Compliance
Our primary goal is not to meet minimum legal requirements but to be among the best in exercising entrepreneurial responsibility
Dr. Carsten Thiel von Herff is the ombudsman for the ALSO Group regarding matters of compliance. The Ombudsman is available to employees and third parties as an independent, external contact person regarding breaches of the code of conduct, especially regarding crimes or anti-competitive agreements. Dr. Thiel von Herff is bound by a professional obligation of confidentiality and will conduct investigations, if requested, without naming the whistleblower. Information will only be disclosed to ALSO after consultation and in agreement with the whistleblower. The goal is to help the company to clarify compliance violations without any negative repercussions for the whistleblower.
Contact information
Contact
Ombudsmann
Dr. Carsten Thiel von Herff
c/o Thiel von Herff Rechtsanwälte
Detmolder Straße 30
DE-33604 Bielefeld
Telefon: +49 521 557333-0
Telefax: +49 521 557333-44
E-Mail: ombudsmann@thielvonherff.de
ALSO Compliance E-Mail: compliance@also.com
Code of Conduct
The Code of Conduct is the foundation of our corporate ethics. It guides all our commercial activities and daily interactions. Our Code of Conduct can be summarised by the following basic rules:
- We respect human dignity and human rights. Every employee at ALSO receives the same opportunities without discrimination.
- We follow the laws of our respective jurisdiction as well as internal regulations and commitments. In particular this applies to the prohibition of entering into anti-competitive agreements and the prohibition of accepting or offering improper advantages.
- We avoid entering into a conflict of interest to the detriment of ALSO, in particular, it is not permitted to engage in activities that compete with ALSO.
- We keep confidential information like business, financial or technical data of ALSO and other confidential internal documents and data secret.
- We are asked to assist in the enforcement of the ALSO principles of conduct and to pay attention to the company’s reputation.