Compliance in the ECE
ECE's reputation as a reliable, honest and fair partner in business is the basis for our success. Compliance is therefore an issue that we take very seriously.
The ECE Compliance Management System
Our compliance management system is based on our set of values. An important component of this canon of values is the value of "integrity". Our understanding of this value is that, as a Hanseatic company, we are committed not only to national and international regulations, but also to the principles of honorable merchants and behave in a fair, reliable, calculable and honest manner.
The ECE Code of Conduct
Our values and our understanding of values are implemented through standards of conduct in ECE's Code of Conduct, which you can download here.
The ECE Code of Conduct is aimed at our employees and serves as an ethical and legal guide for the concrete implementation of our values in the corresponding behavior of our employees within ECE and towards our business partners and competitors.
The compliance standards for our business partners
When working with our business partners, it is important for us to maintain a respectful relationship with them that is characterized by trust. We therefore also expect our business partners to adhere to our compliance requirementsand all legal provisions in Germany and abroad.
Download Compliance standards for business partners (DE & ENG)
Download Compliance standards for business partners (HU & ENG)
Download Compliance standards for business partners (CZ & ENG)
The compliance standards for our business partners set out the basic compliance requirements for our business partners. These compliance standards apply to all suppliers, service providers, consultants, agencies, other intermediaries, externally commissioned specialists and other business partners who work for us or on our behalf in Germany and abroad.
Reporting compliance violations
Information on possible breaches of compliance requirements can be reported via our Compliance Helpline. The Compliance Helpline can be reached at:
compliance(at)ece.com or +49 40 60606-7733
Alternatively, ECE's electronic whistleblower system is available to all employees and third parties, which can also be used to report violations anonymously. The system meets the highest possible security standards with its encryption technology for data transmission and data access and is available in eleven languages in addition to German and English.