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Compliance statements
Company-wide regulations on compliance and conduct.
Company-wide regulations on compliance and conduct.
The KNAUER Code of Conduct describes the way we want to work at KNAUER and with our suppliers, distributors, sub-resellers, and other business partners (each a “KNAUER Partner”) – both now and in the future. We endeavor to comply with these guidelines, to secure long-term business success. We can only achieve this goal together. Our values such as personal responsibility, openness, transparency as well as legal and ethical compliance play a vital role in this. Integrity, credibility, reliability, and consistency define everything we do. Compliance is a must. We are a responsible corporate citizen. This involves making an active commitment to sustainable development, which we support by subscribing to the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact. We are also committed to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In accordance with EU Regulation 2017/821, which refers to the Dodd-Frank Act, KNAUER is not required to report due to Annex I, which describes the quantity restrictions. Nevertheless, we endeavor to exclude sources of tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold that finance armed conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or other countries. We therefore attach great importance to the Code of Conduct for our suppliers and carry out checks within our supply chain.
The public consultation on the EU PFAS restriction proposal closed on 25th September 2023, with more than 5600 comments from over 4400 organizations, companies and individuals.
KNAUER is closely monitoring the ongoing of the EU PFAS restriction process. Our goal is to adapt PFAS-free alternatives where they are available and reasonable, resulting in a lower overall environmental impact.