Human Rights Day: Audi’s mission statement
December 10 - Human Rights Day. Audi is committing to corporate responsibility with a revised mission statement.
Strict respect for and observance of human rights is part of Audi’s corporate responsibility. It’s enshrined in the binding Audi Code of Conduct, our long-established Compliance Management System and our sustainability requirements in global supply chain management. Now the four rings have formulated their human rights strategy in an updated mission statement.
Strict respect for and observance of human rights is part of Audi’s corporate responsibility. It’s enshrined in the binding Audi Code of Conduct, our long-established Compliance Management System and our sustainability requirements in global supply chain management. Now the four rings have formulated their human rights strategy in an updated mission statement.
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Audi employs around 88,000 people across its international locations. Around 14,000 suppliers and business partners work for the four rings in more than 60 countries. “Our goal is to create economic value, secure jobs in the long term and safeguard people and the environment from negative impacts wherever we can have an influence,” said Daniel Patnaik, Human Rights Officer at AUDI AG.
To fulfill due diligence obligations, a multi-stage risk management system for human rights and environmental risks has been set up in more than ten departments under the leadership of the Compliance department. “We look inward into the company, but also at the supply chain and at the impacts of our activities on people and the environment, in order to derive preventative measures,” Patnaik said.
The human rights strategy was developed cross-departmentally and includes three crucial premises: honesty, an exchange of perspectives and effectiveness. This means openly addressing risks, problems and violations, transparently communicating them to groups of stakeholders, acknowledging the interaction of our business activities with people and the environment and taking perceptible and effective measures in the interests of those affected.
At Audi Brussels, Human rights are our first priority and the Compliance and Environment departments are working closely together with common milestones in their respective programmes.
To fulfill due diligence obligations, a multi-stage risk management system for human rights and environmental risks has been set up in more than ten departments under the leadership of the Compliance department. “We look inward into the company, but also at the supply chain and at the impacts of our activities on people and the environment, in order to derive preventative measures,” Patnaik said.
The human rights strategy was developed cross-departmentally and includes three crucial premises: honesty, an exchange of perspectives and effectiveness. This means openly addressing risks, problems and violations, transparently communicating them to groups of stakeholders, acknowledging the interaction of our business activities with people and the environment and taking perceptible and effective measures in the interests of those affected.
At Audi Brussels, Human rights are our first priority and the Compliance and Environment departments are working closely together with common milestones in their respective programmes.