c44-a706-aac3e574ff51"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p>Volkswagen AG is in full transformation mode, pushing forward on our strategy with full force. <br> Parallel to the transformation of our industry we are seeing the rising importance of <strong>ESG</strong> in investment decisions, which no one will argue has become mainstream and will continue to grow at a rapid pace.</p><p>The importance of <strong>ESG</strong> is also growing continuously within our organization and is fully embedded in our decision making processes. We believe we have made significant progress amongst others in the areas stated below.</p><p>Nevertheless we are fully aware that much more needs to be done.</p><p>We have learned that the area of controversies is a reoccurring concern.</p><p>This website addresses relevant current and ongoing controversies in a factual manner with the aim of increasing transparency for you our stakeholders.</p><p>We invite you to browse this content, welcome any feedback from your side, also on suggestions of further topics that require clarity, and we look forward to our increased dialogue.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div></div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2 -outer"><div class="page-item page-item--section -root-level" id="item-db028d0d-cdcc-43f6-b37f-7287fcdd253a"><div class='full-width-section -corporate-blue'> <div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1 -outer"><div 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class='media-contact--details'> <div class='media-contact--name'> Ulrich Hauswaldt </div> <a download="" title="vCard herunterladen" class="media-contact--download" href="/de/medienkontakte/1840/download"><div class='icon -download'></div> </a><div class='media-contact--position'> <span> Senior Investor Relations Debt & ESG </span> </div> <div class='media-contact--contact-information'> <span> <a href="tel:+49-5361-9-42224">+49 5361 9 42224</a> </span> <span class='nowrap'> <a href="mailto:ulrich.hauswaldt@volkswagen.de">ulrich.hauswaldt@volkswagen.de</a> </span> </div> <div class='media-contact--address'> </div> </div> </div> <div class='media-contact'> <div class='media-contact--image'> <span id="element_uid_2_root" class="cropped-image"><span class="cropped-image--sizer" style="--image-aspect-ratio: 1/1"></span><img alt="Thomas Küter" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% center" 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Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz)</figcaption> </figure> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-3"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-65753049-7c40-42e7-97eb-783d3cc026d9"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p>The Volkswagen Group stands firmly against forced and child labor in connection with its business activities. The Group takes its responsibility for human rights very seriously in all regions of the world, including China, adhering to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. These principles form part of the Group’s Code of Conduct. We maintain these values throughout our supply chain and have zero tolerance for any exceptions to this policy.</p><p>While in the Group’s non-controlled Chinese joint venture facilities the relevant joint venture is responsible for all employee welfare, all partners agree that basic values and legal rights must be respected and protected. Ensuring good working conditions for all employees is of top priority.</p><p>Our non-controlled joint ventures have an own Code of Conduct and a whistleblower system to prevent or detect possible wrongdoings or violations.</p><p>On November 27, 2024, Volkswagen Group released a statement on the extension of the contract of the joint venture with SAIC, SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co. Ltd. (SVW). As one of the key areas identified to accelerate the transformation of the joint venture, both partners agreed on a gradual optimization of the production network with a focus on efficiency and productivity. This also applies to the production site operated by SVW’s subsidiary in Urumqi, SAIC Volkswagen (Xinjiang) Automotive Co. Ltd. (SVW Xinjiang). Due to economic reasons, all shares in SVW Xinjiang have now been sold by the joint venture as part of the realignment. The same applies to the shares in SVW’s subsidiary operating the test track in Turpan. </p><p><strong>On December 2024, MSCI ESG Research raised the assessment of the controversy in the category Labor Management Relation to Yellow (Score 2) and status to “Concluded” to reflect the equity sale of SVW Xinjiang.</strong></p><p><strong>Link to the Website: <a href="/de/menschenrechte-16108" target="_blank">"Menschenrechte im Volkswagen Konzern"</a></strong><br></p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div></div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-4 -outer"><div class="container-fluid"><div class="page-item page-item--section -root-level" id="item-e3a6a6c9-e117-4569-bd49-456806b3e74f"><div class='tile-section -infobox'> <div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--headline" id="item-404044a3-2902-45d9-b5e0-83e8ae607595"><h4 id="statements">Statements </h4></div></div><div 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class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW235554203 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235554203 BCX8">With Together4Integrity (T4I), we have pursued a common goal in the Volkswagen Group since its launch in 2018: the implementation of our holistic and comprehensive integrity and compliance management system.