Our business standards
Our business standards
2024 marked our 14th year as a committed signatory to the UN Global Compact and its 10 principles of responsible business. These principles guide us in everything we do. We uphold and protect human rights throughout our supply chain, ensure our labor practices meet international standards by protecting the freedoms and rights of anyone working in our supply chain, take responsibility for our environmental footprint and actively work to reduce it through our products, and uphold the highest standards of business ethics.
View our standardsEthics guide
Our ethics guide applies to all our employees, including officers and directors. GN expects all employees to act honestly in all dealings, comply with the laws and regulations governing our businesses, and maintain an ethical work environment. The purpose of this document is to ensure employees, understand and apply our business standards to everyday actions and decisions.
Read the ethics guideCode of conduct
Our Supplier Code of Conduct applies to all GN Group suppliers and manufacturing partners. We also expect our suppliers to communicate and pass these standards further down the chain, ensuring responsible practices are embedded throughout GN’s entire value chain.
Read the supplier code of conductTraining
We recognize the potential for inquiries into the delineation arising of ethical business conduct. To anticipate any uncertainty regarding the conduct we expect from our employees, we prioritize clear communication of our ethical standards and comprehensive training initiatives. This ensures our rules are always clear.
Online control system
Once a year our employees are asked to read our Ethics Guide and acknowledge compliance with the guidelines.
E-learning
We have annually provide e-learning courses within anti-corruption,competition, and anti-harassment targeted at our top management, including our General Managers, Senior Vice Presidents and Executive Management.
In addition, we are expanding the use of available e-learning platforms to provide training in sustainability topics across the key GN functions. These courses are designed to strengthen awareness and competence among both employees and GN partners and suppliers, ensuring alignment with Responsible Business Alliance Conduct of Conduct standards and industry best practices. By doing so, we aim to build a shared understanding and capability that supports ethical, sustainable, and resilient operations across our value chain.
Workshops
We supplement e-learning courses with regular face-to-face workshops for selected employee groups. Both employees and managers attend thse workshops. This training session allows diving into different dilemma scenarios as well as discussions on any questions employees may have.