Ethics

“…We are proud of our ethical policy and the culture of integrity that it reflects.


We encourage all our employees to consult with our compliance officer and ethical ambassadors whenever they have questions or concerns about ethical matters.


We believe that by working together and upholding our ethical values, we can create a sustainable future for all…” 


Leo Alders, CEO

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How to raise a concern and seek guidance?

If you have Compliance and Ethics related concerns or questions please contact us via our Whistleblower Tool Tell Us.


Please be aware that you can file your report in various languages.


Our commitment to ethics

We are committed to a culture of ethics and compliance based on honesty, integrity and in accordance with legal requirements.


To foster the ethical culture in our company, we have established a Compliance and Ethics Programme focusing on creation of awareness, supporting our business in conducting investigations, mitigation steps and prevention actions and covering the following topics:


Anti-Corruption & Bribery

We do not accept bribes, kickbacks or any other kind of improper payments. We keep accurate books and records to honestly describe payments.



Competition Law

We do not enter into any form of agreement or understanding with competitors to fix prices or otherwise restrict free competition.



Human Rights

We treat everyone with respect and will not tolerate unfair treatment, harassment, abuse or retaliation within the workplace.



Data Privacy / GDPR

We will treat all personal information of our employees and business partners sensitively, in confidence and in accordance with the applicable laws.



Know Your Business Partner

We carefully evaluate our business partners before we engage them and we expect them to conduct trades and deals in an ethical and compliant manner in accordance with our Ethics policy for business partners.



Trade Compliance

We comply with all trade laws of all countries in which we operate including sanction, customs, import and export control and laws that apply to the cross-border trade of our products and services.