Policies and principles

Code of Conduct is setting the standard for responsible business conduct. Please see more on Compliance & Ethics page.

• Setting the standard for responsible business conduct expected from suppliers
• Open the Supplier Code of Conduct

• Providing eco-efficient solutions and services for our customers
• Strive for climate action with external targets
• Preventing and minimizing harmful discharges into the air, water and ground
• Open the Environmental Policy

Konecranes Human Rights Policy builds on the human rights principles expressed in the Konecranes Code of Conduct. It gives guidance on the human rights due diligence process and summarizes our key commitments: ​

• We are committed to respect human rights as defined in international standards​
• We support for positive outcomes e.g. via fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion culture​
• We encourage all our business partners to respect human rights​
• We maintain effective concern-raising mechanisms and seek to provide remedy​
• Open the Human Rights Policy

• Behaving safely always
• Having zero tolerance towards unsafe acts and safety violations
• Continuously improving our safety culture and performance
• Open the Health and Safety Policy

• Focusing on customers
• Offer the best service in the industry
• Provide state of the art technology
• Strive for zero defects and zero accidents
• Open the Quality Policy

• Increasing diversity and inclusion including gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and disability to ensure everyone can be themselves in the workplace.

Konecranes has a zero tolerance to bribery and corruption. Please see more on Compliance & Ethics page.

Our Group Tax Policy describes our approach to tax as well as contains information about our tax governance, control and risk management, tax planning as well as co-operation with stakeholders.

Open the Group Tax Policy.

• Respecting and valuing our people by providing equal working opportunities
• Developing a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment

Responsible minerals statement builds on Konecranes Code of Conduct and Konecranes Supplier Code of Conduct and describes further our commitment and our requirements towards responsible sourcing of conflict minerals tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold and defined other minerals, when used in our products.

Open the Responsible minerals statement.

Konecranes has defined chemical substances, which are banned or restricted in our products and in our manufacturing and service operations. The list includes also some requirements for substances used in suppliers' production and packing and for a waste treatment of certain substances. Restrictions are based on legal requirements. Any other national regulation that is more restrictive must be followed in that country. Open the Restricted Substances List.

 

UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

• Konecranes is committed to adhering to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP)
• UNGP is an authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity. UNGP expects companies to have
  o    A policy commitment
  o    A due diligence process to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how to address impacts on human rights
  o    Processes to enable remediation

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

• Konecranes is committed to adhering to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• These Guidelines reflect the expectation from governments to businesses on how to act responsibly. They cover all key areas of business responsibility, including human rights, labour rights, environment, bribery, consumer interests, as well as information disclosure, science and technology, competition, and taxation.

UN Global Compact

Konecranes participates in UN Global Compact and is hence guided by the Compact’s Ten Principles to meet the fundamental responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. The Principles are derived from: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.

 

 

Human Rights

Principle 1. Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2. make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

 

Labor

Principle 3. Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4. the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor;
Principle 5. the effective abolition of child labor; and
Principle 6. the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. 

 

Environment

Principle 7. Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
Principle 8. Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
Principle 9. Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. 

 

Anti-corruption

Principle 10. Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

 

Konecranes promotes a healthy corporate speak-up culture. Please see more on Compliance & Ethics page

As a signatory of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, Konecranes is committed to respecting internationally recognized human rights. We uphold the work-related rights defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO). We also support the protection of human rights and promote the principles set in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of the ILO.

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