APL’s overall corporate policy document covers the following areas: quality, the environment, ethics, staff, equality, security, economy and finances, product range, brand names and communication.

Quality policy

APL shall manage its operations according to current industry practices and in such a way that the requirements of the authorities and the regulations for the manufacture and inspection of medicine are met. The aim is to achieve uniformly good quality in our products and services, with a good level of service that meets customer requirements and expectations, and which is of the greatest possible benefit to the customer.

We will do this through:

• developing, manufacturing, and delivering quality products and services safely
• ensuring that information is available for prescribing doctors, health care, pharmacies, and patients
• effectively using the skills, experience, and technology within the business, and working on constant improvements in order to improve and streamline the work
• observing laws, agreements, and requirements

We will do this with regard to our environment and sustainable development.

Environmental policy

We want to contribute to good health, a good environment, and a sustainable society.

We will do this through:

• working for better use of medicine
• preventing negative environmental influences through paying attention to environmental considerations in our decisions
• reducing the environmental burden from our plants, transport, services, and products
• continually improving and communicating our environmental work
• observing laws, agreements, and requirements

Ethics policy

Good ethics shall characterize APL operations – towards staff, customers, the authorities, suppliers, and other stakeholders. APL shall work for sustainable development and taking social responsibility. All staff shall act responsibly and show respect towards each other, the customers, the suppliers, and the world around them, as well as the company.

We will do this through :

• acting according to the ethical rules of the market
• acting according to policies, general principles, and other requirements and approaches
• observing company and customer secrecy requirements 
• as an employee, not conducting competing operations or damaging the company’s or the customers’ operations in any way
• ensuring that the company’s code of conduct is observed in the supply chain (zero tolerance concerning forced labour and unlawful child labour; counteracting corruption, including blackmail and bribery). All staff shall act responsibly in relation to customers, suppliers, and the world around them, as well as the company.
• observing laws, agreements, and requirements

Personnel policy

APL shall be a desirable employee and workplace where all staff work from common principles, with a focus on businesslike behaviour, sensitivity, an orientation toward solutions, and taking responsibility.

We will do this through:

• leadership from APL values with a focus on businesslike behaviour, sensitivity, an orientation toward solutions, and taking responsibility
• engaged, knowledgeable, and energetic staff that take responsibility for, participate in, and actively contribute to APL’s development and profitability.
• a strong, positive business culture based on APL’s common value system and attitudes.
• continual training and work on constant improvements
• market-oriented working conditions
• roles and positions drawn from the needs of the operation, with defined responsibilities and competence requirements
• raising a health perspective internally with high qualifications and a good work environment, and a focus on significant aspects of the work environment
• observing laws, agreements, and requirements

Equality policy

APL shall be a workplace where all staff feel valued and are met with respect regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, culture, background, and experience.

We will do this through:

• contributing to a business culture that builds on respect for a person’s worth, openness, and honesty
• being a workplace that acts against discrimination and that works for equal opportunities
• ensuring diversity and opportunity for personal development
• observing laws, other external requirements, and agreements
• acting according to policies, general principles, and other requirements and approaches
• observing laws, agreements, and requirements