Foreword by the CEO
Here at GOLDBECK, we have shared common values ever since our company was founded in 1969. They form the basis for all the decisions we make.
Our core values are humanity, responsibility, trust, performance and pioneering spirit. These five core values distinguish our company and the way we treat our customers, business partners, suppliers and employees. We take responsibility for the sustainability of our actions and their commercial, ecological and social impact. We act responsibly – both in our interactions with our colleagues and business partners and with regard to the society and the environment.
The GOLDBECK Compliance Guidelines apply to all of our business areas, including our subsidiaries in Germany and abroad. It contains guidelines for compliance with national and international laws, regulations and ethical behaviour. These Guidelines are the basis for continued successful collaboration and the sustained growth of our company. It supplements the GOLDBECK Corporate Guidelines, which describes our self-image, our goals, and the standards for our actions.
Compliance is a responsibility for all employees of our company. In addition to acting as role models in this regard, this means that supervisors are also required to ensure that employees in their area of responsibility are aware of the Compliance Guidelines, remain aware of them, and comply with it. This can only be achieved through a combination of both one-to-one meetings and organisational measures. At the same time, as part of the digitalisation process, we will implementing workflows that ensure our employees always trained in the GOLDBECK Compliance Guidelines.
The regulations stipulated in these Guidelines are also available and binding for our customers and business partners. They are completed by our GOLDBECK Grundsatzerklärung, including the regulations listed therein – in particular the Code of Conduct, to which we bind ourselves as well as our customers and business partners.
The management at GOLDBECK undertakes to guarantee that the standards defined in these Guidelines are implemented throughout the entire company and put into practice by our employees, customers and subcontractors. Violations against the Compliance Guidelines will not be tolerated.
Bielefeld, February 2025
Jörg-Uwe Goldbeck
We comply with national and international law and behave in an ethically correct manner
GOLDBECK’s claim goes beyond than simply comply with national and international law.
Violations of the law can result in criminal proceedings, high fines, bans on public and private contracts as well as claims for damages and loss of our company’s reputation.
A behaviour is ethically correct if it complies with the general principles of integrity and fairness. For GOLDBECK, these values are documented in our Corporate Guidelines.
We expect our employees to behave ethically in their business activities and in all related situations.
Ethical behaviour includes treating all people with respect and fairness, and showing appreciation regardless of their function, origin, religion, gender and sexual orientation, age or any disability they might have.
GOLDBECK condemns any form of forced or child labour and observes the prevention of slavery and human trafficking (UK MSA 2015) as well as bribery (UK Bribery Act) itself and in the supply chain in purchasing, procurement, production and all business processes. Furthermore, the company observes all ILO core labour standards at every stage of its process chain.