Combating
corruption
Corruption endangers trust, competition, and entrepreneurial integrity. The TX Group is committed to a fair and responsible business environment. The basis is the code of conduct, which is binding for all employees and anchors the groupʼs zero-tolerance approach to bribery and improper granting of advantages.
Corruption prevention is an integral part of the governance and compliance structure of the TX Group. The aim is to ensure transparent business relationships as well as the protection of the companyʼs integrity. Reporting is carried out with reference to the GRI Standard 205 (Anti-Corruption).
TX Group operates predominantly in countries with comparatively low corruption risk, measured by the Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International. Due to the location-related business activity, an overall moderate risk profile continues to result.
Particularly considered as potentially vulnerable areas are:
- Business relationships with agencies, advertising clients, and suppliers
- non-market-standard compensation or commission structures
- Payments to insufficiently verified bank accounts
- abusive gifts, invitations or sponsorship activities
- Conflicts of interest in exposed functions
These risks are addressed through binding internal regulations, transparent decision-making processes, system-supported controls, and contractual safeguards. In the reporting year, there were no significant changes in the risk situation.
Prevention is risk-based and integrated into business processes. Key elements include, among others:
- mandatory training
- Disclosure obligations and defined decision-making processes in case of conflicts of interest
- contractual transparency clauses and reviews of compensation and payment structures
- Controls in the accounts payable and accounts receivable area
- Whistleblower systems and anonymous reporting channels
In 2025, a supplier code was also introduced, which extends the integrity and anti-corruption requirements to third parties. The implementation is in the introductory stage and is being further monitored.
In the reporting year, there were no indications of systematic corruption violations; confirmed cases of corruption were not identified.
The effectiveness of the measures is assessed based on defined performance indicators as well as within the framework of the periodic review of the processes.
An overview of the implemented activities and performance indicators can be found in the section Key Figures 2025 – Our Activities.
Key figures for 2025
Our activities
Control panel
Status 2025
Assessment
- Training/Sensitization
- Mandatory training for all employees (see Code of Conduct; rate = 87%)
- Specific advanced training sessions for exposed functions (participation rates near 100%)
The training rate remains at a stable level; the target of a rate ≥ 90% remains in place.
- Preventive control mechanism
- Digitally supported approval process for gifts and invitations above defined thresholds
The approval process was actively used in the reporting year.
- Subsequent review of donation, sponsorship, and barter activities above defined thresholds
Submitted applications were risk-based reviewed; if necessary, escalation to the compliance function took place.
- Contract and payment controls in the accounts payable and accounts receivable area with system-supported checks and the four-eyes principle
no abnormalities
- Whistleblower system
- Anonymous reporting option via the whistleblower platform
- Supplementary ombuds offices and trusted representatives
- Communicative sensitization measures (Knowledge article in the TX Support Hub).
established; no confirmed cases of corruption or other indications of systematic violations