Business ethics
Swedbank is highly dependent on the public's confidence. High ethical standards are the basis for the confidence placed in Swedbank and for Swedbank's reputation.
All operations within Swedbank must be characterised by high ethical standards, which necessitates that Swedbank and its employees actively examine every business transaction and ethically questionable situation on the basis of ethical norms and attitudes.
Swedbank and its employees actively refrain from transactions, assignments and other actions that are incompatible with this policy, instruction or approach, or for any other reason risk adversely affecting confidence in Swedbank.
Fundamental values and principles
Swedbank's contact with customers and other business partners shall be characterised by the following fundamental values and principles:
Swedbank Sustainability Committee
The Swedbank Sustainability Committee provides support in the effective management and governance of the sustainability perspective in Swedbank.
The Sustainability Committee applies to the whole Group, all domestic markets and all Business Areas. The purpose of the committee is to promote an ethical standard, integrity and the corporate values in the organisation as well as to integrate sustainability into the core processes of the bank.
The Committee is chaired by the Head of Group Brand, Communication & Sustainability. Anyone in the organisation can escalate a case to the committee.
The members represent the bank’s various business areas and Group Functions and there is a quarterly follow-up on Group progress to the Group Executive Committee and the Board of Directors.