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AZ SHE operates an Internal Facility Audit programme through which facility compliance with SHE and Security policies and standards is evaluated and opportunities for improvement are identified. Risk management tools are used to identify audit priorities, and most facilities are audited over a 3-5 year cycle. Consistent with ongoing efforts to promote the integration of CR into the business and the related decision to embed CR standards into our new Code of Conduct, local auditing of CR performance other than SHE and security will be discontinued in 2008.

Auditors are drawn from across the business and all are required to undergo a training course developed and run in conjunction with a third party consultancy before participating. There is an on-going programme of skills development.

The audit process requires sites and marketing companies to commit to actions to address any findings. Reports are communicated to relevant senior managers for cascade within their organisations and actions are tracked to completion by AZ SHE to ensure effective and timely follow-up.




¹The audits address the following elements described in CR Standard 2:
Labour practices and human rights
Impact on local communities
Safety, Health and Environment
Purchasing Practices
Other elements are dealt with by other governance groups with AstraZeneca.