In cooperation with Internal Auditing, the Compliance Office regularly reviews the implementation of Group-wide compliance measures at the subsidiaries within the scope of internal audits. The audits focus on the local compliance structure, the compliance measures taken, as well as the existence of corresponding compliance guidelines and processes. In addition, the sites are reviewed for violations of the Code of Conduct and, since 2010, of the Social Charter. In 2009 and 2010, respectively, 32 and 34 internal audits were carried out specifically to check for corruption; there were no findings of corruption. In addition, 26 sites in 23 countries were audited specifically on Social Charter topics in 2010. No violations of the Social Charter rules were found. The sites were selected based on a preceding risk analysis and the resulting country prioritization.
