Code of Conduct

Furthermore, we actively champion women’s rights, diversity and inclusion. We create a working environment that excludes discrimination and harassment in any form and ensures equal opportunities for all. Discrimination occurs when individuals are disadvantaged or excluded on the basis of personal characteristics or affiliations.

Quanos does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment – including sexual harassment – bullying or physical violence. This applies regardless of characteristics such as ethnic or national origin, skin colour, indigenous status, religion, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

All employees share responsibility for implementing equal opportunities in employment and for creating a working environment that:

• Embody our core values and integrates them into everyday life
• Supports our clear vision and strategy
• Promotes creativity, innovation and continuous development
• Ensures integrity and respectful conduct
• Strengthens collaboration towards shared goals
• Makes decisions free from discrimination
• Protects the privacy of all individuals
• Ensures health protection, ergonomics and occupational safety

Respectful workplace behaviour

All employees are expected to behave professionally and respectfully in all interactions. Any form of harassment, intimidation, bullying, or inappropriate conduct is not tolerated. This applies to verbal, physical, and digital behaviour. Employees are expected to contribute to a working environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect at all times.

All Quanos employees and directors are required to treat colleagues, suppliers, business partners, customers and all other stakeholders fairly and respectfully at all times. All business matters and negotiations must be conducted in an ethically sound and legally permissible manner.

Quanos does not tolerate any manipulation, concealment of misconduct, misuse of confidential information or deliberate misrepresentation of material facts. We also prohibit bribery, fraud, extortion and corruption in all forms.

Quanos is fully committed to fair, transparent and competition-compliant market practices. We respect applicable antitrust and competition law and do not enter into any agreements with competitors that could unduly influence prices, terms, market sharing or other competition-relevant factors. Our employees must not exchange information or enter into agreements that could impair free competition.

Conflicts of interest

Employees and directors must avoid situations in which personal interests conflict, or may appear to conflict, with the interests of Quanos. A conflict of interest may arise, for example, through personal relationships, external business activities, or financial interests. All actual or potential conflicts must be disclosed promptly. If a conflict arises, the individual concerned is required to withdraw from any related decisions or activities.

Employees must not represent Quanos publicly or speak on its behalf unless authorised to do so. When participating in public discussions, including on social media, employees must ensure that their statements do not create the impression that they are acting on behalf of Quanos.

At the same time, employees may engage in professional and industry-related discussions in their personal capacity. In doing so, they are expected to act responsibly, clearly distinguish personal opinions from company positions, and protect the reputation and interests of Quanos. Confidential information must not be disclosed under any circumstances.

Quanos strictly rejects any form of child labour and undertakes to comply with the ILO core labour standards and all applicable national laws. In Germany, this means that no one may be employed who is below the statutory minimum age of 15 for regular employment. For light work, however, the statutory exceptions under the Youth Employment Protection Act apply exclusively subject to strict compliance with the protective provisions.

Quanos prohibits all forms of forced, bonded, or involuntary labour. This includes any use of coercion, threats, deception, or the retention of personal identification documents. All work must be performed on a voluntary basis, and individuals must be free to terminate their employment in accordance with applicable laws and contractual terms.

We take our responsibility seriously and are continuously implementing processes as part of our ESG strategy to better understand the environmental and climate impacts and risks that we cause or can influence. Our aim is to reduce these impacts and take appropriate measures.

Further details and specific measures are set out in our Environmental Policy. We promote a strong sense of responsibility for protecting the environment across all areas of the business. Furthermore, we expect respect for fundamental rights relating to land, forest and water resources, as well as the avoidance of practices that could lead to forced evictions. Although these issues are of limited relevance to our business activities, they form part of our commitment to international standards and customer requirements.

Quanos attaches the utmost importance to IT security and data protection in order to minimise security risks and thereby protect our organisation, customers and business partners. Compliance with all relevant legal regulations, as well as internal guidelines and compliance documents, is mandatory.

Regular training ensures that all employees are aware of the requirements and implement them. The underlying policies, processes and measures are regularly reviewed for their relevance and effectiveness on a risk-based and ad hoc basis to ensure a consistently high level of security. These policies, processes and measures form part of our Information Security Management System (ISMS) and are implemented and further developed in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001.

Quanos ensures a responsible and ethical supply chain. This means that no form of modern slavery, forced labour or child labour is tolerated and would result in the immediate termination of the supplier relationship. Furthermore, it is prohibited to retain personal identification documents of employees or contractors or to restrict their freedom of movement. 

The requirements for a sustainable and responsible supply chain are set out in detail in Quanos’ Supplier Code of Conduct and are binding on our business partners.