Concerns risks and violations of human rights or environmental protection in the company’s business area or at its suppliers, as defined in Section 2 of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz), e.g.: prohibition of child labour, prohibition of forced labour and all forms of slavery, disregard for occupational health and safety and work-related health hazards, disregard of freedom of association - freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, prohibition of unequal treatment in employment, prohibition of withholding a fair wage, destruction of natural resources through environmental pollution, illegal violation of land rights as well as prohibition on hiring or using private/public security forces that could cause harm due to lack of training or control.

In addition to active contributing to the above mentioned risks and violations, events and situations can also be reported where no intervention has been deliberately taken to prevent them (environmental risks), e.g.: prohibited production, use and/or disposal of mercury, prohibited production and/or use of POPs (‘persistent organic pollutants’) and non-environmentally sound management of waste containing POPs as well as prohibited import/export of hazardous waste.