Dear Colleague,

Welcome to AbbVie’s Code of Business Conduct. At AbbVie, we  embrace the responsibility of making a remarkable impact on people’s lives through the innovative medicines and solutions we create together. We also pride ourselves on our commitment to integrity, knowing not only is it the right thing to do, but it also ensures the resiliency of our business and our long-term success.

The foundation of our integrity is our Code, which guides our decisions, highlights risk areas, enhances decision making, and strengthens our culture. Our Code applies to all employees and levels of our organization and sets clear expectations as we strive to deliver a long-term impact  for patients, customers and communities around the world.

As AbbVie employees, it’s critically important that we hold ourselves to the highest standards of honesty, fairness and integrity as we perform our jobs. The Code was created to serve as a living document to help guide our decision making and a resource to be consulted as you go about your job. My hope is that each of us will consider the Code a tool to help direct efforts to make the best possible decisions.

We all share in the responsibility to live by our Code. It provides  guidance, direction and describes what we believe in and what we  strive to deliver to those we serve – patients, customers, health care providers, shareholders, business partners and our AbbVie colleagues.

Your responsibility

It’s important that when you are facing a tough choice to consult the Code. If you need additional resources, your AbbVie management and colleagues, including our Office of Ethics and Compliance and Legal Department, are always here for you. Please do not hesitate to reach  out to our global Ethics Helpline portal, which is always available.

Thank you for your close attention to our Code, your adherence to its principles and for always holding yourselves, and our company, to the highest possible standards.

Best regards,

Richard A. Gonzalez
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer