Baxter is committed to upholding high standards of corporate governance, recognizing its crucial role in maintaining investor and public confidence. This commitment extends across the company’s structure, leadership, policies, culture, and the ethical conduct of all employees.
Strong corporate governance is at the heart of building trust in today’s business environment. Our approach to corporate governance starts with our Board of Directors. Baxter’s Board recognizes the importance of good corporate governance as a means of addressing the needs of employees, communities, customers and stockholders.
We maintain comprehensive policies and positions to guide ethical conduct and help ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. These guidelines reflect our unwavering commitment to integrity and accountability in every aspect of our business.
The Board has long adhered to corporate governance principles designed to promote effective corporate governance. Since 1995, the Board has had in place a set of Corporate Governance Guidelines reflecting these principles.
Directly tied to Baxter’s approach to values-based decision making is its Ethics and Compliance program, which is built around the concept of integrity. Baxter’s Code of Conduct is a guide for employees and suppliers, available in multiple languages, to help explain the principles governing our business.
Baxter's securities trading policy governs the purchase, sale and/or other disposition of the company’s securities and is reasonably designed to promote compliance with applicable insider trading laws, rules and regulations and NYSE listing standards.
Our comprehensive Ethics and Compliance program extends beyond financial and workplace standards. Our stakeholders have access to independent resources for guidance or to report concerns.
We are committed to transparent financial communication with our stakeholders. All stakeholders can access comprehensive information, including annual reports, proxy statements, SEC filings, financial schedules, and calendars of events for investor calls and meetings.
In support of our mission to save and sustain lives, Baxter takes product security seriously. We have a dedicated global team committed to ensuring that our products are safe and secure for their intended clinical use. Security is integrated into product design and lifecycle management through Baxter’s product security process, which is guided by leading industry standards, regulations, and best practices.