Compliance

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We are convinced that acting with integrity is the foundation of our business success. Moreover, Infineon is not only guided by what is legally permissible, but also what is ethically right. No business opportunity is worth putting our Integrity and reliability at risk. We do not jeopardize our core values, but we stand firm to our beliefs to ensure sustainable und profitable growth.

Our Compliance Management System (CMS) is structured based on the requirements of the IDW PS 980 standard. Its appropriateness, implementation and effectiveness in the areas of “Antitrust Law” and “Corruption Prevention” is regularly audited by an external auditing firm. This audit was last carried out in the 2024 fiscal year by PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, which issued an independent auditor’s report with an unqualified audit opinion for the period from 1 October 2023 to 30 April 2024. In addition, the effectiveness of the CMS is monitored by regular internal audits.

Compliance Organisation

Our Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) leads the Compliance department. Regional Compliance Officers are responsible to implement, maintain and enhance the CMS in the regions. Furthermore, functional Compliance Officers bear the responsibility for antitrust governance, corruption prevention, Compliance investigations, CMS & internal Compliance related controls, Compliance specific communication and Compliance reporting.

The CCO and the Regional Compliance Officers are supported by dedicated Compliance contacts. By default, the Finance Head of an entity is also the appointed Compliance contact and responsible for compliance related matters. Details are laid down in Global Rule “Corporate Governance Principles”.

Compliance Risk Assessment, Program and Reporting

As part of the CMS, each year a formal assessment of our risks is being made, especially in the focus areas of corruption prevention and antitrust law. We derive appropriate measures from the risk assessment and implement them in the Compliance program.

Anyone can report  compliance violations via the Integrity Line at any time.

In the Financial Year 2024 there were no fines, penalties or settlements in relation to corruption. In the Financial Year 2024, there were specifically 14 cases of discrimination/harassment and two cases of passive corruption of minor significance. There were no cases in the money laundering/insider trading, conflicts of interest or customer privacy data categories during this period.

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We are committed to zero tolerance on corruption and conducting our business ethically and legally on a global basis. That is why Infineon has implemented an effective Compliance Management System (CMS) globally, including extensive corruption prevention measures. These include:

UN Global Compact
Infineon joined the UN Global Compact in 2004 and implemented the ten UN Global Compact principles. The tenth principle of the UN Global Compact obligates enterprises to “work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.”

Infineon’s Business Conduct Guidelines
Integrity is Infineon’s guiding principle in dealings with our customers, shareholders, business partners, employees and the general public. The Business Conduct Guidelines (BCG) provide an overview of important regulations that are intended to provide support in legal and ethical questions focusing on corruption prevention topics.

Global Rule: Anti-Corruption
This Rule constitutes the zero tolerance principle of Infineon on corruption. Further, it explains various forms of corruption, how to prevent them and constitutes the obligation for Infineon employees to act accordingly. Click here to read the Gobal Rule.

Global Rule: Handling of Gifts and Entertainment
Gifts and entertainment are important to show respect and appreciation towards our customers, suppliers and other third parties. However, they shall never be offered or accepted with the intention to improperly influence any business decision or official act. Therefore, benefits must always comply with local laws, internal rules and be provided or accepted in a transparent way. Our Global Rule: Handling of Gifts and Entertainment provides guidance and boundary conditions. Click here to read the Global Rule.

Business Partner Due Diligence
Prior to engaging a business partner, Infineon conducts a Compliance due diligence. During this process business partners need to acknowledge that they are not involved, accused or investigated with reference to e.g. fraud, bribery, corruption, money laundering, export control or human rights violations. Also, business partners receive and are asked to comply with our Global Rule: Handling of Gifts and Entertainment. Finally, business partners are offered to participate in our anti-corruption e-learning.

Integrity Line
Anyone can report Compliance violations via the Integrity Line at any time and in eleven different languages. The report can be done anonymously if required.

Supplier Code of Conduct
The Supplier Code of Conduct helps our suppliers to meet our ethical and legal requirements. Click here to read the Supplier Code of Conduct.

Infineon has developed and implemented a Compliance training concept with different content and formats based on demand and relevance in the focus areas Business Conduct Guidelines (BCG), anti-corruption and antitrust law. 

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The foundation of this concept contains three e-learnings each of which must be repeated every three years: the BCG training must be performed by every employee. The anti-corruption  and antitrust training are mandatory for selected employees only.

In addition, microlearnings are developed based on relevant scenarios. Virtual sessions are offered on an annual basis as refresher trainings.

Finally, upon discretion of Compliance, face-to-face trainings are conducted for high-risk target groups, which are mandatory for those who are selected by Compliance

Business Conduct Guidelines (BCG) Training

The BCG web-based training is a mandatory training for all employees globally. It refers to the BCG itself, in particular business ethics, manager obligations, antitrust law, corruption prevention and reporting lines in case of violations. A BCG compact version is available for operators covering the BCG itself, Infineon’s culture, the zero-tolerance principle, information security provisions and reporting lines in case of violations.

Anti-Corruption Training
The anti-corruption training is a web-based training and is mandatory for selected employees. There are two modules in place, namely the “Anti-corruption – basics” module and the “Anti-corruption for procurement, sales & marketing” module, both available in seven languages.

Antitrust law Training
Infineon’s antitrust law training curriculum include web-based/face-to-face trainings and microlearnings which are mandatory for selected employees.

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