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Corruption/ bribery
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Abuse of one’s position of trust to obtain a tangible or intangible benefit for oneself or a third party for which no legal entitlement exists.
Examples:
Offering or receiving monetary gifts; invitation from or through business partners with the appearance of wanting to influence a business relationship
Fraud/ theft/ anti-competitive practices
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Fraud:False representations, distortions or withholding of the truth for the purpose of obtaining illegal financial gains for oneself or a third party.
Examples:
Issuing of inflated invoices in order to keep the surplus amount; billing of medical services that were not provided; insurance fraud; forging of identification, keys, transponders and other means of identification; manipulation of systems or testing processes
Theft:Unauthorised removal of objects or money belonging to others for own use or to give to others.
Examples:
Theft of objects belonging to other employees or goods from the warehouse
Anti-competitive practices:Crimes or administrative offences that are contrary to free competition.
Example:
No tender issued, faulty tender process or unclear reasons for awarding of an order
Absence or violations of security, health, environmental and work safety regulations
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Lack of safety precautions, failure to comply with such precautions and instructions; intentional or accidental contamination of the water, ground or air.
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Dangerous or unhygienic working conditions; leaking of environmentally hazardous substances; improper waste disposal; missing safety signs for sources of danger; accidents caused by insufficient safety measures
Discrimination/ harassment/ bullying
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Discrimination against or denigration of groups or individuals on the basis of gender, religion, ethnicity, etc.; unsolicited verbal or physical advances by colleagues, superiors or customers. Harassment, cruelty, injury or the like by work colleagues with the intent of driving an employee out of the company.
Examples:
Discrimination in compensation due to gender; refusal of a promotion due to political views; refusal to hire due to origins; hostility due to opinions or beliefs; xenophobia; sexual harassment; degradation; exclusion; coercion; violence
Other violations of applicable law or violations of internal codes of conduct
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Intentional or unwitting actions that directly violate applicable law or company or administrative guidelines, processes or codes of conduct. Disclosure of business and operating secrets as well as legal violations that do not fall under one of the above report categories.
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Violation of the code of conduct, the values and obligations of the company; violation of the data protection policies, discontinuance agreements or hiring standards; acceptance of prohibited gifts or invitations
Violation of human rights
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This category concerns malpractice or violations that occur within our company or at suppliers and business partners.
Violations of human rights are understood as violations of rights to which all people are equally entitled. The personal rights of a human being have been violated. This also includes child labour, forced labour or new slavery. New slavery refers to exploitative situations that a person cannot refuse or escape due to threats, force, coercion, deception or abuse of power.
Examples:
Use of forced labour or child labour; restrictions on freedom, restrictions on freedom of religion, opinion, information and assembly; refusal to provide appropriate remuneration; working time violations; insufficient work safety/ protective measures; (sexual) harassment and violence; forced eviction/ dispossession of land
Violations of environmental safety regulations
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This category concerns malpractice or violations that occur within our company or at suppliers and business partners.
Violations of environmental protection regulations include the intentional or accidental pollution of waters, the soil or the air.
Examples:
Leakage of substances that are hazardous to the environment; improper disposal of waste; lack of safety signs for sources of danger; accidents caused by insufficient safety measures; unauthorised release of substances that permanently alter the chemical or physical composition of a body of water, the soil or the air