Description: Statement of Principles I. Foreword by the Management Board of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung Acting on behalf of the federal government, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (BGE) is responsible for selecting the best possible location for the final disposal of high- level radioactive waste materials and for the permanent storage of radioactive waste deep underground. With this Statement of Principles pursuant to section 6(2) sentence 2 of the Supply Chain Act (LkSG), we, the Management Board of the BGE, stipulate the handling of human-rights and environmental risks in our own area of responsibility and for the BGE’s supply chains with respect to all of our sites. At the same time, with this Statement of Principles, the BGE sets out the expectations of employees, suppliers and business partners in terms of respect for human rights throughout supply and value chains. II. Commitment of the BGE to respect for human rights Against this background and as enshrined in its compliance programme, the BGE is committed to respect for human rights and the prevention and remediation of violations in these areas. The BGE’s commitment to the upholding of human rights is based on the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights of the United Nations (UN) and is also shaped by the International Bill of Human Rights and the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (ILO Core Labour Standards), with its four basic principles regarding freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of forced or compulsory labour, the abolition of child labour, and the prohibition of discrimination in employment. To this end, the BGE obeys applicable national rules, such as the Basic Law as well as labour and social laws and regulations. The BGE expects its employees to follow the guidelines set out in this Statement of Principles, as well as the BGE’s Mission Statement, when making business decisions. This includes respectful and appreciative cooperation and fair collaboration with our business partners. The BGE also expects suppliers and business partners to commit to and abide by the respect for human rights and internationally recognised labour and environmental standards expressed in this Statement of Principles. At the same time, they are called upon to pass this expectation on to their own suppliers and business partners. III. Approach of the BGE to implementing human rights due diligence Implementation forms part of the BGE’s integrated management system approach. In particular, the existing occupational safety and health and the risk- and compliance- management system help to prevent or minimise harm to the reputation and credibility of the BGE in terms of the avoidance of any violations of human and environmental rights. In this way, the BGE builds trust and contributes to fair cooperation. For the handling of risks within the supply chain and within its own area of responsibility, the BGE has implemented a multistage process in which overall responsibility ultimately lies with the Management Board. LkSG risk management is covered by the uniform corporate risk management and is monitored by the Compliance/Anti-Corruption staff unit. Negative impacts, whether they relate to human rights or the environment, are systematically identified and remedied both at the BGE and at suppliers. The process described in detail in chapters IV to VII forms the basis for the BGE’s holistic and continuous LkSG approach. The arranged activities are regularly reviewed in terms of their appropriateness and effectiveness and undergo continual further development. The processes and results are documented and stored accordingly and are incorporated into the annual report to the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) in accordance with section 10(2) of the LkSG. IV. Risk analysis in our own area of responsibility and in the supply chains With this in mind, the BGE continually checks where particular risks of human-rights and environmental violations exist within its own area of responsibility and its supply chains. This check is based on an annual and also ad hoc risk analysis process that is carried out both for our own business activities and for direct suppliers. This process, which is also carried out for the BGE’s indirect suppliers where necessary, begins with an abstract consideration of risks and serves, in particular, to identify industry-, raw material- and country-specific risks for individual supplier groups with a view to the subsequent risk analysis. In the second step, suppliers that are subject to an increased risk are examined in relation to priority human-rights and environmental risks as part of a specific risk analysis. This process incorporates the expertise and experience of the relevant employees, who are in constant contact with the suppliers. The following areas are identified as being particularly sensitive: child and forced labour, income, working hours, discrimination, respect for freedom of association, and occupational safety and health. The results of the risk analyses are continually incorporated into business decision-making processes in relation to internal business strategies as well as the BGE procurement processes, which are regulated by procurement law. The risk analysis also provides a basis for the identification of appropriate preventive and remedial measures. V. Preventive measures At suitable points, the integrated management system approach involves using the completed risk analyses as the basis for defining aims and measures. These are then adapted and scrutinised in light of new results or findings. Corresponding measures are implemented on different levels in order to minimise the priority risks: • • • VI. Human-rights and environmental topics are enshrined within the BGE’s own area of responsibility by means of guidelines, internal awareness-raising, and staff education, as well as by continually reviewing measures with regard to their suitability. On entering into a contract, suppliers are obliged through supplementary contractual terms to respect the values and expectations arising from this Statement of Principles and to apply them when selecting their own suppliers. Furthermore, the BGE reserves the right to implement different risk-appropriate control mechanisms (e.g. spot checks and rights to information) in its supplementary contractual terms. Moreover, in formal procurement procedures exceeding the value limits set by the BGE, suppliers are called upon to include information on violations of the LkSG that are punishable by a fine in a self-declaration. Complaint procedure An appropriate and effective complaint procedure is available to employees, suppliers and business partners, as well as potentially affected parties, allowing them to report violations or negative impacts on humans and the environment in their own area of responsibility and in the supply chain and then to prevent or counteract them accordingly. Reporting individuals can contact the BGE’s Compliance and Anti-Corruption Officer with their complaints/reports not only by phone but also via the internet (https://www.bge.de/en/compliance/) and by post. This process is strictly confidential, and the reporting individual can also submit their complaint anonymously. The complaint procedure is impartial and respects the principle of the presumption of innocence. All complaints and reports relating to human rights violations and relevant violations of environmental obligations are processed in a transparent and predictable procedure. The findings provide the basis for the identification, introduction and monitoring of effective measures. The sequence of complaint procedures is described in the procedural rules (https://www.bge.de/en/compliance/).
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