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1. HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT (HSE)
FUNDAMENTAL LABOR PRINCIPLES
Freudenberg is fully committed to pro- viding safe working conditions and con- forming to regulations for occupational health and safety and environmental protection. The Freudenberg Group’s “We all take care” and other initiatives are a central part of our commitment to providing and ensuring safe working conditions for all associates. All associ- ates share responsibility for their own health and safety, that of their col- leagues and of their business partners. It is therefore essential for each indivi- dual to comply with and observe all safety regulations in the workplace, thereby promoting safe working practices and minimizing health risks for all.
We assume responsibility for making our activities as environmentally com- patible as possible. It is our duty to use carefully and protectively the natural resources we need for our processes, products and services. We dispose of residual substances that we can neither avoid nor recycle in a responsible man-
ner. The protection of the environment is strongly positioned in Freudenberg’s business practices. It is our target to continuously reduce the consumption of resources through optimized busi- ness processes.
In accordance with our Business and Guiding Principles, Freudenberg com- plies with the internationally recog- nized Human Rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the prin- ciples of the UN Global Compact. We will not manufacture and distribute products intended for harming people (for example weapons).
We reject child labor and any form of forced labor.
We respect trade unions and their prin- cipal right to form associations. We also respect, where applicable, workers‘ council organizations, democratically elected by associates and strive for con- structive cooperation with workers‘ representatives.
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