Sustainability

Sustainability at Finsterwalder

For us at Finsterwalder, sustainability is not just a trend but a core part of our corporate philosophy. Whether in logistics, resource management, or partnerships, we focus on long-term solutions that equally consider the environment, society, and the economy.

To support this, we have developed a fundamental policy that clearly defines our principles and objectives. It serves as the foundation for our sustainable actions and demonstrates our active commitment to a better future.

Declaration of principles of the Finsterwalder Group

The Finsterwalder Group is a medium-sized, owner-managed family business with its headquarters in Kaufbeuren / Allgäu and other locations in Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony- Anhalt, Saxony and other European countries.

The Finsterwalder Group's core business is transportation, forwarding and logistics services.

Responsible and fair conduct towards our colleagues in the workplace and towards our business partners has characterized the Finsterwalder Group since its beginnings in 1973. Appreciation of people, democratic values, nature and the environment are key factors in our work.

We are committed to complying with statutory, legal and official regulations. The protection of human rights, fair and social working conditions, occupational safety and health protection are just as central to our work as the protection of the environment and the sustainable use of resources. We expect the same from our employees and our business partners.

In this context, we issue a policy statement on our legal and ethical guidelines, which is supplemented and deepened by our Code of Conduct.

Code Of Conduct

1. Human rights, occupational safety, health protection

We commit ourselves and our business partners to comply with the

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Resolution 217 A (III)) of 10.12.1948
ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of 01.06.1998
United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights of June 2014
Ten principles of the UN Global Compact of 25.09.2015
17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations of 25.09.2015

This applies in particular to the ban on:

Child or forced labor
Slavery and slave trade in all its forms,
Torture or punishment,
discrimination on the grounds of race, color, gender, sexuality. language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, physical disability, birth or other status
Harassment in any form

Occupational safety must be guaranteed for every employee. In particular, the Occupational Health and Safety Act (ArbSchG), the Youth Employment Protection Act (JArbSchG), the accident prevention regulations of the employers' liability insurance associations and the Workplace Ordinance (ArbStättV) must be observed.

For employees with driving activities, particular attention must be paid to compliance with the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO), compliance with driving and rest periods (Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006), the Working Hours Act (ArbZG) and the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR).

2. Protection of the environment

We pay particular attention to the following points in order to avoid environmentally harmful influences from our activities and expect our business partners to do the same:

Resource-saving use in all business areas
Minimization of greenhouse gas emissions through the use of renewable energies
Avoiding waste and disposing of waste properly
Minimizing the risk of environmentally hazardous substances entering the environment
Compensation of CO2 emissions through e.g. greening of operating sites
Protection of soil quality,
Reduction of noise emissions

3. Sustainable use of resources

When procuring and using resources, we attach great importance to

Environmentally friendly and resource-saving production of purchased materials,
Purchasing from socially responsible companies
No use of substances hazardous to health
Checking the planned service life and availability of spare parts
Use of energy sources with low greenhouse gas emissions
Energy efficiency class/label
Recyclability of materials at the end of their service life

4. Riskmanagement

Our risk management is geared towards identifying human rights violations and environmental risks at an early stage, establishing short reporting channels and implementing mitigating or remedial measures promptly. We are characterized by flat hierarchies and short communication channels. Our reporting offices are subject to special confidentiality obligations, work independently and without instructions and are directly assigned to decision-makers.

Confidential Reporting

5. Information security and data protection

Personal, customer and company-internal data is a valuable asset that must be secured, not passed on to third parties negligently or commercially and may only be used for the performance of the activity.

For this reason, we at Finsterwalder always ensure that we comply with the strict requirements of the European GDPR, the national BDSG and the information security (IT-Grundschutz) of the Federal Office for Information Security. We expect this from our business partners with regard to data protection and in the best possible way with regard to information protection.

6. Fair business practices

In order to support fair competition, we expect our employees and business partners to ensure that the following points are regulated and monitored within the company:

Financial responsibility
Prohibition of corruption, extortion, bribery and acceptance of benefits
Prohibition of donations to politics or interest groups
Compliance with antitrust law
Whistleblowing and protection of whistleblowers
Avoidance of conflicts of interest
Supporting free competition
Export controls and economic sanctions

These principles are declared without reservation. They are intended to apply to the entire Finsterwalder Group and are supported and followed by all managers and employees.

Kaufbeuren in January 2024

Board of Directors and Managing Director of Finsterwalder-Gruppe