Compliance and
Integrity
Consistent compliance with applicable legal provisions, regulations and voluntary commitments is of the highest priority for us as the OTTO FUCHS Group1. We have established the necessary framework for this with our compliance programme.
Securing and developing our success requires fair and always correct behavior. For us, trust, responsibility, and reliability are at the heart of working cooperation and successful business partnerships.
Compliance at otto fuchsOTTO FUCHS Code of Conduct
Our Code of Conduct represents the basis for our compliance programme, which is binding for all OTTO FUCHS employees – regardless of the organisational level. In our Code of Conduct we lay down our standards for ethically correct behaviour.
The core issues are integrity, honesty and respect as well as responsible, sustainable action for our environment.
OUR COMMITMENT
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We are committed to the rules of fair competition and free markets.
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We do not tolerate corruption or violations of antitrust law.
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We are actively committed to tolerance and fairness and do not tolerate discrimination in any form.
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We respect human rights.
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Compliance with laws and other internal and external regulations is of central importance to us.
We expect our business partners to respect the principles laid down in our Code of Conduct and to act in accordance with those principles.
We take responsibilityHuman Rights and Supply Chain
We are committed to respecting human rights in our own business area and in our global supply and value chains. In doing so, we are guided by international standards as well as other human rights standards. We have also laid down this commitment in a separate guideline.
OTTO FUCHS Human Rights Policy
HUMAN RIGHTS & ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
We have installed the function of a human rights officer who supports the implementation of human rights due diligence obligations and monitors compliance with legal obligations.
In our Policy Statement, we also emphazise our position on respecting human rights and environmental standards. We report regularly and transparently on our progress and further development in an annual report.
RESPONSIBLE SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP
With regard to responsible procurement, we have drawn up a binding Supplier Code of Conduct for our suppliers on compliance with human rights and environmental due diligence obligations in our supply and value chains. Further relevant information can be found in our purchasing and supplier portal.
OTTO FUCHS KG
Chief Compliance Officer
Derschlager Str. 26
58540 Meinerzhagen
T. +49 2354 73-3385
Compliance@otto-fuchs.com
OTTO FUCHS KG
Human Rights Office
Derschlager Str. 26
58540 Meinerzhagen
T. +49 2354 73-1001
HumanRights@otto-fuchs.com
Dr. Carsten Thiel von Herff, LL.M
Lawyer of Trust (Vertrauensanwalt)
Loebellstr. 4
33602 Bielefeld
T. +49 521 5573330
Vertrauensanwalt@thielvonherff.de
Our network of compliance contacts at the locations of the OTTO FUCHS subsidiaries
offers additional support and advice on compliance issues.
ComplianceDocuments
Here you will find the documents of the OTTO FUCHS Group1 on the topic of Compliance & Integrity. Further documents can be found in the central download center of the website.
FAQs concerning the whistleblowing management and the ombudsman ("Lawyer of Trust")
1Schüco International KG has implemented its own, largely identical Compliance Programme.