Code of Conduct
Compliance Regeln - Commitment to ethical behavior
Together with our suppliers, we want to promote and ensure innovation and top performance in a sustainable way. Our philosophy of cooperation is based on mutual expectations, trust, and obligations. The focus is on reliability, transparency, communication, and sustainability. The aim of this guideline is therefore the agreement of a common performance standard and the commitment to a responsible business relationship. In this context, we feel particularly committed to ethical principles.
Our expectations are in the areas of business integrity, labor practices, employee health and safety, and environmental management. The guideline is based on our principles of responsible behavior. Furthermore, all business activities within the supply chain must comply with the respective local laws.
The following requirements for corporate responsibility and compliance apply to us and all our suppliers.
I. General legal regulations
Compliance with all relevant legal regulations is the basis for long-term and trusting cooperation.
Therefore, we commit ourselves to giving us all the laws, regulations, and other regulatory
regulations relevant to our company and our business activities and to ensure their permanent
compliance.
II. Behavior of the supplier towards our employees
In our opinion, lawful and non-discriminatory behavior towards employees is an essential
prerequisite for their motivation and satisfaction and thus also for a consistently high quality of
service. We are convinced that compliance with minimum standards is essential for this. We
document our conviction by complying with the following requirements:
1. Safe and healthy working conditions
Working conditions in our companies comply with national legal regulations and protect the
physical and mental integrity and health of our employees. Low occupational accident and illness
rates in our companies are essential goals.
2. Payment
We pay our employees in our companies at least salaries and wages, including overtime and special
benefits that cover the employees' living costs. We confirm that we are always adequately informed
about the applicable statutory regulations, that the remuneration paid at least meets these
requirements and, in particular, that the law on minimum wages is observed.
3. Equal treatment and equal opportunities
We and our suppliers agree that any behavior under labor law and the assessment of employees
are based solely on the criteria of their performance, their ethical behavior and their skills.
4. Working hours
We and our suppliers adhere to the respective legal requirements for working hours and actively
monitor them.
5. Personal rights
We and our suppliers create a working atmosphere for our employees that is characterized by
openness and mutual respect and in which any kind of personal harassment is excluded.
III. Forced and child labor
We and our suppliers will not force anyone to work against their will in our operations under the
threat of a penalty or other impairment.
Furthermore, no children are employed. Children within the meaning of this Code of Conduct are
people who are still of school age or are 14 years of age or younger (see Convention 138 of the
International Labor Organization).
If national regulations stipulate a higher age, these are decisive.
Employees who are younger than 18 years of age may not be asked to do work that could harm
them, including night work, unless otherwise regulated in the context of training and further
education in accordance with local laws.
IV. Environmental protection and conservation of ecological resources
Environmental protection and conservation of ecological resources are important to us. We are
constantly improving the environmentally relevant aspects of our business activities.
We will comply with all relevant environmentally relevant regulations for our company and keep
environmental pollution as low as possible during our business activities.
V. Bribery and Corruption
We and our suppliers will refrain in any form of corruption and bribery, in particular offering,
promising or granting an advantage in order to obtain an unlawful act, in particular payments to
obtain unlawful advantages, as well as demanding and accepting gifts in order to obtain an unlawful
act fail to provide.
VI. Country of origin
We take our responsibility in global trade very seriously. We demand from our raw material
suppliers that their materials do not come from conflict regions such as some areas of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
We work closely with the supply chain to avoid supporting suppliers from conflict areas.
VII. Supply chain
We are requested to encourage the creation of a code of conduct among our sub-suppliers and
to support compliance by the sub-suppliers to the best of our ability.
VII. Reporting Violations
Report suspected violations of this Code of Conduct!
All interested parties can report suspected violations of this code to us in confidence. Email
address: office@ziegler-gruppe.de Telephone: +49 7544 9566-0
As far as legally permissible, all information will be treated confidentially.