Malmo, Sweden, 08 January 2020

To our stakeholders:

I am pleased to confirm that Beijer Electronics Group reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.
In this annual Communication on Progress, we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations. We also commit to share this information with our stakeholders using our primary channels of communication.
Sincerely yours,

Mr. Per Samuelsson
CEO Beijer Electronics Group AB

Code of Conduct
This Code of Conduct is equally applicable to all companies within BEIJER GROUP.

We build our ambition upon some fundamental principles, principles that have been with us from the start. We believe that business is built on trust. Trust is also one of our core values, together with drive and commitment we strive to carry out our business and objectives towards our stakeholders in the best manner possible.
Respect towards our customers, colleagues/employees, shareholders and suppliers, together with a high concern for the society and the environment we operate in, is the way BEIJER GROUP conduct its business. It is our firm belief that this is the best long-term way to develop the company successfully. This document presents our ambitions and way of conducting our business.
Malmö, January 28, 2019
Bo Elisson Per Samuelsson
Chairman of the Board CEO

General
The Code of Conduct applies to all BEIJER GROUP companies globally.
BEIJER GROUP requires all business activities to be carried out with integrity and ethics. BEIJER GROUP and its staff will observe the following guidelines:
BEIJER GROUP will comply with laws and regulations in countries where the group operates and with the Code of Conduct.
BEIJER GROUP respects the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and ILO’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. (www.unglobalcompact.org)
BEIJER GROUP strive to follow OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. (www.oecd.org)

Responsibility
Persons in a supervisory position are responsible for ensuring that the Code of Conduct is being complied with by his or her staff. This means that s/he shall ensure that all employees under him or her are aware of the content of the Code of Conduct and follow up on its compliance.
Employees are individually responsible for ensuring that his or her business activities are conducted in compliance with this code and relevant laws and regulations. BEIJER GROUP encourage suppliers, subcontractors and partners to act in the spirit of this Code of Conduct.

Conflict of interest
All BEIJER GROUP employees must avoid any relationship, activity, ownership interest (direct or indirect) or similar arrangements as well as the acceptance of gifts or any kind of other benefits which could reasonably create a conflict between the interest of an employee and the interests of BEIJER GROUP; or which could be considered to influence the professional judgment of an employee in his or her exercise of company business.
All BEIJER GROUP employees have a duty of transparency in relation to conflicts of interest. Disclosure is in their best professional interest.
When an employee is faced with an actual or apparent conflict of interest, he or she must inform his or her manager in order to obtain a written decision on how to proceed.
The Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form is to be used to make such a disclosure and is available on the intranet.

Non-Compliance ( Whistle-blower)
Employees are encouraged to report any conduct that you believe, in good faith, to be a violation of laws or the Code of Conduct to your manager. If the employee would be uncomfortable or otherwise reluctant to report to his/her supervisor, then the Whistle-blower could report the event to the next highest level of management
Alternatively the employee can contact either local HR or the Vice President of HR.
Managers are expected to seriously address the issue and work to ensure a satisfactory resolution in alignment with this code.
The report should be made using the Whistle-blower report form available on the intranet.
Beijer Electronics Group will not accept any discrimination of or retaliation against employees for having in good faith reported alleged violations.

Our Corner Stones
Business Integrity
BEIJER GROUP conducts its business professionally, honestly and ethically.
BEIJER GROUP employees must not enter into any situation in which their personal or financial interest may conflict with those of Beijer Electronics Group.
BEIJER GROUP is political independent and do not contribute to political parties or candidates.
No one may, directly or indirectly, demand or accept, offer or give any kind of bribe, kickback or any other unlawful or unethical benefit to employees or other representatives or associates of BEIJER GROUP or any third party.

Environment
BEIJER GROUP will uphold good knowledge about the environmental influence of our products and services under their entire life cycle, and reduce it wherever possible. The natural resources should be used considerately and efficiently in order to decrease negative environmental influence.
We have the responsibility to comply with environmental law and respect the environment wherever we work.
Environmental actions should be implemented if it is technically, financially or environmentally justified.
The health of the workers and the safety of the workplace are prioritized aspects. BEIJER GROUP provide safe and healthy working conditions.
Our products and expertise contribute to efficient utilization of energy and an efficient production. BEIJER GROUP will continuously improve products and services to provide customers with an opportunity to reduce operational costs whilst improving environmental performance.

