
Conducting the business according to applicable law and company
rules
Corporate Compliance Policy
I. Corporate Compliance Policy forms the basis
Bayer aims to succeed in the competitive arena by being innovative, quality-driven,
reliable and fair. This means observing both company-specific and statutory regulations. The
Corporate Compliance Policy forms the basis for this. It draws attention to a number of principles
that are of particular significance in practice.
II. Principles
Bayer AG respects applicable law, including international law, and requires its
employees and business partners to do likewise. This policy lists some of the main points that are
of particular practical relevance.
III. Implementation
1. The company provides employees with access to all the necessary
information resources and counsel to prevent violations of the law or company regulations.
2. Every supervisor must organize his or her area of responsibility so as
to ensure adherence to company rules and applicable law and thus to the Corporate Compliance
Policy.
3. The holding company, subgroups, service companies and country
organizations appoint Compliance Officers, whose responsibilities include providing advice and
training on compliance issues and investigating any alleged compliance violations.
4. All employees are required to immediately report any violations of the
Corporate Compliance Policy.
5. Corporate Auditing will review the effectiveness of the Corporate
Compliance Policy at regular intervals.