Corruption Prevention

The guideline of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) on the prevention of corruption in the federal administration must be applied to GSI GmbH and FAIR GmbH, as both GmbHs are recipients of federal funding.

 

That's why it is important to us that we learn about and respond to potential law violations that could occur from within our company in a timely manner. As an employee, you may be the first to notice such a violation. Therefore, we ask you to inform us in such a case.

Corruption Prevention Officer GSI GmbH and FAIR GmbH

Karin Scheller
Phone: +49-6159-71-1986
Mobile: +49-174-328-1331
Email: k.scheller(at)gsi.de, karin.scheller(at)fair-center.eu

Instead of the mailboxes for whistleblowers from now on you will be able to use a digital system. Please note announcement and how-to-pdf in German and English language as given below.

Corruption Prevention Statement GSI and FAIR

GSI and FAIR GmbH are fully committed to complying with the law. Acting in accordance with the law is a matter of course for us.

 

That's why it is important to us that we learn about and respond to potential law violations that could occur from within our company in a timely manner. As an employee, you may be the first to notice such a violation. Therefore, we ask you to inform us in such a case.

 

It is also part of our self-concept that an employee who would disclose such a grievance to us would not experience any reprisals on his part, regardless of the nature of the legal violation he brings to our attention. With the German Whistleblower Protection Act (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz, HinSchG), which transposes the so-called EU Whistleblower Directive into German law, such protection is also enshrined in German law.

 

In order to create the best possible conditions for you as an employee, we have commissioned the law firm Rödl & Partner to receive and process such information as a lawyer of confidence. Rödl & Partner thus also acts as an outsourced internal reporting office for us within the meaning of § 12 HinSchG.

Get in touch online via WhistleClue

The neutral platform https://hinweisegsiundfair.roedl-whistleclue.de/frontpage is available for transmitting such clues. It is operated by Rödl & Partner on the IntegrityLine technology. This is a leading provider of data protection-compliant and highly confidential whistleblower platforms. This means that the whistleblower platform is located outside our own IT infrastructure. 
 

Since 3 July, clues can be given to GSI and FAIR via WhistleClue.
 

If you wish to submit a report, a form is available on the platform. If necessary, you can also upload files and leave voice messages there. When submitting a clue, you will automatically receive a case ID and must set a password. With this case ID and password, you can log in again at a later time, view our feedback to you and, if necessary, also answer a query we may still have.

 

You have three options with regard to the anonymity of a tip:

  1. You disclose your identity. We naturally assure you that your clue will be treated confidentially throughout the entire process.
  2. You disclose your identity to Rödl & Partner but oblige Rödl & Partner to conceal your identity from us. In this case, Rödl & Partner is bound by your instructions and will of course respect them.
  3. You choose complete anonymity. Then neither Rödl & Partner nor anyone else can identify you. Even in these cases, we can use the secure mailbox to send you queries and information on the current status of the processing of your tip.

 

You will find the corresponding checkboxes in the information form.

In connection with the issue of confidentiality, we would like to point out for the sake of completeness that in exceptional cases we may be obliged to disclose information to investigating authorities due to an official or court order or due to mandatory law.

All messages are strictly confidential. For further information, please refer to the privacy policy posted on the portal.

The whistleblower system must not be used for false accusations. Reporting false information knowingly is prohibited. Defamation such as libel and slander e.g. are punishable criminal offences following $ 186 StGB (German Penal Code).

 


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