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href="/en/ethics-risk-management-and-compliance-15952">Ethics, Risk Management & Compliance</a></div></div> </div> <div class="content"><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-1 -outer"><div class="container-narrow"><div class="page-item page-item--intro -root-level" id="item-506de137-9f1f-4944-fa7a-cb3da755bcad"><div class='intro-text'> <div class='intro-text--text'> <p>For us, integrity means taking a stance. Integrity acts as an inner compass to do the right thing out of our own conviction – regardless of economic or social pressure.</p> </div> <div class='intro-text--tags'> <div class='tag-list'> <a class="tag" href="/en/tags/integrity-1059">#Integrity</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-2 -outer"><div class="container-fluid"><div class="page-item page-item--headline -root-level" id="item-3c562617-7ce9-4b6e-b52a-e189f7cba04b"><h2 id="clear-rules-clear-attitude" class="-centered">Clear rules, clear attitude </h2></div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer -for-h2"></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-3 -outer"><div class="container-narrow"><div class="page-item page-item--text -root-level" id="item-ff60f9c4-842c-4b32-bc48-090c3ed4daa5"><div class='text-block style-links-for-body-text' style='column-count: 1'> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">To </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">provide</span> guidance and support, integrity is firmly anchored in our processes and decisions. In this way, we <span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">assume </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">responsibility and </span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">take a stance</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">. This strengthens our trustworthiness and makes us even more attractive to our investors, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">customers</span> and employees. </span> </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">We are convinced that we can only be sustainably successful as a company if we all act with integrity and in compliance with the rules. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">That's</span> why we have made integrity and compliance</span> a key element of our <span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">corporate strategy and selected </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">it </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">as one of six focus topics of our sustainability program. </span></span> <br> </p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">We are aware that violations of laws, rules and regulations have consequences. This is another </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">reason why</span> we want to be a role model in this area. We have set out the ethical basis for our actions in our </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW258303325 BCX8" href="https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/publications/more/the-code-of-conduct-of-the-volkswagen-group-1882" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">Code of Conduct</span></span></a> and in the <span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">Volkswagen </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW258303325 BCX8" href="https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/group-essentials-15957" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">Group Essentials</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">, our corporate principles. We </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW258303325 BCX8">live</span> our corporate values, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">principles</span> and rules. We promote trusting, <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">sincere</span> and fair cooperation <span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW258303325 BCX8">in order to</span> assume <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">responsibility and protect the </span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW258303325 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">company </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW258303325 BCX8">and its employees with clear rules and clear attitudes.</span></p><p>However, the provision and application of AI also comes with a great responsibility. The Volkswagen Group has created <a href="/en/publications/more/ethical-principles-for-artificial-intelligence-2720" target="_blank">Ethical Principles for AI</a> as a basic orientation for the ethical use of AI systems. These are based on the cross-brand and value-based foundation of the Code of Conduct.</p> </div> </div></div></div><div class="page-row-spacer "></div> <div class="page-row is-nth-4 -outer"><div class="page-item page-item--quotation -root-level" id="item-20bf7102-a178-486f-a4a1-def1546ff28a"><figure class='quote-container -split'> <div class='quote-container--quote'> <div class='quote'> <blockquote class='quote--text'> “Through our total commitment to integrity and compliance, we ensure comprehensive protection for our company, our employees, customers and business partners. 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