We avoid conflicts of interest
Our decisions are based on what is best for AbbVie and the welfare of patients rather than any personal advantage.
Allowing a competing interest to interfere with good decision making can put our reputation for honesty and fairness at risk. Don’t let your judgment be swayed by a conflict of interest.
A conflict of interest may arise in many different ways. Engaging in a close personal relationship with someone who is employed by an AbbVie supplier, investing in a company that competes with AbbVie, conducting business on behalf of AbbVie with a company that a family member owns, or providing consulting services to another pharmaceutical company—these types of circumstances may present a conflict of interest.
A conflict of interest can exist, for example, if you…
- Work for an AbbVie competitor, supplier or business partner
- Have an ownership interest in a business that sells goods or services to AbbVie
- Hire a relative or friend
- Invest in a company that supplies products or services to AbbVie
- Have a family member who does, or wants to do, business with AbbVie
- Accept a gift, payment or favor from a business partner
- Offer a gift, payment or favor to a business partner
- Accept a business opportunity for yourself that was intended to benefit AbbVie
- Serve on the board of a company that does business with AbbVie
Let your manager or Human Resources know about any situation that you believe may be a conflict of interest. You should also disclose any potential conflict to the Office of Ethics and Compliance.
Making a difference
A supplier who I have worked with for many years, approaches me to ask if I would consider doing some consulting work for his company. He assures me that the work is totally unrelated to the work I do for AbbVie. I thank him for the offer, but decline. Even if the work is unrelated, I know how this could look to others and that I need to avoid even the appearance of an improper relationship.
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See our Employee Referral Program and Employment of Relatives policy or contact Human Resources for additional information.
