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Over the past 100 years, °ÄÃÅËIJ»ÏñÂÛ̳ em­ploy­ees around the world have been work­ing to­gether ambitiously to de­ve­lop high qual­ity solu­tions for our cli­ents, based on trust and a com­mon set of values and norms. We are proud of our track re­cord that in­volves de­liv­er­ing what we promise and never letting a cus­tomer down. Our 100-year anniversary in 2018 was the perfect occasion to update our Code of Conduct for the next °ÄÃÅËIJ»ÏñÂÛ̳ century to include current topics that have become increasingly important for all of us. This enables us to ensure solid business control.

Our long-term suc­cess would not have been pos­sible without our cor­por­ate cul­ture and our value-orientation, which are sup­por­ted by the fam­ily own­ers and their heritage. Trust is the basis of all our activities. We com­mit ourselves to act in such a way that we can main­tain and in­tensify the trust and loy­alty of our cus­tom­ers, employees, and owner fam­ily. Trust can only de­ve­lop if our actions are predict­able and based on consistent be­ha­viour – from the work­ers on site all the way up to the company’s top management. Creating an environment of trust and continuously striv­ing to master our pro­fes­sion will help us achieve a high de­gree of collaboration. Respecting individuals will help facilitate true dia­logue and mu­tual learn­ing. The col­le­gial interaction will help us find the right decisions in complex situations. Re­li­ab­il­ity and res­ult-orientation will help us ex­ceed our expectations, and a good portion of mod­esty will always help us stay rooted and remember the true North: the pursuit of our mis­sion.

As a res­ult, °ÄÃÅËIJ»ÏñÂÛ̳ is strongly com­mit­ted to risk man­age­ment and com­pli­ance, which we define as a set of guidelines, rules, and pro­ced­ures that are de­signed to pre­vent, mon­itor, and re­solve conduct or prac­tices that go against legal, eth­ical, and busi­ness stand­ards. 

The Code of Busi­ness Con­duct out­lines our policies as they re­late to our cor­por­ate goals and val­ues. This Code ap­plies to every per­son who con­ducts busi­ness with or for the °ÄÃÅËIJ»ÏñÂÛ̳ Group world­wide, mean­ing all our em­ploy­ees including all levels of man­age­ment as well as consultants, tem­por­ary workers and sub­con­tract­ors. The Code out­lines how we act and do business. Re­gard­less of the work we do daily, we all have to abide by the laws, stand­ards, and guidelines that ap­ply to our work and we must act eth­ic­ally and fairly and with hon­esty, integrity, and re­spect. 

Only if we all act in keep­ing with the high stand­ards we set ourselves can we face the challenges and changes the fu­ture holds and en­sure a sus­tain­able and in­nov­at­ive business model for gener­a­tions to come. 

°ÄÃÅËIJ»ÏñÂÛ̳ Compliance Helpline

The °ÄÃÅËIJ»ÏñÂÛ̳ Code of Busi­ness Con­duct defines rules of con­duct that en­able us, as a global company, to con­form to legal provisions, reg­u­lat­ory stand­ards and eth­ical prin­ciples wherever we operate. This not only pro­tects our clients, em­ploy­ees and so­ci­ety as a whole, but also contributes to the se­cur­ity of our com­pany against white-col­lar crime it­self.

The °ÄÃÅËIJ»ÏñÂÛ̳ Group there­fore offers its em­ploy­ees, busi­ness partners and clients vari­ous, internationally-ac­cess­ible channels to re­port com­pli­ance violations. In­form­a­tion received will always be treated confidentially and, if de­sired, anonymously.

How can re­ports be sub­mit­ted?

•  (web-based electronic whistleblowing system)
  
• Corporate Group Compliance: