Compliance at the Salzgitter Group

Providing information

All Group employees, business partners and anyone else affected by the activities of the Salzgitter Group can contact the Salzgitter Group's reporting offices to submit information. FAIR TOGETHER offers the opportunity to point out violations of the law or other circumstances through which people, the environment, Salzgitter AG or one of its Group companies are harmed, unjustly disadvantaged or natural resources unlawfully impaired in connection with the economic activities of the Salzgitter Group or one of its suppliers. Reports can generally be submitted in German or English. Reports in other languages are accepted by e-mail or letter.

Confidentiality and anonymity

All tips are treated confidentially. The information they contain about persons and facts is accessible internally only to those employees who need it to process the case.

Anonymous reports can be made by letter or to the ombudswoman. The ombudswoman will not disclose the identity of the whistleblower or other parties involved to the Salzgitter Group at the whistleblower's request.

Frequently, inquiries arise regarding tips received. We are grateful to whistleblowers who give us the opportunity to contact them. Accordingly, we ask whistleblowers to provide us with their contact information. If anonymity is to be maintained, we ask that you contact us via the ombudswoman so that we can make inquiries.
 

No disadvantages for whistleblowers

No whistleblower who reports information that he or she could reasonably trust to be correct when making the report need fear any disadvantage. The protection of Salzgitter Group employees who provide information is specifically regulated in the Group's Corporate Compliance Guideline.
 

Fairness

Reporting inaccurate information may unfairly expose affected individuals and companies to suspicion. Therefore, please handle the opportunity to provide information responsibly.
 

Clue processing

Every whistleblower who gives us the opportunity to contact him or her will receive confirmation within seven days that his or her report has been received. After three months at the latest, we inform the whistleblower about planned follow-up measures and those already taken. Every report is checked for validity by the responsible Compliance Office. The underlying facts are clarified either by the Group Internal Audit department of Salzgitter AG or by the management of the Group company concerned, if necessary with the support of the responsible legal department. Once the facts of the matter have been clarified, the management of the Group company concerned decides on the measures to be taken.
 

Privacy notice

For more detailed information on data protection and the processing of your personal data within the whistleblower system, please refer to our Whistleblower System – Data Privacy.