Whistleblower system

"We measure the success of our company not only by economic results, but also by principles based on set values. We act responsibly and correctly, comply with the law and international agreements, and exemplify this attitude every day. The principles of our corporate governance guide every employee in the company. Groz-Beckert has shaped this attitude since the company was founded in 1852 – all over the world and each and every day."
(Excerpt from the Groz-Beckert Code of Conduct)

Groz-Beckert does not tolerate violations of the law of any kind (be it corruption, fraud, theft or illegal agreements), discrimination or violations of ordinances or internal regulations. In order to live up to this claim and to prevent damage to our image and sanctions, we also need you to: Help us prevent or resolve grievances at Groz-Beckert or within the supply chain. Work with us to help prevent damage to Groz-Beckert and its employees. Report your suspicion of possible violations of laws, regulations, our Code of Conduct or internal regulations or on human rights and environmental risks or obligations.

You can report such violations via various communication channels shown below. All messages are carefully checked. If necessary, corrective measures are initiated and measures are taken to further improve Groz-Beckert’s Compliance Management System.

We pledge not to take any measures to identify anonymous whistleblowers who do not misuse our whistleblowing system in an illegal manner. Discrimination against whistleblowers will not be tolerated at Groz-Beckert. Persons affected by whistleblowing are presumed innocent until an alleged violation is proven. Your report will be followed up with absolute confidentiality.

Go to the digital whistleblower system "tell us"

With the "tell us" whistleblower system, Groz-Beckert offers you the option of addressing reports anonymously or voluntarily using personal information.

Groz-Beckert uses "whistleOps by 2B Advice" for this purpose

It is a platform that includes a ticket system to manage the case, is GDPR compliant and meets all requirements of the Whistleblower Policy.

The data is stored on servers in a high-security data center in Germany. Personal data entered into the whistleblower system is stored in a database operated by 2B Advice. All data is encrypted, password-protected and stored in a secure location, so that access to the content of the electronically stored data is restricted to a narrow group of authorized persons at Groz-Beckert. 2B Advice cannot view the content of the data stored electronically in the database. If you do not enter any personal information yourself, the whistleblower system automatically protects your anonymity via a certified procedure, which is backed up by extensive technical and organizational measures.

The "tell us" whistleblower system will always address your ticket exclusively to the Central Compliance Function of Groz-Beckert KG.

TO THE "tell us" WHISTLEBLOWER SYSTEM

For countries with an obligation to maintain a system in the national language and to report within the country, Groz-Beckert also offers "tell us" in a form where the system is available in the national language and the ticket is processed by the respective Compliance Responsible Person in the respective country. In this case, however, you, as the whistleblower, also have the option of contacting the Groz-Beckert Central Compliance Function directly via the above system.


Country-specific systems:


Contact

Dr. Christian H. Müller
Head of Legal and Insurance/General Counsel
(Central Compliance Function as part of the Compliance Management System at Groz-Beckert)

Groz-Beckert KG
Parkweg 2
72458 Albstadt

moc.trekceb-zorg@su.llet
5053 01 1347 94+