Compliance

Lawful conduct and ethical behaviour are the basis for the business activities of Universal Eisen und Stahl GmbH and thus an essential foundation for our joint success as a company of the Salzgitter Group. Part of our corporate culture is fair and trusting cooperation, respect for generally accepted basic values in dealing with people, business partners as well as fair conduct. Acting responsibly in terms of lawful and ethical conduct is an essential guideline for the business activities of Universal Eisen und Stahl GmbH and hence for the sustainable success of the company.

Link to the Code of Conduct of the Salzgitter Group
Link to the Supplier Code of the Salzgitter Group

Compliance Management System

Universal Eisen und Stahl GmbH has implemented a Compliance Management System (CMS) which is in constant development. The internal compliance organisation and the CMS are based on common standards for Compliance Management Systems. Our CMS is based on the three pillars prevention, detection and response. With our CMS, we want to avoid corruption, cartel and competition violations, money laundering, fraud offences and mishandling of potential conflicts of interest and support our employees in achieving this goal in their daily work.


Whistleblower system - Reporting channels for compliance violations

We provide internal and external whistleblowers with various reporting channels in order to obtain information about possible compliance violations. These are secure reporting channels through which our employees and external whistleblowers can provide information about possible violations - confidentiality and, if desired, anonymity is ensured. Information on possible misconduct can also be reported to the Compliance Officer and the Compliance Desk of Universal Eisen und Stahl GmbH via the Management Board or senior management.
All employees are encouraged to raise concerns about serious misconduct in relation to the Code of Conduct, internal policies and/or applicable law without fear or risk of unfair treatment, discrimination or disadvantages.

You can reach out to the Compliance Officer and the Compliance Desk of Universal Eisen und Stahl GmbH via the following e-mail address: compliance@szmh-group.com

Information on Compliance at Salzgitter AG and the whistleblowing system of the Salzgitter Group are available at Salzgitter AGs website.

Information on data protection within the framework of the whistleblower system can be found here.


External reporting offices for the submission of information

If you do not wish to send your information to us, you can also contact the reporting offices of the following German authorities and institutions:

- Federal Office of Justice - Bundesamt für Justiz (BfJ)
BfJ - Zuständigkeit der Meldestellen (bundesjustizamt.de)

- Federal Financial Supervisory Authority - Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)
BaFin - Contact Point for Whistleblowers

- Federal Cartel Office - Bundeskartellamt
Bundeskartellamt - Whistle-blower

- European Commission
Problems and complaints (europa.eu)

- European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
Fraud Reporting Home (europa.eu)

- European Securities and Markets Authority
Make a complaint (europa.eu)