Compliance

What does Compliance mean?

“Compliance“ simply means to follow all laws and guidelines, as well as any voluntary agreements, rules and ethical principles. Within the KSM Castings Group, compliance is of critical importance and taken very seriously.

In order to guarantee compliance of laws and agreements, KSM management has adopted a Code of Conduct which applies to all of our business activities. This code applies to all of us without exception. Each of us is expected to comply with these rules and to act in accordance with them.

This applies not only to our employees but also to our customers and suppliers.

Of course, our Code of Conduct cannot define behavior for every business situation, but it can be considered as a guideline for appropriate behavior. Each of us is obliged to follow the relevant requirements.

Compliance is not an abstract concept, but a binding and mandatory requirement. At KSM, this implies both precautionary measures such as information and training as well as monitoring and control of inhouse-processes.

Violations of the law or any non-compliant behavior can lead to significant consequences and will not be tolerated within our company. By following this Code of Conduct, we reduce risks and help secure our business success on a sustainable basis.

We put great emphasis on the prevention of misconduct. Each employee should submit an anonymous notice when being aware of potential violations of the Code of Conduct. All notifications by employees are considered strictly confidential. We will investigate each possible case of misconduct and take any necessary measures.

You can contact our compliance officer via email or by phone under +49 5121 505 1888.

KSM Castings Group
Policy Statement

(Fabruary 2024)
language: english
size: 598 KB
format: PDF-document

Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct
(Februar 2020)
language: english
size: 747 KB
format: PDF-document

Whistleblower system

With our whistleblower system, we implement the requirements of the “Whistleblowing Directive" (EU Directive on the Protection of Whistleblowers 16.12.2019 – EU Directive 2019/1937). It enables anonymous reporting of incidents and tips by internal or external whistleblowers.

The KSM Castings Group whistleblower system offers various ways to report potential misconduct by employees of our company or violations of our Code of Conduct that require rapid review and action by our company.

Employees can contact people in their immediate working environment to ask questions about the Code of Conduct or to report violations. These include, for example, supervisors, plant management, the HR department or the works council. The persons receiving the tip-off are obliged to guarantee the confidentiality of the person providing the tip-off and the information.

In addition, the KSM Castings Group offers this internet-based communication platform at www.ksmcastings.com in various languages to get in touch with the KSM Castings Group complaints office.

Guide to complaint
management

(March 2024)
language: english
size: 597 KB
format: PDF-document