... toward our business partners, colleagues, shareholders and the general public. This basic statement of our Corporate Principles constitutes the foundation of the Business Conduct Guidelines. Both our strategic considerations and our day-to-day business must always be based on high ethical and legal standards. To a substantial degree, our Company's public image is determined by our actions and by the way each and every one of us presents and conducts himself or herself. We all share the responsibility for having our company meet its corporate social responsibility worldwide. The Business Conduct Guidelines are globally binding rules applicable to every employee. They shall help us meet ethical and legal challenges in our day-to-day work.
The 10 Principles:
Human Rights:
1: The support and respect of the protection of international human rights
2: The refusal to participate or condone human rights abuses
Labour:
3: The support of freedom of association and the recognition of the right to collective bargaining
4: The abolition of compulsory labour
5: The abolition of child labour
6: The elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation.
Environment:
7: The implementation of a precautionary and effective program to environmental issues
8: Initiatives that demonstrate environmental responsibility
9: The promotion of the diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
Anti-Corruption:
10: The promotion and adoption of initiatives to counter all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery