Compliance and Certificate
For Drees & Sommer, compliance is an essential component of responsible and successful corporate management. The objective of our comprehensive compliance processes is to ensure that all employees and governing bodies of companies in the Drees & Sommer group act in accordance with the law. Our certified compliance management system ensures that all principles and measures have been established in a risk-oriented manner and integrated into our processes: We provide training for our managers and our employees, and we've implemented control and monitoring equipment, and set up channels for reporting any suspected issues.
The primary goal for Drees & Sommer is to be a reliable partner, always, both to our customers and to our business partners. This is our fundamental outlook, forming the foundation of our "Success with Integrity" statement, which is a part of our corporate philosophy, as well as being in our Code of Conduct. Both sets of rules are an integral part of the compliance management system and the employment relationship for all our employees. Anyone acting in contravention of the principles defined in the Code of Conduct, is going against the cornerstone of our corporate values. Compliance failures will not be tolerated and will be rigorously pursued.
We have a reporting system available for use by our employees and our business partners, if they suspect a compliance failure. Reports to Drees & Sommer can be made either to the internal Reporting Office, or to the Compliance Officer, or anonymously to our external legal ombudsperson. The Drees & Sommer Group Whistleblower Policy specifies the points of contact and defines the structure for this reporting process. (For the Privacy Policy in the Whistleblower Procedure, please click here).
Our Supply Chain – LkSG
Our Drees & Sommer management team is committed to environmental and social responsibility across our value and supply chains. Our goal is to prevent violations and continuously improve our standards.
Since 2023, the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) has governed our operations. Read our annual reports:
We respect human rights and take responsibility as enshrined in our policy statement.
Our complaints team reviews all potential human rights violations and environmental risks in accordance with our LkSG Rules of Procedure.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AT DREES & SOMMER
Our Occupational Safety Policy provides a framework for our occupational health and safety objectives. Since 2021, our Occupational Health and Safety Management System (AMS) has aligned all activities with ISO 45001. It provides a clear framework for our safety objectives.
WE EMPHASIZE QUALITY
Since 1995, Drees & Sommer has held ISO 9001 certification, the International Quality Management Standard.
Data Protection and Cyber Security
The TISAX® label* confirms our highest standards for data protection and information security. As a consulting company, we handle sensitive data responsibly across the entire value chain.
* TISAX® is a registered trademark of the ENX Association.
