Ethics and Compliance

At Elanco, all employees have a shared responsibility as owners of our company to embrace a culture of doing it right. To support employees in this effort, Elanco’s Ethics and Compliance Center of Excellence team led by our Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer has designed a global Ethics and Compliance program. Program implementation, execution, consultation, and monitoring is supported locally by our internal Ethics and Compliance Network.

Elanco’s Integrated Controls Committee, comprised of cross functional senior leaders, provides program oversight. Additionally, the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer provides quarterly reports to senior leaders, executive officers, and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Elanco’s Code of Conduct is our foundation that guides our decision making and relationships, establishes our behavioral expectations, and sets the high standards against which we measure our performance.  The Code of Conduct addresses the key principles of our 11 company policies which are further supported by global standards and procedures that address risks to Elanco’s business.  Each of these are available to employees in multiple translations through Elanco’s company intranet.

All global employees are required to complete Code of Conduct training annually.  Employees may also receive targeted training from Ethics and Compliance in the areas of data privacy, anti-corruption and third-party management, and ethical interactions with external parties based on their role and responsibilities.  Additionally, they have access to educational resources related to these programs on Elanco’s company intranet.

Do It Right: Elanco Every Day is Elanco’s internal campaign under which we communicate important information to our global employees on the latest news they need to know and actions they need to take to understand and comply with the relevant external laws, regulations, and industry codes along with the internal policies, standards, and procedures that govern our business.  Communications occur through townhalls, email, and our Ethics and Compliance Champion network with global communications made available on Elanco’s company intranet.

Risk Assessments are conducted throughout our business to identify risks within our Ethics and Compliance program areas of data privacy, anti-corruption and third-party management, and ethical interactions with external parties.  Risks are prioritized and action plans are implemented to mitigate these risks.  This risk prioritization informs the independent and objective monitoring conducted by Ethics and Compliance that focuses on compliance with our program and associated policies, standards, and procedures.

If monitoring identifies findings, a root cause analysis is conducted and corrective and preventative actions are developed by business partners to address the root cause.  Additionally, the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer reports monitoring findings to senior leaders, executive officers, and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

At Elanco, we foster a culture of integrity and doing the right thing in the right way. Because Elanco is committed to acting legally and ethically, we encourage employees, contractors, or suppliers to report any known or suspected violation of our Code of Conduct, policies, procedures or laws that regulate our business without fear of retaliation. Elanco’s CaseIQ is a convenient, confidential and anonymous way for employees, contractors or suppliers to report issues, concerns or behaviors that could harm Elanco or those we serve. The IntegrityLine is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and translation services are available in most languages.

When a concern is reported, Elanco has an established process to investigate those concerns. If the investigation confirms that a violation has occurred, we determine appropriate disciplinary consequences. We also conduct a root cause analysis and actions are implemented to correct and prevent violations.

Elanco does not tolerate any form of retaliation against individuals who report a concern or those who participate in an investigation.