Legal infor­ma­tion

ABLE GROUP companies are committed to comply with applicable laws, regulations, company policies and procedures in all their business dealings. Our 'Speak-up' culture, advocated by senior management, supports this commitment.

Compliance is the prerequisite and the overriding principle for all ABLE GROUP activities, its management and employees. This ensures our 'licence to operate' and our trustful and credible relationships with our customers and business partners.

The following compliance categories receive special attention:

• Anti-corruption
• Anti-discrimination
• Antitrust Law
• Human Rights
• Trade Controls
• Data Protection and Information Security
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Environmental Protection

Our corporate principles are outlined in the ABLE GROUP Code of Conduct.

If any action or behaviour which is or appears to be inconsistent with our stated commitment comes to your attention (for example misconduct, questionable practices or deviation from laws, policies and procedures), we encourage you to 'speak-up' and report this to us. This is possible as an employee, a customer, an external partner, a supplier’s employee in the supply chain or as someone differently involved with the ABLE GROUP.

We emphasise fairness in dealing with whistleblowers and employees who are affected by an allegation. Therefore, please use the system responsibly. Moreover, defamation and violation of personal and data protection rights have no place here.

Since we value open communication, we encourage you to provide us with your name and contact details. This gives us the opportunity to follow up on your notifications as effectively as possible.

Reporting channels where you can ‘speak-up’

We expect whistleblowers to notify us exclusively in good faith and with good intentions. As an employee, we encourage you to report any matters directly to your contact person at the ABLE GROUP.

In addition, all persons can turn to the Corporate Social Responsibility Officer with their concerns. In this function, the Corporate Social Responsibility Officer acts independently and is free to take independent decisions at his own discretion. You can reach him via the following contact channels:

• Via the company-independent E-mail address: csr-able@outlook.com
• By telephone: +491741689226
• In person by office appointment at  ABLE Management Services GmbH, Steinmüllerallee 2, D-51643 Gummersbach
• By post marked ‘personal/confidential’ to: Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, ABLE Management Services GmbH, Steinmüllerallee 2, D-51643 Gummersbach

Whistleblower protection

Exclusively the Corporate Social Responsibility Officer can access the communication media listed above. Access by other persons is not possible. The anonymity of the whistleblower and confidentiality is guaranteed under all circumstances. The whistleblower is also protected against retaliation and reprisals.

Further procedure

The processing of a report to the Corporate Social Responsibility Officer is described in a procedure and includes the following steps:

1. Issue an acknowledgement of receipt within 7 days
2. Maintain contact with the person who provided the information
3. Review the facts of the case, obtaining further information as required
4. Take appropriate action if necessary
5. Provide the whistleblower feedback within 3 months
6. Review the effectiveness of measures taken
7. Report periodically to the Executive Director.

The Corporate Social Responsibility Officer has the organisational independence and autonomy to process the reports submitted due to the powers defined for this role.