For Fresenius Medical Care, managing sustainability successfully means creating lasting value – economically, ecologically and socially.
The primary goal of the compliance program is to prevent, detect, and respond to potential misconduct and violations. This is in line with our commitment to ensuring that our business operations are in compliance with the law. We promote a culture in which compliance is recognized as everyone’s responsibility. A key element in the prevention of compliance violations is our compliance training program. We make compliance training mandatory for employees in all countries and locations where we are legally permitted to do so. In 2022, we conducted a general e-learning class on anti-bribery and anti-corruption as well as training courses for specific target groups. Our aim is to provide compliance training to more than 90% of employees.
Our Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for managing and enhancing the compliance management system and organization. She reports to the CEO and is supported by a global network of approximately 200 compliance professionals.
Our compliance program defines standards and procedures including corrective action for failure to follow policies. To identify the risk of compliance violations, we perform systematic assessments as part of our enterprise risk management. Periodic internal audits are another way to identify risks.