Through the innovation of new medicines, AstraZeneca improves human health and enhances people’s lives.

Our activities impact not just on the patients we serve and our investors, but also on our employees and on society as a whole.

Our reputation and continued long term success depends on our ability to integrate successfully our financial obligations with our social and environmental responsibilities.

In so doing, we will maintain the trust and confidence of our stakeholders and continue to be a company that is welcomed by society and for which our employees are proud to work.

AstraZeneca aims to set, promote and maintain high standards of corporate responsibility worldwide, in line with our core values and consistent with our publicly declared code of conduct, which will ensure that:

• patient benefit and safety continue to be the core priority
• safety, health and environmental issues remain a fundamental company consideration
• the individuality, diverse talent and creative potential that every employee brings to the business are fully valued and respected
• we maintain high ehtical standards in our research and development of new medicines
• we maintain high ethical standards in our marketing and sales practices in all countries of operation
• we make a positive contribution to the communities in which we operate
• as a minimum, we meet national and international regulations
• our CR commitments are expanded by encouraging suppliers to embrace standards similar to our own
• new and emerging issues relating to CR are dealt with appropriately and effectively

We will be transparent in our communications about the work we are doing to meet these commitments and drive continuous improvement in our CR performance.

Revised and approved by the AstraZeneca Board in January 2005