Our Code of Conduct
Our Code of Conduct defines the key minimum requirements in the areas of the environment, working conditions, human rights and responsible corporate governance. It sets the standard not only for our own activities but also for our suppliers, service providers and business partners.
In addition to acting in accordance with the law, we expect all business partners to accept the following requirements and to communicate them to their own suppliers and service providers. Stannol reserves the right to continuously update this Code of Conduct and to have suppliers, service providers and business partners sign it in the future to confirm that it is binding.
Ecological Standards
Social, ethical and environmental standard
The Stannol team considers social, ethical and environmental aspects in its business activities. We are guided, among other things, by the conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the German National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP) and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our Code of Conduct is also based on these principles. It sets out requirements that apply not only to our own employees but also to participants in our supply chain.
The following requirements are accepted by our suppliers, service providers and business partners:
General requirements
- to actively work against corruption and bribery in all its forms
- to combat any form of illegal labour employment
- to comply with the standards of fair business and fair competition
Regarding employees
- to actively prevent child labour and forced labour in all its forms
- to provide a safe and healthy workplace for its employees
- to pay reasonable wages in accordance with applicable laws and observe reasonable working hours in accordance with applicable laws or industry standards
- to not tolerate any form of discrimination and promote equal treatment and equal opportunities for employees
- to respect the right of employees to freedom of association, to join trade unions, to appeal to labour representatives or to join works councils, and neither favour nor discriminate against employees in this respect
- to treat employees with dignity and respect and prohibit any form of undue disciplinary action
- to establish an effective complaint management for individuals and communities where this can be done at reasonable costs
Regarding the environment
- to actively support climate action, take measures to improve energy efficiency and promote the use of renewable energy
- to comply with applicable environmental regulations and regularly review resource and energy consumption
- to identify opportunities to reduce resource and energy consumption in production and use, and implement appropriate measures
- to consider factors such as hazardous substance content, recyclability and recycled content when selecting materials
- to reduce environmental impacts from waste, wastewater and other emissions, and ensure their proper disposal or treatment