Corporate governance and compliance

What do important concepts such as fairness, honesty, integrity, respect and responsible corporate management and control mean in the context of everyday business? This question is crucial when it comes to taking specific action - because economic success and good corporate citizenship are two inseparable objectives for our company.

Corporate responsibility and ethical behavior toward employees, customers, business partners, and government agencies play an integral part in our value system at Bertelsmann. The implementation and ongoing development of a functioning and transparent compliance structure and organization ensure that new regulatory requirements and the expectations of our stakeholders can be detected early on, tested and included in Bertelsmann’s compliance architecture. Striving for modern, responsible corporate governance has always been part of Bertelsmann’s identity and is an important element in its corporate culture, alongside a good, functioning compliance structure.