Compliance

The KION Group Supplier Code of Conduct outlines the standard with regards to business ethics, employment and labour practices, health and safety and environmental practices. The KION Group expects its Suppliers to comply with them.

Further information and downloads can be found in the supplier section.

We as the KION Group and our brands value close and productive cooperation with our partners in our Sales and Service Organisation. Therefor we believe that a joint understanding on the principles of doing business is essential for a mutually benefitting business relationship.

The KION Group Code of Compliance (KGCC) covers all aspects of compliance that are relevant to us, and provides the framework for everyone in the Group. The KGCC applies to all sites around the world, to all business segments, and to our interactions with employees, customers, and business partners.

Our compliance measures are defined and prioritized on the basis of company-wide compliance risk assessments.

Our employees learn about the basic principles of compliance in web-based training sessions, which also raise their awareness of the specific legal risks that we face. Classroom-based training on particular compliance topics is targeted at specific groups.

Our employees and third parties can contact our compliance team with any compliance-related queries.

Potential infringements of laws or of our regulations can be reported through an anonymous and confidential external whistleblower system or via internal channels.

The implementation of, and adherence to, compliance requirements is regularly audited by Group Internal Audit and monitored by Corporate Compliance and the Compliance Committee.

For the purposes of compliance reporting, a survey is regularly conducted across the entire KION Group to check whether compliance requirements are being fulfilled. The results provide the basis for the Chief Compliance Officer’s report to the Executive Board and the Chair of the Supervisory Board’s Audit Committee.

The effectiveness of the KION Compliance Management System was audited by an external auditor in compliance with the German accounting standard PS 980 and with ISO 19600.

You can download the audit of the KION Compliance Management System here [external link]

Employees are regularly kept up to date with compliance-relevant matters through a range of internal guidelines, training, and the KION Group social intranet.