Social
BEIJER GROUP respects the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This means that BEIJER GROUP;
does not accept child labour
does not tolerate direct or indirect discrimination with regards to employment and occupation
supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
does not use any form of forced or compulsory labour
recognizes freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining

Transparency
BEIJER GROUP will report financial information accurately and completely and have appropriate internal controls and processes to ensure that accounting and financial reporting complies with law, regulations and listing requirements.
Concerning communication, BEIJER GROUP will act in an open dialogue with all interested parties. However, BEIJER GROUP will not inappropriately spread information that is of commercial value. This also applies to information that may have an impact on the share value of BEIJER GROUP. Financial information will be released in strict compliance with the regulations governing such information.

Our Main Concern
Customers
Driven by a strong commitment to people and technology, we provide innovations in smart technology and robust industrial data communication solutions that our customers can trust.
Through devotion and hard work we intend to offer products and services that help our customers to succeed in their market.
The success of our customers is the key to our success; hence we strive to exceed our customers’ needs and expectations.
We make every effort to obtain long-term business relations and we value professional, honest and ethical actions

Employees
Our corporate culture builds on a natural way of interacting and working together, we respect and put confidence in each other. Our core values are Drive, Commitment and Trust.
The competence and commitment of all employees is a prerequisite for achieving our goals. For that reason BEIJER GROUP offer our employees continuous training and a safe and stimulating working environment
There shall be no direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of ethnic background, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin
The health of the workers and the safety of the workplace are prioritized aspects. BEIJER GROUP provides safe and healthy working conditions
We recognize the right of employees to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining

Shareholders
BEIJER GROUP is determined to be considered as an attractive asset and investment of choice, delivering long-term shareholder value.
Through information, investors should be able to develop an understanding of the financial situation and thereby have a basis for an accurate evaluation of the BEIJER GROUP share

Suppliers
Our ability to deliver quality products is depending on close collaboration with suppliers.
We strive to obtain close co-operation with our suppliers
BEIJER GROUP encourage suppliers, subcontractors and partners to act in the spirit of this Code of Conduct

Overall Beijer Electronics Group must comply with beijer group’s Code of Conduct, which is based on the UN Global Compact. All the Group’s co-workers and collaborative partners should understand and comply with the Group’s Code of Conduct.

beijer group joined the UN Global Compact in June 2018. Before joining, the Group was already using the Global Compact as its basis for systematic sustainability work. beijer group has used the UN Global Compact Self-assessment Tool to analyze the company’s efforts in sustainability, and to enable identification of priority aspects. The Group’s Code of Conduct for suppliers is already based on the Global Compact’s ten principles, which all suppliers must sign before any business relationship can commence.
The UN Global Compact is a voluntary initiative intended to promote sustainable development and responsible business. By joining, companies demonstrate their support for ten universal principles in the segments of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption. With several thousand members from 130 countries, the UN Global Compact has become a global initiative with a strong presence in the northern and southern hemispheres.

Goals on Human rights
Number of suppliers audited by Beijer Electronics on human rights 2019 should be at least 10 suppliers.
Percentage of the UN Global Compact Self-Assessment Tool that we satisfy 2019 should be at least 92%.

Persons in a supervisory position are responsible for ensuring that the Code of Conduct is being complied with by his or her staff. This means that s/he shall ensure that all employees under him or her are aware of the content of the Code of Conduct and follow up on its compliance.
Employees are individually responsible for ensuring that his or her business activities are conducted in compliance with this code and relevant laws and regulations. BEIJER GROUP encourage suppliers, subcontractors and partners to act in the spirit of this Code of Conduct.

We evaluate the performance of how Human Rights are implemented and followed through an employee survey.

Code of Conduct
This Code of Conduct is equally applicable to all companies within BEIJER GROUP.

We build our ambition upon some fundamental principles, principles that have been with us from the start. We believe that business is built on trust. Trust is also one of our core values, together with drive and commitment we strive to carry out our business and objectives towards our stakeholders in the best manner possible.
Respect towards our customers, colleagues/employees, shareholders and suppliers, together with a high concern for the society and the environment we operate in, is the way BEIJER GROUP conduct its business. It is our firm belief that this is the best long-term way to develop the company successfully. This document presents our ambitions and way of conducting our business.
Malmö, January 28, 2019
Bo Elisson Per Samuelsson
Chairman of the Board CEO

