CODE OF CONDUCT – Flexilion

Legal compliance

Prohibition of corruption and bribery

To tolerate no form of and not to engage di- rectly or indirectly in any form of corruption or bribery and not to grant, offer or promise anything of value to a government official or to a counterparty in the private sector to influence official action or obtain an improper advantage.

Fair competition, anti-trust laws and intel- lectual property rights

To act in accordance with national and interna- tional competition laws and not to participate in price fixing, market or customer allocation, market sharing or bid rigging with competitors;
To respect the intellectual property rights of others.

Conflicts of interest

To avoid all conflicts of interest that may adversely influence business relationships.

Respect for the basic human rights of employees

To promote equal opportunities for and treatment of its employees irrespective of skin color, race, nationality, social background, disabilities, sexual orientation, political or religious conviction, sex or age.
To respect the personal dignity, privacy and rights of each individual.
To refuse to employ or make anyone work against his will.
To refuse to tolerate any unacceptable treatment of employees, such as mental cruelty, sexual harassment or discrimination.
To prohibit behavior including gestures, language and physical contact, that is sexual, coercive, threatening, abusive or exploitative.
To provide fair remuneration and to guarantee the applicable national statutory minimum wage.
To comply with the maximum number of working hours laid down in the applicable laws.
To recognize, as far as legally possible, the right of free association of employees and to neither favor nor discriminate against members of employee organizations or trade unions.

Prohibition of child labor

To employ no workers under the age of 15 or, in those countries subject to the developing country exception of the ILO Convention 138, to employ no workers under the age of 14.

Health and safety of employees

To take responsibility for the health and safety of its employees;
To control hazards and take the best reasonably possible precautionary measures against accidents and occupational diseases;
To provide training and ensure that employees are educated in health and safety issues;
To set up or use a reasonable occupational health & safety management system1).

Environmental protection

To act in accordance with the applicable statut- ory and international standards regarding environmental protection;
To minimize environmental pollution and make continuous improvements in environmental protection;
To set up or use a reasonable environmental management system1).Supply chain – to use reasonable efforts to promote among its supplier’s compliance with this Code of Conduct;
To comply with the principles of non discrimina- tion with regard to supplier selection and treat- ment.