CEO Message
Dear Colleagues,
At Autoliv, we all contribute to our vision, Saving More Lives. This Code of Conduct is an essential element of our Sustainability framework, which underpins this vision. By giving everyone who works at Autoliv, as well as our business partners, clear guidance on what behaviors we should all commit to, it serves as a platform to help us excel.Together with our Key Behaviors it helps us express our way of working in a clear and consistent manner, shaping our culture and ensuring our continuous success.
Our Code has been written with input from all parts of Autoliv and sets out how we must, and should, act in all our business dealings. It has been designed to provide clear guidance where possible, and to stimulate and guide team discussions, rather than answer all possible scenarios. It empowers and encourages all of us to Speak Up; ask questions, share ideas and raise any concerns we may have.
It is also my hope that this Code will help to strengthen the sense of inclusion across Autoliv. Inclusion within teams, across functions and around our global locations. When we feel safe and included, we deliver at our best. By taking time to see and understand the different perspectives of our colleagues, we can increase our knowledge, help manage our challenges and harness our ability to keep innovating.
If we consistently bring the Code into our planning and decision-making and leverage it when facing a dilemma or difficult choice, it will help bring us together. And it will help us Save More Lives.
This is our Code. Please know it, follow it and succeed with it.
Mikael Bratt
CEO
The Role of our Code
At Autoliv we see our Code as a fundamental guide for how to do business.
- It sets the standards for all who have a role in our business, including all employees, leaders and our Board of Directors
- It empowers us to stand up for what we believe is right and speak up when we suspect something is wrong, and when we have ideas for improvement
- It gives a structure to help guide our decision-making
- It shows us where to go for help when we have questions or doubts
If local laws are stricter than our Code, we must follow them, when our Code is stricter, we follow the Code.
Your Role
- Take the time: our Code is an essential guide to our way-of-working at Autoliv. Please take the necessary time to read it carefully and feel comfortable to ask any questions that might arise. The Code will not have an immediate answer for every possible situation you may face, but it should be your first reference when you or your team face a difficult decision or grey area
- Work together: our Code works best when we use it to stimulate and guide discussion about how to approach a problem or make a difficult decision. In key areas, it gives very clear instructions on things we must never do, and for other situations it directs you to the departments and experts who can help. Most importantly it ensures you should never be left isolated and asked to make a difficult decision on your own.
- Understand the consequences: when we say our Code is important, we mean it. Therefore, we should all rightly expect that if we fail to follow the guidance and directions provided by our Code there will be consequences. Breaches of this Code are serious and could include disciplinary action
For Leaders and Managers
In addition to following all the commitments in the Code, leaders and managers are expected to:
- Lead by example
- Bring the Code into team discussions on a regular basis or when facing problems or grey areas
- Create an environment where colleagues feel safe to raise a question, concern or idea on any topic, but particularly on any aspect of the Code