The Management Board of United Internet AG has established a Group-wide risk-oriented Compliance Management System (UI-CMS) to ensure adherence to the legal and internal regulations. In addition to the Head of Corporate Compliance, the heart of this UI-CMS is a segment-based, decentralized Compliance Organization comprising segment compliance managers and corporate compliance managers.
At segment level, the segment compliance managers are responsible for the specific design of the a segment-based CMS. In certain business units, especially in significant subsidiaries of IONOS SE, the compliance organization is supported by local compliance managers and in certain departments, such as HR, by functional compliance managers.
The overarching objective of all compliance activities is to prevent compliance violations. This objective is achieved by taking appropriate measures in line with the United Internet Group’s risk situation and in accordance with the three-level approach of “Prevent”, “Detect”, and “Respond”. The main topics are policy management, whistleblower management, the prevention of corruption, compliance monitoring including sanction list screening, and the supply chain compliance management system.
The main elements of the UI CMS are described in detail in chapter “4. Non-financial Group Statement” of this Management Report.
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