Reportable matters and violations
Reportable matters are in particular economic crime and regulatory offences committed by BGZ’s employees or business partners in the course of their official activities. Examples of economic crime and regulatory offences include fraud, breach of trust, corruption and embezzlement, accounting fraud, divulgence of trade and business secrets, environmental damage and endangering the health and safety of employees or stakeholders.
Violations of other regulations and compliance requirements can also be reported. Specific examples of that include, in particular, violations of compliance guidelines and occupational health and safety, IT security or data privacy regulations, or discriminatory conduct.
Whistleblowing system
(1) Where to submit reports within BGZ
If you have any questions and/or suggestions or misgivings relating to the issue of compliance, you can get in touch with our Compliance Officer.
You can contact the Compliance Officer in various ways:
By regular mail or e-mail
Compliancebeauftragter/Compliance Officer
BGZ Gesellschaft für Zwischenlagerung mbH
Frohnhauser Straße 50
45127 Essen
Germany
E-mail: compliancebeauftragter@bgz.de
By telephone
BGZ will accept your reports by telephone from Mondays to Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Telephone: +49 201 2796-1717
If you feel it important to remain anonymous, we advise you to hide your telephone number when calling.
We point out that a record summarizing your report will be made.
An audio recording or a verbatim record will only be made with your consent.
In person
You can also report your concerns to BGZ in person.
Please arrange a meeting in writing or by telephone (from Mondays to Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.).