General
The Code of Conduct applies to all BEIJER GROUP companies globally.
BEIJER GROUP requires all business activities to be carried out with integrity and ethics. BEIJER GROUP and its staff will observe the following guidelines:
BEIJER GROUP will comply with laws and regulations in countries where the group operates and with the Code of Conduct.
BEIJER GROUP respects the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and ILO’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. (www.unglobalcompact.org)
BEIJER GROUP strive to follow OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. (www.oecd.org)

Responsibility
Persons in a supervisory position are responsible for ensuring that the Code of Conduct is being complied with by his or her staff. This means that s/he shall ensure that all employees under him or her are aware of the content of the Code of Conduct and follow up on its compliance.
Employees are individually responsible for ensuring that his or her business activities are conducted in compliance with this code and relevant laws and regulations. BEIJER GROUP encourage suppliers, subcontractors and partners to act in the spirit of this Code of Conduct.

Conflict of interest
All BEIJER GROUP employees must avoid any relationship, activity, ownership interest (direct or indirect) or similar arrangements as well as the acceptance of gifts or any kind of other benefits which could reasonably create a conflict between the interest of an employee and the interests of BEIJER GROUP; or which could be considered to influence the professional judgment of an employee in his or her exercise of company business.
All BEIJER GROUP employees have a duty of transparency in relation to conflicts of interest. Disclosure is in their best professional interest.
When an employee is faced with an actual or apparent conflict of interest, he or she must inform his or her manager in order to obtain a written decision on how to proceed.
The Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form is to be used to make such a disclosure and is available on the intranet.

Non-Compliance ( Whistle-blower)
Employees are encouraged to report any conduct that you believe, in good faith, to be a violation of laws or the Code of Conduct to your manager. If the employee would be uncomfortable or otherwise reluctant to report to his/her supervisor, then the Whistle-blower could report the event to the next highest level of management
Alternatively the employee can contact either local HR or the Vice President of HR.
Managers are expected to seriously address the issue and work to ensure a satisfactory resolution in alignment with this code.
The report should be made using the Whistle-blower report form available on the intranet.
Beijer Electronics Group will not accept any discrimination of or retaliation against employees for having in good faith reported alleged violations.

Our Corner Stones
Business Integrity
BEIJER GROUP conducts its business professionally, honestly and ethically.
BEIJER GROUP employees must not enter into any situation in which their personal or financial interest may conflict with those of Beijer Electronics Group.
BEIJER GROUP is political independent and do not contribute to political parties or candidates.
No one may, directly or indirectly, demand or accept, offer or give any kind of bribe, kickback or any other unlawful or unethical benefit to employees or other representatives or associates of BEIJER GROUP or any third party.

Environment
BEIJER GROUP will uphold good knowledge about the environmental influence of our products and services under their entire life cycle, and reduce it wherever possible. The natural resources should be used considerately and efficiently in order to decrease negative environmental influence.
We have the responsibility to comply with environmental law and respect the environment wherever we work.
Environmental actions should be implemented if it is technically, financially or environmentally justified.
The health of the workers and the safety of the workplace are prioritized aspects. BEIJER GROUP provide safe and healthy working conditions.
Our products and expertise contribute to efficient utilization of energy and an efficient production. BEIJER GROUP will continuously improve products and services to provide customers with an opportunity to reduce operational costs whilst improving environmental performance.

Social
BEIJER GROUP respects the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This means that BEIJER GROUP;
does not accept child labour
does not tolerate direct or indirect discrimination with regards to employment and occupation
supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
does not use any form of forced or compulsory labour
recognizes freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining

Transparency
BEIJER GROUP will report financial information accurately and completely and have appropriate internal controls and processes to ensure that accounting and financial reporting complies with law, regulations and listing requirements.
Concerning communication, BEIJER GROUP will act in an open dialogue with all interested parties. However, BEIJER GROUP will not inappropriately spread information that is of commercial value. This also applies to information that may have an impact on the share value of BEIJER GROUP. Financial information will be released in strict compliance with the regulations governing such information.

