This Code of Conduct is based on a common basic understanding of socially responsible corporate governance in accordance with the following guidelines. Compliance with the following standards of behaviour is a top priority for us.
As a long-established company headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, we take responsibility within the scope of our respective possibilities and areas of activity by considering the consequences of our business decisions and actions in legal, economic, technological as well as social and ecological terms. We expect all our employees and business partners to live by this self-image. In this way, we contribute to the social and economic development of the countries in which we operate.
Our actions are in accordance with the relevant statutory regulations. We are guided by ethical values and principles, in particular integrity and honesty as well as respect for human dignity, as set out in the principles of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the core labour standards of the International Labour Organization (ILO) as well as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
