Compliance

At Aenova Group, we are committed to upholding the high standards of compliance, ensuring that every aspect of our operations adheres to legal and ethical guidelines. We prioritize integrity and accountability, ensuring that our operations align with best practices in corporate conduct. We emphasize compliance by aligning our actions with our company values, believing that profitable operations and high ethical standards should always go hand in hand. Our Group Corporate Compliance function carefully oversees the framework for key areas including the Aenova Code of Conduct, anti-corruption and anti-bribery efforts, anti-money laundering and fraud prevention, adherence to antitrust laws, sanctions violations, effective management of third-party relationships and conflicts of interest, the whistleblowing system as well as data privacy. We proactively shape the implementation of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, LkSG) and the anticipated Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery: We firmly reject any form of corruption and bribery. It is our strong belief that integrity and transparency are the foundations of our actions. Therefore, we have implemented procedures and policies to ensure that all our business interactions take place in an environment of transparency and fairness.

Antitrust Compliance: We promote fair business practices by adhering to antitrust and competition laws, ensuring that our actions support healthy and fair market competition.

Third-Party Management: We maintain careful oversight of our relationships with suppliers and partners to ensure they meet our ethical standards and compliance requirements. Our Supplier Code of Conduct helps us manage these relationships responsibly.

Data Privacy: Data privacy is a central aspect of our corporate compliance strategy, ensuring that all personal and company information is handled with the utmost security and confidentiality.

Speak Up Culture: We encourage an open atmosphere where concerns about misconduct can be raised without fear. Through our 'Speak Up’ / Whistleblowing procedure, we empower our employees and external stakeholders to report potential violations compliance misconduct as well as alleged human rights and environmental violations confidently without fear of retaliation. This includes misconduct related to corruption, fraud, labor and human rights issues, environmental damage, or other violations of our Code of Conduct as well as the Supplier Code of Conduct. Our whistleblower portal (the "Aenova Integrity Line") also supports reporting violations related to the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), including human rights and environmental risks in Aenova's own business operations and supply chains. The 'Integrity Line' portal of our external provider EQS ensures confidentiality and protection for whistleblowers and strengthens our commitment to transparency and ethical behavior. Through this internet-based communication platform, our compliance team can be contacted in various languages.

Are you a patient and want to report a side effect related to one of our products, or do you have medical questions about one of our products? Please follow the instructions on the Pharmacovigilance page. We ask for your understanding that the whistleblower portal cannot accept, process, or forward patient concerns.

The Aenova Integrity Line can be accessed online via the following link:

For any inquiries or further information regarding our compliance policies, please contact our Corporate Compliance department Compliance@aenova-group.com.