deugro group is, and always has been, dedicated to working at all levels to the highest standards—in terms of society, ethical behavior, safety and the environment. This starts with our CEO and applies to all employees in their daily tasks as well as when cooperating with our clients, suppliers and business partners.
Compliance
The deugro group and its companies foster an ongoing culture of honesty, integrity, respect, professionalism and personal accountability, starting at the very top with our CEO and the Compliance Committee.
The deugro group and its companies are committed to conducting business lawfully and with the utmost respect for the people with whom we interact on a daily basis, the communities in which we operate, and the environment. This strong culture of ethics and integrity creates a competitive advantage for us as well as for our clients.
We bring our compliance efforts to life in all of our business activities using our own special compliance tools. Our standards of ethics and compliance are clearly defined in our Code of Ethics and Compliance, and integrated into a robust Compliance Management System.
We incorporate compliance across all our companies and in everything they do, how they do it and where they do it. These corporate regulations are mandatory for all group company branches worldwide. All employees and business partners are required to work and adhere to these regulations at all times.
Speak Up! Reporting Channel
Do you have an ethics or compliance related question or concern?
Speak Up! is deugro group’s primary reporting channel. To make it easier to raise questions or concerns securely and confidentially about potentially unethical behavior or policy violations, we have engaged Convercent, a third-party solution provider, to administer Speak Up! This resource is always available to you in multiple languages by phone or Internet.
Contact our Compliance Officer
Jessica Kaplan – Head of Global Legal and Compliance
Phone: +41 43 2111044
Email: compliance [at] deugro-group.com
QHSES
All companies of the deugro group benefit from a comprehensive group Quality, Health, Safety, Environment and Security (QHSES) set-up. The utilization of the group’s Integrated Management System provides a HSE and quality management system that produces world-class service with impeccable HSE and quality performance.
QHSES has set two key targets: complete health and safety of employees and stakeholders, and customer satisfaction. We achieve this through a persistent monitoring of our QHSES performance by our CEO and Executive Board, as well as a constant focus on planning, designing and project execution, among others. Furthermore, the QHSES department is the driver of continuous improvement in creating lessons learned by utilizing leading indicators, and of a culture of open and transparent communication.
It is our duty to set objectives that do not compromise quality, health, safety, the environment and security.
People
Our employees are not only the key to our success—they are the heart of deugro. Because we are a family business, their well-being, health and safety are our top priority. We are committed to treating all employees with dignity and equality while maintaining company compliance with local employment laws, corporate directives and the UNGC’s principles. At the same time, we are continuously developing the deugro group Academy to provide the best-possible opportunities for everyone, including different training formats, mentoring programs and many more.
Your Health, Our Commitment
We prioritise the mental well-being of our employees. That’s why we’ve partnered with OpenUp to offer professional mental health support.
Planet
We understand that as a global company, we are responsible for our planet and protecting and preserving the environment. At deugro, we are continuously optimizing the environmental performance of our office environments as well as business travel by reducing our direct impact on the environment and minimizing our carbon footprint. We are also committed to environmental protection by working with our clients and subcontractors to identify risks and find solutions.
Ethics
We are committed to the highest standards of ethical business conduct and integrity, and take a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption. Through the implementation of a structured compliance management system and by repeatedly communicating our standards to all stakeholders worldwide, we maintain ethical business practices as part of our DNA. We strive to continuously cultivate a “think compliance” culture at all levels of the organization.
Philantropy
We are aware that we do have an impact on our environment and the societies we are active in. Through our strategic approach, we seek to give something back and have a positive impact on our communities and planet. This means that we promote global and local engagement programs targeting organizations that work on projects which reflect the values of deugro group.
One example is our partnership with CARE. deugro group is an emergency-aid partner of CARE, a humanitarian organization founded in 1945 that responds to humanitarian crises and fights global poverty. The partnership has a long history: At the end of the Berlin Blockade in 1949, deugro’s trucks were among the first to deliver CARE’s aid packages to the people of Berlin. In our partnership, we support CARE’s emergency aid work with donations and by sponsoring campaigns as well as employee participation initiatives.
