We set high ethical standards all along our value chain regardless whether products are produced in our own factories or sourced from external partners. We don’t accept children labor and make sure that employees all over the world receive legal minimum wages enabling a dignified quality of life. We value the protection of people, occupational safety and health care. To ensure our standards are met, we have an holistic Ethical Sourcing Program in place.
Our Ethical Sourcing Program
To ensure our standards are met, we uphold a Supplier Self-assessment process and Conduct Supplier On-site assessments to verify compliance with our Ethical Supplier Standards, derived from International Labour Standards (ILO), the Global Compact (UN) and the European Brands Association (Association des Industries de Marque) initiative for Corporate Responsibility, amongst others
Memberships & Certificates
We adhere to the standards of the following institutions and regulations, amongst others:
As a member of the Freudenberg Group, Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions adheres to the 10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact. In the framework of this voluntary agreement, participating companies agree to align their strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
