Corporate Compliance

Speak Up: Taking Responsibility 

Integrity, transparency and acting in a manner that is both legally compliant and ethically sound are essential elements of Scheidt & Bachmann’s corporate culture. To actively uphold these values, Scheidt & Bachmann encourages all employees, contractual partners and external parties to report any potential breaches or misconduct via one of the available channels. This applies both to reports covered by whistleblower protection and to complaints under the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (LkSG). Depending on the content of the report or complaint, the subsequent procedure is governed by the applicable legal requirements and internal procedures.
Reports or complaints relating to Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH or a company within the Scheidt & Bachmann Group may be submitted – provided they fall within the relevant scope – in particular to:

• Breaches of the law
• Breaches of regulatory requirements
• Serious breaches of internal policies
• Risks to health, safety, the environment and public order
• Human rights and environmental risks, or violations of human rights or environmental obligations that have arisen in connection with the business activities of Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH or a company of the Scheidt & Bachmann Group in its own business area or in the supply chain

The following secure channels are available to you for submitting a report or a complaint: 

• the digital portal ‘Whistle Report’ (anonymous submissions possible)
• the telephone hotline +49 69 99998839 (anonymous submissions possible)
• by e-mail to whistleblower@scheidt-bachmann.com
• directly via the relevant internal reporting*  or complaints office – in writing or in person

For reports under the whistleblower protection scheme concerning Scheidt & Bachmann companies in the EU, including in Switzerland, Ukraine and Tunisia, as well as for complaints under the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (LkSG) within the scope described in the Rules of Procedure, you can contact the relevant body at:

Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH
Corporate Compliance
Whistleblower Protection Reporting Office
Breite Straße 132
41238 Mönchengladbach
Germany

The Reporting Officers at Scheidt & Bachmann companies within the EU, including in Switzerland, Ukraine and Tunisia, handle reports independently, diligently and confidentially. The identity of the whistleblower and the person accused, as well as any other personal data, is disclosed on a need-to-know basis exclusively to those persons responsible for receiving and processing reports or for taking any follow-up action. Within the framework of the law, Scheidt & Bachmann ensures the effective protection of the whistleblower against discrimination and punishment as a result of the report, insofar as this is possible. 

For reports under the whistleblower protection scheme concerning Scheidt & Bachmann companies in North America, you can contact the relevant body at:

Scheidt & Bachmann Canada Inc.
Whistleblower Protection Reporting Office 
P.O. Box 23082, Seaway Mall, Welland, 
ON L3C 7E7, Canada. 

Scheidt & Bachmann USA Inc.
Whistleblower Protection Reporting Office 
P.O. Box 23082, Seaway Mall, Welland, 
ON L3C 7E7, Canada.

The Rules of Procedure for the complaint procedure pursuant to Section 8 of the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (LkSG) can be found here: 

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_{*Legal basis: In accordance with Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law, and, by extension, the applicable national legislation in the Member States (in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Whistleblower Protection Act of 31 May 2023 (“HinSchG”)), the establishment of a reporting office for the protection of whistleblowers is required.}