Compliance – Speak up!

Boehringer Ingelheim is committed to conducting business with integrity and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and company policies and procedures. This commitment is supported by the “Speak up” culture endorsed by the Board of Managing Directors of Boehringer Ingelheim.

Compliance is the pre-requisite and the overarching principle of all activities of Boehringer Ingelheim, its management and its employees. It maintains our license to operate and also protects our trustful and reliable business relations with our customers and business partners.

Special emphasis is placed on the following topics:

  • Anticorruption
  • Antidiscrimination
  • Antitrust
  • Insider trading
  • Export and Import Controls
  • Data protection
  • Healthcare Compliance (Interactions with HCPs, HCOs, POs)
  • “Code of Conduct” of BI.

It might happen that you as a Boehringer Ingelheim employee, customer, external party, or in any other relation to Boehringer Ingelheim, become aware of an action or behavior which is, or could be assumed to be, not in line with our commitment, such as wrongdoing, misbehavior, doubtful practices, or deviation from policies and procedures. In this case we encourage you to “speak up” and report this to us.

As we appreciate open communication, we encourage you to provide us with your name and contact details, which will also support the efficient and effective conduct of any investigation we might perform based on your report.

Reporting via "Speak up" Portal

We expect that reports are provided in good faith and good intentions. We encourage our employees to report their concern directly to somebody within their direct working environment.

Link to > "Speak up" Portal

This portal is open to all Boehringer Ingelheim employees as well as to third parties such as customers, vendors, and other external partners. Reports can be submitted at any time via an internet-based whistleblowing system secured by a specialized vendor. The “Speak up” portal also offers the option to submit your report anonymously if you wish not to disclose your identity. By opening a post-box, you enable us to communicate with you without disclosing your identity.

Please be aware: You can use the “Speak up" Portal only for Major Compliance Violations for Austria (Involvement of Senior management (Managing Directors, Division Heads, Department Heads; pending loss for BI in high dimension) and for all Compliance Violations in all other countries within Regional Center Vienna.

In addition, it is prohibited to knowingly report false or wrong information. Such behavior could lead to regal consequences.

For Boehringer Ingelheim employees

BI employees can additionally to the "Speak up” Portal report via our internal Compliance Helpline directly via E-Mail or via Phone.

Learn more about the functionality of the “Speak up” portal in our below video:

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