<br></span></span></p><ul><li><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW235554203 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW235554203 BCX8"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW8112037 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8112037 BCX8">Thanks to the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8112037 BCX8">high level</span> of commitment of all those involved in the Group functions, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8112037 BCX8">brands</span> and companies, we successfully rolled out the T4I program and <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8112037 BCX8">had progressed</span> significantly <span class="NormalTextRun 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This is also </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8112037 BCX8">eviden</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8112037 BCX8">t</span> <span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW8112037 BCX8">by</span> steadily rising approval ratings <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8112037 BCX8">regarding</span> the question of integrity in the annual Group-wide employee survey (<span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW8112037 BCX8">Stimmungsbarometer</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8112037 BCX8">).</span> </span></span></li></ul><ul><li><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW168992341 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW168992341 BCX8">Due to the great progress made in the roll-out and the high degree of maturity in the implementation, we gradually returned the further consolidation of T4I activities to the </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW168992341 BCX8">line during</span> the course of the 2023 reporting year</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW168992341 BCX8">, thereby ending the</span> central program control. <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW168992341 BCX8">This means that the Group brands and companies as well as the responsible Group departments </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW168992341 BCX8">are responsible for</span> the continued implementation and sustainable anchoring of the measures. </li></ul><p>We <span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW189211219 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW189211219 BCX8">are pleased that they are driving forward the continued implementation and sustainable</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW189211219 BCX8"> anchoring of the measures.</span> </p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div></div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-6 -outer"><div class="container-narrow"><div class="row for-column-items"><div class="page-item page-item--column -root-level page-item--first-item-in-row column-width-100 col-sm-12" id="item-b225ec7e-7850-4c3d-ad0c-cf21a2aab6c6"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--headline" id="item-5e8c4a69-b8d6-415e-a847-5c0462b0a728"><h4 id="links">Links </h4></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer -for-h4"></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-29986184-52ff-47f8-9ffc-90d076649540"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p>Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI): <a href="https://www.ethics.org/" target="_blank" class="js-external-link">https://www.ethics.org</a></p><p><a href="https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/publications/more/group-sustainability-report-2023-2674">Volkswagen Group Sustainability Report:</a> </p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-3"><div class="page-item page-item--attachment" id="item-3379499c-6a9d-4465-9c52-659a9d454860"><div class='file-attachment is-pdf'> <a target="_blank" track_event="["download","download-attachment","attachment-item on regular_page#15846: 2022-03-24_VW_Group_Integrity_Meeting_Keynote_Dr_Manfred_...",null]" href="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/files/cws/036/416/file/60e3757b66d0f1f50117fe0f2d02fee6a0df1e96/2022-03-24_VW_Group_Integrity_Meeting_Keynote_Dr_Manfred_Doess.pdf?1683567809">Speech Dr. Döss (Member of the Group Board of Management for “Integrity and Legal Affairs”): Integrity as a key factor for the future success of the Volkswagen Group </a></div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div></div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-7 -outer"><div class="page-item page-item--section -root-level" id="item-5953effa-b243-44c1-9b25-cc06d620e691"><div class='full-width-section -corporate-green'> <div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1 -outer"><div class="container-narrow"><div class="row for-column-items"><div class="page-item page-item--column page-item--first-item-in-row column-width-100 col-sm-12" id="item-601e5c17-57bd-448c-9071-796687c1c6d7"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--headline" id="item-ed3a8a7b-8d6d-44c1-b3b6-c48472824fd1"><h2 id="supply-chain-sustainable-procurement-code-of-conduct">Supply Chain / Sustainable Procurement, Code of Conduct </h2></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer -for-h2"></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-c56e8666-b296-43ee-bb2f-14bc0854d7f7"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p>Volkswagen is convinced that a sustainable supplier network guarantees long term business success. All suppliers must accept the code of conduct which has been published under <a href="http://www.vwgroupsupply.com/" target="_blank" class="js-external-link">www.vwgroupsupply.com</a>. The code of conduct defines legally compliant, sustainable and responsible business behavior under environmental, social and ethical aspects. Compliance with the code of conduct is evaluated by us for every relevant supplier on the basis of self-assessment questionnaires as well as possible local on site inspections. The sustainability index is directly relevant for the contract award: when a supplier does not meet our requirement for sustainability compliance standards, they are not entitled to a contract award. Therefore, there is a direct incentive for all suppliers to improve their sustainability performance.  </p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-3"><div class="page-item page-item--attachment" id="item-b8fd1435-ced0-4dc1-87bb-fc859f313c60"><div class='file-attachment is-pdf'> <a target="_blank" track_event="["download","download-attachment","attachment-item on regular_page#15846: VW_Responsible_Raw_Materials_Report_2023.pdf",null]" href="https://uploads.vw-mms.de/system/production/files/cws/039/422/file/28448e40f38dc54ad10f28262ed93f7afdb5e114/VW_Responsible_Raw_Materials_Report_2023.pdf?1689350846">Volkswagen Group Raw Material Report 2023 </a></div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div></div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-8 -outer"><div class="container-narrow"><div class="row for-column-items"><div class="page-item page-item--column -root-level page-item--first-item-in-row column-width-100 col-sm-12" id="item-712dd6e4-87e6-4c5b-958b-fea78ddaa7ec"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--headline" id="item-16ef5ff6-9c6c-4e4d-8a75-0656283cfc0f"><h2 id="supply-chain-leather">Supply Chain / Leather </h2></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer -for-h2"></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-f4e6fb58-644b-4831-9554-6a6ced41049c"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p>The brands of the Volkswagen Group have joined the Leather Working Group (LWG) on April 14 2023. The Group seeks to play a leading role in the auto industry in terms of responsible raw material procurement, and becoming a member of LWG is a further milestone on the way to achieving greater sustainability throughout the entire value chain.</p><p><strong>Link to Press Release (14.04.2023): <a href="/de/pressemitteilungen/volkswagen-setzt-sich-fuer-nachhaltigere-leder-beschaffung-ein-16158" target="_blank">Volkswagen is committed to more sustainable leather sourcing</a> </strong></p><p>It can be excluded that the Volkswagen Group together with all its brands is sourcing or has ever sourced leather from Paraguay.</p><p>All our leather suppliers are working at a high level of sustainability. The general sustainability requirements of the Volkswagen Code of Conduct, which apply to all suppliers, are currently being adapted to leather. In order to improve the sustainability in the supply chain, we are currently working on leather specific mandatory requirement document for sustainable purchasing. This list has a mandatory leather specific external audit , the disclosure of the sub-suppliers of the vendors as well as the exclusion of leather and other primary material related to illegal deforestation. Volkswagen is therefore proactively improving transparency and responsibility in the leather supply chain.</p><p>Volkswagen is convinced that a sustainable supplier network guarantees long term business success. All suppliers must accept the code of conduct which has been published under <a href="http://www.vwgroupsupply.com" target="_blank">www.vwgroupsupply.com</a>. The code of conduct  defines legally compliant, sustainable and responsible business behavior under environmental, social and ethical aspects. Compliance with the code of conduct is evaluated by us for every relevant supplier on the basis of self-assessment questionnaires as well as possible local on site inspections. The sustainability index is directly relevant for the contract award: when a supplier does not meet our requirement for sustainability compliance standards, they are not entitled to a contract award. Therefore, there is a direct incentive for all suppliers to improve their sustainability performance.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div></div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-9 -outer"><div class="container-narrow"><div class="row for-column-items"><div class="page-item page-item--column -root-level page-item--first-item-in-row column-width-100 col-sm-12" id="item-115c6a0b-c336-47b0-91eb-67afa489c519"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--headline" id="item-89d2a263-d094-475e-8ab7-a015ee743efb"><h2 id="volkswagen-de-mexico">Volkswagen de México </h2></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer -for-h2"></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-de474879-cf77-4c29-84af-077597314317"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p>28.08.2024</p><p><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak">Volkswagen respects its employees’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining and has a strong history of working productively with labor unions. We are pleased that the U.S. and Mexican authorities did not make any finding of a denial of rights after thorough reviews under the USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism and closed the case. We reaffirm our commitment to upholding fair labor practices at our facilities everywhere we operate.</span></p><p>06.06.2024</p><p>We received notice that the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking Mexico’s review of claims made regarding our plant in Puebla, Mexico under the USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism. As this is an active investigation, we cannot comment on the specifics of the case.<br>We’re fully cooperating with the U.S. and Mexican government entities investigating the claims. Volkswagen respects its employees’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining and has a strong history of working productively with labor unions globally.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> </div></div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-10 -outer"><div class="container-narrow"><div class="row for-column-items"><div class="page-item page-item--column -root-level page-item--first-item-in-row column-width-100 col-sm-12" id="item-cbee326c-055d-4e65-9a92-ce678cd468e8"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1"><div class="page-item page-item--headline" id="item-4760781e-64cf-4983-9635-f1a26f39a597"><h2 id="volkswagen-south-africa-26062023">Volkswagen South Africa (26.06.2023) </h2></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer -for-h2"></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2"><div class="page-item page-item--text" id="item-8a5090e0-da93-4ff8-868d-e41584a486e3"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p>In 2020 there was an illegal strike in the South African Volkswagen plant, which was recognized as such by the local courts. 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