Integrity and trust Ethics and compliance Anti-corruption: We oppose corruption in all its and to act ethically and with integrity at all times. forms. Corruption corrodes the fabric of society and Additionally, we have designed our mergers and undermines people’s trust in the political system, acquisitions due-diligence procedures to ensure a in its institutions, and in its leadership. Corruption proper focus on pre-acquisition due diligence and In response to the COVID-19 affects societies politically, economically, socially, post-acquisition integration of acquired entities to pandemic, Uber committed and environmentally. Our global compliance maintain our strong ethics and compliance culture. to donate over 20 million free program is built on the essential elements of an Political activities: Uber responsibly participates or discounted rides globally. effective compliance program as defined by the in federal, state, and local public policy discussions US DOJ/FCPA Compliance Program Hallmarks, on matters that may affect our business. We Our Ethics & Compliance team the Official Guidance – UK Bribery Act, and the participate in a nonpartisan way to help shape public leveraged our third-party risk Good Practice program guidelines endorsed by policy and advocate for government action that is mitigation procedures and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and consistent with our ethics and supports our business internal controls to complete Development. objectives. In 2020, Uber formally added oversight of Third-party risk management: We have a risk- political activities and lobbying to the charter of the due diligence on over 500 based, automated third-party due-diligence Nominating and Governance Committee. recipient organizations, program that assesses all third parties onboarded In addition to the US Corporate Political Activity including NGOs and for corruption and bribery risks to ensure that Policy, our Ethics & Compliance Team in EMEA municipalities, to specifically the organizations we work with engage in ethical launched an Advocacy Policy for the region in 2021. identify and detect COVID- business practices. We maintain a global Supplier This policy launch included in-person training and Code of Conduct, in the spirit of the United Nations external partner acknowledgments to guide those related fraud and ensure that Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, interacting with the government on behalf of Uber the appropriate entities were the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human through the landscape of regulations. the recipients. Rights, and the International Labour Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, that sets forth the expectation for suppliers working on our behalf to comply with all laws 2021 ESG Report 5959
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