Use of this EthicsPoint reporting tool is entirely voluntary. You are encouraged to identify yourself when reporting a concern; however, anonymous reporting is also available. Be advised that under 3M's Employee Obligations and Reporting Principle, 3M prohibits retaliation against anyone who raises a business conduct concern in good faith or cooperates in a company investigation. The company will not permit any sanction against you for raising a good-faith concern regardless of whether the underlying facts prove to be correct or result in any disciplinary action.
In addition to EthicsPoint, you may also report to your management, your assigned legal counsel, or the Compliance and Business Conduct Department:
3M Compliance and Business Conduct Department
3M Center, 220-11-W-09
Saint Paul, MN 55144-1000
If you are raising a concern under the Respectful Workplace Principle, you also can go to your local Human Resources Manager or someone higher in the 3M Human Resources organization.
If you are raising a concern regarding accounting, financial reporting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, you may also report it to:
General Auditor
3M Corporate Auditing Department
3M Center, 224-06-N-11
Saint Paul, MN 55144-1000
Once you submit your report through EthicsPoint, EthicsPoint will notify 3M. Your report will be reviewed and evaluated by a 3M Compliance and Business Conduct employee. 3M will then, if appropriate, conduct an investigation.
You are able to monitor progress on your report by contacting the 3M Business Conduct Helpline or by clicking the "Follow Up on Report" link on the EthicsPoint website.
The information you submit will be stored on the EthicsPoint database hosted by EthicsPoint in the United States. EthicsPoint follows the Safe Harbor Principles for data protection, which establishes a legal standard of data protection equivalent to the European Union. In addition, 3M's agreement with EthicsPoint requires EthicsPoint to adequately secure your information and use it only for authorized purposes.
Information you submit will be treated confidentially by those handling your report and those administering this system.
Unless required by law or litigation, the information in the database will be reviewed and used by only those individuals who need to know the information in order to investigate your report, manage the investigation results or administer the system. These individuals may include 3M employees in Compliance and Business Conduct, Legal Affairs, Human Resources, IT Security and Integrity, Corporate Security, Corporate Auditing or other management functions, as well as trusted service providers under agreement with 3M. These individuals may be located in the United States or other locations as needed to investigate your report.
EthicsPoint does not generate or maintain internal connection logs containing Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, so no information linking your computer to EthicsPoint is available. Reports entered from your computer come through a secure Internet portal which does not trace or show the user screen name. EthicsPoint removes Internet addresses to ensure that anonymous reports remain anonymous.
Please be aware that the information you supply about yourself, your colleagues, or any aspect of 3M's operations may result in decisions that affect others. We ask you to provide only information that, to the best of your knowledge, is correct. You will not be sanctioned for submitting information in good faith, even if it turns out to be inaccurate. However, if you knowingly provide false or misleading information, it may result in disciplinary action.
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