Our Main Concern
Customers
Driven by a strong commitment to people and technology, we provide innovations in smart technology and robust industrial data communication solutions that our customers can trust.
Through devotion and hard work we intend to offer products and services that help our customers to succeed in their market.
The success of our customers is the key to our success; hence we strive to exceed our customers’ needs and expectations.
We make every effort to obtain long-term business relations and we value professional, honest and ethical actions

Employees
Our corporate culture builds on a natural way of interacting and working together, we respect and put confidence in each other. Our core values are Drive, Commitment and Trust.
The competence and commitment of all employees is a prerequisite for achieving our goals. For that reason BEIJER GROUP offer our employees continuous training and a safe and stimulating working environment
There shall be no direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of ethnic background, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin
The health of the workers and the safety of the workplace are prioritized aspects. BEIJER GROUP provides safe and healthy working conditions
We recognize the right of employees to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining

Shareholders
BEIJER GROUP is determined to be considered as an attractive asset and investment of choice, delivering long-term shareholder value.
Through information, investors should be able to develop an understanding of the financial situation and thereby have a basis for an accurate evaluation of the BEIJER GROUP share

Suppliers
Our ability to deliver quality products is depending on close collaboration with suppliers.
We strive to obtain close co-operation with our suppliers
BEIJER GROUP encourage suppliers, subcontractors and partners to act in the spirit of this Code of Conduct

Overall Beijer Electronics Group must comply with beijer group’s Code of Conduct, which is based on the UN Global Compact. All the Group’s co-workers and collaborative partners should understand and comply with the Group’s Code of Conduct.

Company has in place a whistle blower policy supported by anonymous email option to Senior VP HR.
Within all local companies we conduct training in our diversity policies and approach . Clear guidelines are maintained by HR in all aspects from recruitment , employee development, salary revision processes etc in relation to non-discrimination. Locally compliance is further ensured via local legislation e.g. In Sweden we conduct an annual review on equal pay which is then shared with the relevant union representation .
Health and safety representatives are in place for all relevant sized operating units and risk assessments are conducted as required by respective local laws.
Where applicable local union representation is consulted with , if no union then employee committees have been formed to represent and discuss a wide range of welfare, health, safety , organisation change issues.
The responsibility for protection of labour rights is that of HR and where applicable done in conjunction with local union/employee representation . All managers are made aware through HR of their responsibility in respect of employment law as applicable for their operating unit .
Labour principles are reinforced through our Code of Conduct.
Where applicable locally the Company operates within the relevant Union agreements e.g Teknikavtal in Sweden

Demographics (Gender) for the overall organisation are subject to publishing in the Annual report
Company has in place a whistle blower policy supported by anonymous email option to Senior VP HR. This is subject to follow by our Auditors as part of the annual reporting process and published in the Beijer Group Annual report.
Senior Management also review the above as part of this process.
We ahve not been involved in any investigations, legal cases, rulings, fines and other relevant events related to the Global Compact Labour principles.

Goals
Increase the environmental awareness within our organization. We will accomplish this goal through trainings for most of our employees. The goal is to have this done by the end of 2021.
One of our goals during 2018 was to conduct a product life cycle assessment to see where our products have the most negative impact on the environment. The assessment was done and the next step will be to analyze this further and decide on what actions we shall take to minimize the impact.
For our production in Taiwan we have yearly water saving, energy saving and carbon dioxide emission goal.

Our Combined Quality & Environmental Policy
Beijer Electronics is a multinational, cross-industry innovator that connects people and technologies to optimize processes for business-critical applications.

Our offer includes operator communication, automation solutions, digitalization, display solutions and support.

As experts in user-friendly software, hardware and services for the Industrial Internet of Things, we empower you to meet your challenges through leading-edge solutions.

The level of quality in all our commitments is an important competitive means and provides satisfied customers.

We always strive to deliver faultless, secure, functional, user- and environmental-friendly products and services at the right time, which will fulfill our customers’ and partners’ expectations and requirements.

We have good knowledge about the environmental influence of our products and services under their entire life cycle and reduce it wherever possible.

The natural resources will be used considerately and efficiently in order to minimize negative environmental influence. We also encourage our interested parties to act in the same way.

The competence and commitment of all our employees are a prerequisite for achieving our goals. Therefore, we offer our employees continuous training, and a safe and stimulating working environment.

We initiate continuous improvements by setting clear and measurable goals, both within quality as well as for the interior and exterior environment.

We will fulfill existing environmental legislation and our ambition is to be one step ahead.

All our suppliers must support the UN 10 principles. Below is a statement which our suppliers must sign.
Beijer Electronics requires all business activities to be carried out with integrity and ethics.

Beijer Electronics respects the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and ILO’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work ( https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles) and require that all suppliers do the same.

Human Rights
Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour
Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment
Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption
Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

This Agreement has been duly signed by the Parties hereto, in duplicate, at the places and on the days written below.

