Our approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability is embedded in our vision, mission and strategy. What we do and who we are as a company are naturally linked.
We want to create value for our customers, key stakeholders, COWI and the society, and we do this by enabling our customers to meet their sustainability ambitions and thus make the societies in which we operate more sustainable and more liveable.
We have a three-pronged approach, which integrates CSR and sustainability:
Policies and guidelines on sustainability and CSR sets out the overall framework for how we work on a day-to-day basis including:
A whistleblower system has been established to prevent violations of internal procedures and legislation.
The whistleblower consists of a website that can be used to provide information on serious violations of internal procedures and legislation.
COWI wishes to maintain a high standard of business ethics and encourages anyone to talk to their line manager on concerns regarding business ethics. If they feel uncomfortable doing so they can use the COWI Hotline on anti-corruption and business ethics also called Whistleblower.
Ensure that any concerns raised through the Whistleblower are investigated and appropriate action taken.
Allow everyone, including employees, former employees, sub-contractors, agency staff and business partners to use the Whistleblower.
Allow Whistleblower notifications within:
Make the Whistleblower publicly available.
Continuously train our employees in maintaining our culture of integrity and honesty and inform them of the Whistleblower.
We act with credibility and integrity in all respects, and consequently we are committed to fighting modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chain.
COWI's values are based on credibility and integrity. Actions that may put these values at risk are unacceptable. COWI has thus adopted FIDIC Code of Ethics.
The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) recognises that the work of the consulting engineering industry is critical to the achievement of sustainable development of society and the environment.
To be fully effective not only must engineers constantly improve their knowledge and skills, but also society must respect the integrity and trust the judgement of members of the profession and remunerate them fairly.
All member associations of FIDIC subscribe to and believe that the following principles are fundamental to the behaviour of their members if society is to have that necessary confidence in its advisors.
COWI has adopted The International Federation of Consulting Engineers, FIDIC Code of Ethics, which reads as follows:
The consulting engineer shall:
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Julie Ramhøj Meisner
Senior Vice President
Group Legal, Denmark
Tel:
+45 56402002
jrm@cowi.com