Policies
At Danfoss, we are deeply committed to fulfilling our responsibilities to respecting human and labor rights across our value chain. Since 2002, we have been a member of the UN Global Compact and have committed to the UN Guiding Principles for Human Rights. Our commitment towards upholding human and labor rights is anchored in our global Human Rights Policy, approved by our CEO, and is based on the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Core Conventions on Labor Standards.
For our employees, the Danfoss Ethics Handbook outlines internal rules and requirements on ethics, anti-corruption, and human rights, guiding the behavior expected from them. All employees are responsible for ensuring their actions align with the guidelines in the Handbook.
For our suppliers, we have a dedicated Supplier Code of Conduct (S-CoC) which, among other things, defines our expectations towards our suppliers regarding human and labor rights we have identified as most salient in our upstream value chain; the topics covered include: forced labor, child labor, wages and benefits, freedom of association and collective bargaining, discrimination and harassment.
Reporting
On an annual basis, we also publish a Modern Slavery Act Statement, and as part of our membership in the UN Global Compact, we report on the Communication on Progress (COP).
Danfoss is also in scope of the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG), which regulates corporate due diligence obligations to protect environmental and human rights in the value chain. The documents below outline the official grievance mechanism of Danfoss and the local statement of the Danfoss plant in Neumünster.