Environmental risks are yearly dealt with. New identified risks are added to the list and assessed. For each environmental risk we define the environmental "Activity", the "Impact" it has, the "Frequency" of the impact, how "Significant" the impact is, if it is a "Law" requirement, any other "Motivators" and also a "Conclusion & Priority"

Environmental policy is reviewed every year by the top management. Environmental risks are added to the risk list as they are discovered and are assessed at least once per year. Environmental incidents are handled depending on the impact and evaluation.

1 of our 3 business areas are ISO 14001 certified. We are now in the process of certifying one more. For each business area we have an environmental manager.

Environmental trainings have been performed and we continiously educate our employees within this area.
We have incitement within the organization to reduce waste where ever it is possible. When developing products and product boxes we try to use as little material as possible. We incurage our customers to return end-of-life products to us. We will make sure the parts are recycled or reused in best way possible.

We require our suppliers to be ISO 14001 certified or if not certified at least work according to the requirements in the standard. Our key suppliers are audited on this as well.

Incidents are reported to the environmental manager within each business area. Depending on the impact and priority these are dealt with accordingly.
We have not been involved in any legal cases, rulings or fines.
At least once every year the result of environmental actions are reviewed as well as risks and oppurtunities.
For the business area which is ISO 14001 we have Intertek performing external audits.

Code of Conduct
This Code of Conduct is equally applicable to all companies within BEIJER GROUP.

We build our ambition upon some fundamental principles, principles that have been with us from the start. We believe that business is built on trust. Trust is also one of our core values, together with drive and commitment we strive to carry out our business and objectives towards our stakeholders in the best manner possible.
Respect towards our customers, colleagues/employees, shareholders and suppliers, together with a high concern for the society and the environment we operate in, is the way BEIJER GROUP conduct its business. It is our firm belief that this is the best long-term way to develop the company successfully. This document presents our ambitions and way of conducting our business.
Malmö, January 28, 2019
Bo Elisson Per Samuelsson
Chairman of the Board CEO

General
The Code of Conduct applies to all BEIJER GROUP companies globally.
BEIJER GROUP requires all business activities to be carried out with integrity and ethics. BEIJER GROUP and its staff will observe the following guidelines:
BEIJER GROUP will comply with laws and regulations in countries where the group operates and with the Code of Conduct.
BEIJER GROUP respects the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and ILO’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. (www.unglobalcompact.org)
BEIJER GROUP strive to follow OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. (www.oecd.org)

Responsibility
Persons in a supervisory position are responsible for ensuring that the Code of Conduct is being complied with by his or her staff. This means that s/he shall ensure that all employees under him or her are aware of the content of the Code of Conduct and follow up on its compliance.
Employees are individually responsible for ensuring that his or her business activities are conducted in compliance with this code and relevant laws and regulations. BEIJER GROUP encourage suppliers, subcontractors and partners to act in the spirit of this Code of Conduct.

Conflict of interest
All BEIJER GROUP employees must avoid any relationship, activity, ownership interest (direct or indirect) or similar arrangements as well as the acceptance of gifts or any kind of other benefits which could reasonably create a conflict between the interest of an employee and the interests of BEIJER GROUP; or which could be considered to influence the professional judgment of an employee in his or her exercise of company business.
All BEIJER GROUP employees have a duty of transparency in relation to conflicts of interest. Disclosure is in their best professional interest.
When an employee is faced with an actual or apparent conflict of interest, he or she must inform his or her manager in order to obtain a written decision on how to proceed.
The Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form is to be used to make such a disclosure and is available on the intranet.

Non-Compliance ( Whistle-blower)
Employees are encouraged to report any conduct that you believe, in good faith, to be a violation of laws or the Code of Conduct to your manager. If the employee would be uncomfortable or otherwise reluctant to report to his/her supervisor, then the Whistle-blower could report the event to the next highest level of management
Alternatively the employee can contact either local HR or the Vice President of HR.
Managers are expected to seriously address the issue and work to ensure a satisfactory resolution in alignment with this code.
The report should be made using the Whistle-blower report form available on the intranet.
Beijer Electronics Group will not accept any discrimination of or retaliation against employees for having in good faith reported alleged violations.

Our Corner Stones
Business Integrity
BEIJER GROUP conducts its business professionally, honestly and ethically.
BEIJER GROUP employees must not enter into any situation in which their personal or financial interest may conflict with those of Beijer Electronics Group.
BEIJER GROUP is political independent and do not contribute to political parties or candidates.
No one may, directly or indirectly, demand or accept, offer or give any kind of bribe, kickback or any other unlawful or unethical benefit to employees or other representatives or associates of BEIJER GROUP or any third party.

