Compliance
Compliance
At Bosch, compliance with the law is an integral part of the company’s values.
The aim of our globally applicable rules of business conduct is to protect our associates and company as well as our customers and partners.
As our “We are Bosch” mission statement says, “We promise only what we can deliver, accept agreements as binding, and respect and observe the law in all our business transactions.” To underscore the importance of this principle, we have summed up our position with regard to legal requirements and ethical issues in our globally applicable Code of Business Conduct. The Code of Business Conduct serves as a guideline for how to do business.
Bosch has a global compliance system headed by a chief compliance officer who reports directly to the board of management. There is also a corporate compliance department and compliance officers in all divisions and regions.
Prevention and inspection measures including the dual-control principle, job rotation in sensitive areas, as well as regular audits are designed to support our values-based compliance system. We also have a mandatory compliance training program for our associates. In addition, we have established a “Compliance Dialogue,” which allows compliance-related topics and experience to be discussed among our executives, associates, and compliance officers.

The compliance system also includes a reporting hotline, which associates, business partners, and third parties can use to report irregularities at any time. Responsible and legally compliant behavior does not stop at company boundaries. With this in mind, we have established a Code of Conduct for suppliers, which defines the principles and requirements for collaborating with Bosch. We conduct regular audits to ensure that our suppliers comply with these principles. In such a fast moving environment, we continuously review our compliance system to be able to quickly adapt our rules and processes to new legal and technical developments.
Frequently asked questions
What do we mean by compliance?
What should be done if the compliance requirement is violated?
Who can report violations of the compliance principle?
What violations should be reported?
Suspicion, but no proof — should a report be made?
Do people who report violations have to fear repercussions?
Is it possible to submit anonymous reports?
What exactly happens to a report?
Documentation and transparency
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