Workplace and Environment
Our fundamental principles shall contribute to ecologically sustainable development and to safeguarding the health and safety of all our employees.
- All production and development units shall implement and maintain a certified environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001.
- We shall train and inform our employees about environmental, health and safety issues and involve them in a continuous improvement process.
- We will work to increase our resource efficiency by reducing the consumption of energy and raw materials in our production and by finding ways to improve the recovery of materials and energy from production waste that we cannot reduce or avoid.
- We shall manage Health & Safety in accordance with the Group’s common standards, as described in our Safety@Work Manual.
- We shall maintain good health and safety standards wherever we operate and work to minimize the risks and effects of accidents.
- We do not permit employees to be intoxicated at the workplace or to work under the influence of drugs.
- Environmental, health and safety aspects shall be taken into account in the development of products and processes.
- We shall take into account the effects on the environment, health and safety of the chemical substances used in our products and processes.
Our fundamental principle is that we respect our employees and their human rights.
- We will not apply special treatment to employees in regard to employment or work assignments on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, political opinions, or social or ethnic origin.
- Trelleborg employees shall not harass or discriminate against any colleague or business partner for any reason.
- We will respect our employees’ right to be represented by unions and other employee representatives, as well as their right to take part in collective employment agreements.
- Wages and salaries will be paid as agreed and on time. We will recognize good performance and extra efforts.
- We work for the abolition of child labor within our sphere of influence. The minimum age for working in our operations is 15 years, and not younger than the compulsory school age in individual countries.
- We do not allow illegal or forced labor in our own operations or in the operations of our suppliers or any other parties with whom we cooperate.
Our fundamental principle is that we will provide appropriate training to improve skill levels.
- All employees are responsible for their personal development of skills and capabilities.
- In accordance with business needs, we will provide the opportunity to improve our employees’ capabilities in order to develop their professional skills and enhance their social and economic opportunities.
- Competence development activities shall aim at creating the right conditions to fulfill present and future requirements.
- We will provide tools and training to support the implementation of the Code of Conduct, its components and underlying policies.
Our fundamental principle is that Trelleborg employees shall not participate in any activities that are in conflict with the interests of the company.
- A conflict arises when an employee’s personal, social, financial or political activities have the potential to interfere with his or her loyalty or objectivity vis-à-vis the company.
- Employees shall avoid all situations in which there is a potential conflict of interest.
- Employees shall avoid personal or family financial interests in, or indebtedness to, enterprises that have significant business relations with Trelleborg.
- At the managerial level, Trelleborg does not accept outside employment without specific approval from the head of the business unit concerned, in accordance with the “Grand father Principle” (approval also from the level above).
- All potential conflicts of interest shall immediately be reported to management.