Ethical practices, compliance with laws and regulations and transparency are essential to building trust with stakeholders, fostering a culture of accountability and ensuring long-term success. As a lawful, ethical and responsible organization, ADNOC upholds the highest standards of integrity. This approach supports broader sustainable development across our operations and responsible environmental, social and economic outcomes. Our ethics and compliance program sets out our approach to managing compliance obligations, mitigating compliance risks and upholding the highest levels of ethical standards. The Group Ethics and Compliance function is responsible for the development, implementation and review of the Group Ethics and Compliance program with oversight from the MD & GCEO, the ADNOC Board of Directors and the ADNOC Audit Committee. Our Group Ethics and Compliance program is certified under ISO 37001 (Anti- Bribery Management System) and ISO 37301 (Compliance Management System). Operating with Integrity Our Code of Conduct articulates our commitment to conducting business ethically, responsibly and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. It sets the requirements and expectations for our employees to act with integrity at all times. Our Supplier and Partner Code of Ethics applies to all third parties we engage with, including suppliers and strategic partners 26 . It sets out the rules and standards that allow us to conduct our business in an ethical and compliant manner and in accordance with our values. We have adopted and implemented corporate compliance policies, standards and procedures across all key compliance risk areas. We continue to review and update these as required for a company of our size and structure, operating in the industries we do. 26 For details, see the Responsible sourcing section of this chapter. 116