SAS Corporate Governance

Code of business ethics
All of us at SAS are committed to developing superior technology for our customers and building a world-class company that conducts business in accordance with the highest ethical standards. To reinforce that commitment, we created the SAS Code of Business Ethics(PDF), which defines the ethical standards and guidelines that serve as the foundation of SAS. It is our goal to make the SAS name worthy of trust and synonymous with excellence.

Commitment to sustainable development
SAS is an active and committed partner in the communities where we live, work and conduct business. At SAS, we recognize that environmental sustainability is a continuous effort that requires prudent use and preservation of our natural resources. Our offices around the world take steps to minimize our environmental impact by complying with, and often going above, a growing number of environmental regulations.

Details on efforts can be found in the 2008 SAS Corporate Social Responsibility Report(PDF), which is based on the Global Reporting Initiative standard. The report highlights our commitments to sustainability, to the communities in which we operate and to our customers, employees and other stakeholders.

As the leader in business analytics, our objective is to proactively solve problems. Equally aware that we are both in the world and of the world, we apply this same objective to the sustainable environment. Our software is the critical enabler that allows others to meet their environmental objectives. Whether facilitating the efficient generation of power, promoting better use of critical resources to minimize waste, assisting environmental protection agencies or improving the production and delivery of goods, we enable our customers to do well and to do good.

Continuity of business program
Continuity of business (COB) refers to an organization's plans and procedures aimed at protecting its key assets and continuing its critical business functions in the event of threats such as natural disasters, pandemics, power outages, computer viruses or terrorist attacks. COB has joined corporate governance and information security as a factor that customers consider when selecting the strategic vendors to which they entrust their business.

Many SAS customers depend on SAS to help them deliver critical solutions that offer significant strategic value to their organizations. For these customers, SAS' business continuity is important to their business continuity. With this in mind, SAS has expanded its longtime disaster recovery and crisis management procedures into a global COB initiative(PDF). This COB initiative reflects SAS' continued focus on its ability to deliver as a critical supplier to its customers and be there for them when it matters most.