Environment
BEIJER GROUP will uphold good knowledge about the environmental influence of our products and services under their entire life cycle, and reduce it wherever possible. The natural resources should be used considerately and efficiently in order to decrease negative environmental influence.
We have the responsibility to comply with environmental law and respect the environment wherever we work.
Environmental actions should be implemented if it is technically, financially or environmentally justified.
The health of the workers and the safety of the workplace are prioritized aspects. BEIJER GROUP provide safe and healthy working conditions.
Our products and expertise contribute to efficient utilization of energy and an efficient production. BEIJER GROUP will continuously improve products and services to provide customers with an opportunity to reduce operational costs whilst improving environmental performance.

Social
BEIJER GROUP respects the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This means that BEIJER GROUP;
does not accept child labour
does not tolerate direct or indirect discrimination with regards to employment and occupation
supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
does not use any form of forced or compulsory labour
recognizes freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining

Transparency
BEIJER GROUP will report financial information accurately and completely and have appropriate internal controls and processes to ensure that accounting and financial reporting complies with law, regulations and listing requirements.
Concerning communication, BEIJER GROUP will act in an open dialogue with all interested parties. However, BEIJER GROUP will not inappropriately spread information that is of commercial value. This also applies to information that may have an impact on the share value of BEIJER GROUP. Financial information will be released in strict compliance with the regulations governing such information.

Our Main Concern
Customers
Driven by a strong commitment to people and technology, we provide innovations in smart technology and robust industrial data communication solutions that our customers can trust.
Through devotion and hard work we intend to offer products and services that help our customers to succeed in their market.
The success of our customers is the key to our success; hence we strive to exceed our customers’ needs and expectations.
We make every effort to obtain long-term business relations and we value professional, honest and ethical actions

Employees
Our corporate culture builds on a natural way of interacting and working together, we respect and put confidence in each other. Our core values are Drive, Commitment and Trust.
The competence and commitment of all employees is a prerequisite for achieving our goals. For that reason BEIJER GROUP offer our employees continuous training and a safe and stimulating working environment
There shall be no direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of ethnic background, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin
The health of the workers and the safety of the workplace are prioritized aspects. BEIJER GROUP provides safe and healthy working conditions
We recognize the right of employees to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining

Shareholders
BEIJER GROUP is determined to be considered as an attractive asset and investment of choice, delivering long-term shareholder value.
Through information, investors should be able to develop an understanding of the financial situation and thereby have a basis for an accurate evaluation of the BEIJER GROUP share

Suppliers
Our ability to deliver quality products is depending on close collaboration with suppliers.
We strive to obtain close co-operation with our suppliers
BEIJER GROUP encourage suppliers, subcontractors and partners to act in the spirit of this Code of Conduct

Overall Beijer Electronics Group must comply with beijer group’s Code of Conduct, which is based on the UN Global Compact. All the Group’s co-workers and collaborative partners should understand and comply with the Group’s Code of Conduct.

Anti-corruption The internal management program including training in anti- corruption, ethics and morals, continued in 2018. By year-end 2018, all staff in management positions and 50% of intermediate staff had taken the program. Additionally, all staff have read, understood and accepted the Code of Conduct. The program is a strong preventative measure against the risk of corruption that is always inherent in business operations conducted in several continents in different countries with differing cultures and standards, where corruption may be perceived as acceptable. The management program will continue through the coming years and all new staff must read and accept the Code of Conduct as part of their induction process in the workplace.
The Group’s Code of Conduct complies with international business ethics and anti-corruption standards. In the event of any corruption-related issue being discovered, the instructions are that the case should be referred to senior management, and not remain at middle management level. A whistle blower procedure has been established as an aid, which encourages co-workers or external parties to report any conduct perceived as conflicting with legislation or our Code of Conduct. No issues were reported in 2018.

Company has in place a whistle blower policy supported by anonymous email option to Senior VP HR.
Review of whistle blower incidents is part of annual audit and reviewed by Senior Management . (Outcome 2018 zero incidents)
Goals
Anti-corruption Percentage of salaried employees that have read, understood & signed our Code of Conduct was for 2018 85% (Outcome 90%)
Percentage of managers (down to level 3) that have taken formal management training on ethics and morals was for 2018 to be at least 50% (Outcome 55%)