Compliance is more complex today than ever before. In a global environment, legal challenges are constantly increasing. Therefore, we continuously adapt our processes and systems to the legal framework. To emphasize the importance of legal compliance, we have anchored it as a corporate principle: "We comply with applicable law and internal guidelines." Consequently, compliance is an integral part of our corporate culture. We operate a compliance management system that enables you, as a customer, business partner, or employee of the company, to act according to uniform and binding structures. To ensure that our corporate principle is upheld, it is important to detect potential misconduct at an early stage. We achieve this, among other things, by having reports of possible compliance violations submitted to us.
A compliance violation occurs when our employees, domestically or abroad, in the course of their official duties, violate applicable law or internal guidelines, whether by or against them. Such violations include, for example, corruption offenses, competition and antitrust violations, data protection breaches, and offenses in accounting, finance, and tax matters. To detect and prevent compliance violations, we rely on both our employees and our customers and business partners. If you notice any signs of a compliance violation, you can report them through various channels. Regardless of which method you choose, we assure you that every report will be treated with strict confidentiality – anonymously if desired.