Our business is focused on making the most meaningful difference to patient health through great medicines.

What we do is important, but how we do it is just as important. As we drive our business forward, we must not lose sight of our fundamental commitment to doing business the right way. I expect people at all levels always to do the right thing, not just the easy thing – and to be motivated, empowered and supported in doing so.

Only by living up to our core values, wherever AstraZeneca has a presence or an impact, can we maintain the trust of our stakeholders and wider society that is so vital to our reputation and licence to do business.

The AstraZeneca Code of Conduct is our guide to understanding how our high-level values are to be translated into consistent actions worldwide. It provides guidance about what is expected of each of us, as we work to achieve our business goals. I expect you to study it closely and to live by its principles in your day-to-day business activities.

We are all responsible for making sure that nothing, including the need to meet targets, direct orders from a more senior employee, or pressure from colleagues, ever compromises our commitment to honesty and integrity.

Compliance with this Code and all supporting policies is mandatory. Together, they provide the framework for the application of consistent standards of responsible behaviour that will ensure that AstraZeneca continues to be an organisation that is valued and respected by society, and for which we are all proud to work.