Every year on December 9th, Bertling celebrates Compliance Day, aligning with International Anti-Corruption Day. This year’s theme, “Uniting with Youth Against Corruption,” focuses on the role young guardians of integrity play as advocates, raising awareness about corruption and its impacts on their communities.
Corruption has far-reaching consequences. It threatens peace, undermines democracy, and stifles sustainable development. Evidence shows it impacts the most vulnerable communities and creates barriers to economic and social progress. This year, the UN emphasizes the role of youth in shaping a transparent future, calling on us to work together across generations to eliminate corruption and build trust for a better tomorrow.
Bertling is committed to ethically conducting its business, following the values and principles set out in its Values and Code of Conduct. The Values and Code encapsulate Bertling's owners', directors' and senior management's commitments to ensuring the highest standard of ethical conduct in the way Bertling conducts its business.
The core principles underpinning Bertling's Values and Code of Conduct are:
- Respect for people
- Preventing corruption and fraud
- Upholding human rights
- Promoting free competition
- Promoting financial transparency
ESG Sustainability helpline
Bertling has also developed its ESG Sustainability Helpline, expanding its reporting scope to include wider ESG compliance topics. It is now possible to report breaches of policy or concerns relating to compliance, financial ethics, social ethics, and data protection. The helpline is a confidential channel for all companies in the F.H. Bertling Logistics Group, including its subcontractors. It allows you to raise concerns about possible violations of laws or Group Policies in the following areas:
- Money laundering
- Corruption
- Foreign trade controls
- Retaliation
- Insider trading
- Competition law
- IT security
- Data privacy
- Threats to health, safety and environment
- Sexual harassment or discrimination
Learn more about the Bertling ESG Sustainability Helpline.
To ensure our team remains well-informed, we invite all staff to participate in web-based training packages on regular basis, which cover key changes in ethics, compliance, and sustainability.
We look forward to continued support in our shared commitment to combat corruption and nurture a workplace culture centered around compliance.