At Plansee, we are committed to using ethical business practices and strictly comply with the applicable laws. At the same time, we also deal honestly, directly, and fairly with our employees, suppliers, customers, partners as well as those persons at our operating sites.
Our company policies are derived from the principles defined in our Code of Conduct. This is the prerequisite for a successful and long-term collaboration.
Our Code of Conduct lays down guiding principles for our employees regarding their professional lives and the fulfillment of their duties. With these guiding principles, we commit ourselves to ethical business practices and compliance with the applicable laws, and we enable our employees to familiarize themselves with the expectations.
The whistleblower system for Plansee HPM, GTP, Plansee Group Service, and Plansee Holding at our European locations gives whistleblowers the opportunity to safely report on legal violations and/or infringements of the guiding principles of the Code of Conduct in the specified companies, either openly or anonymously.
This platform can be used by employees, customers, suppliers, or other persons with a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.
In principle: The whistleblower system should be used to report a reasonable suspicion of legal violations and/or violations against the guiding principles in the Code of Conduct of the participating companies. This includes, among other things:
Make your report to the law firm FS-PP, which has been commissioned by the participating companies.
You can use the following reporting channels:
The whistleblower system is designed to ensure that all reports are treated as confidential and the whistleblower – if they so wish – is guaranteed anonymity.
The external law firm FS-PP will review the report. If there is a reasonable suspicion for a major infringement of the law, then FS-PP will disclose this report with a legal evaluation to the responsible Compliance Committee of the participating companies. However, this disclosure shall only take place upon the express permission of the whistleblower.
The submission of a report must be confirmed within seven days. The whistleblower must receive a response within three months regarding how the report is being handled.
Should the report turn out to be true and there is a determination of a legal violation, this could lead to employment and/or criminal penalties for the affected persons.
The whistleblower system was introduced for the following locations on Feb 1, 2021:
Take a look at our whistleblower system data protection declaration here:
